Finding out if the lanes are oily or dry is easy. First thing you should do is play the line you always do, or throw the ball in the same area that you usually. If the ball doesn’t hit the pocket that means the lanes are oily. If your ball hits the pocket high, or goes on the other side of the head pin, the lanes are dry.

Well, when you have a finger tip ball you always wanna put your ring and middle finger in the ball first, then you put your thumb in the ball.