What makes the ball go longer is putting the pin farther from
3 3/8" so the ball doesn't flare as much and doesn't roll over as much clean fresh ball surface. Placing the pin closer to the val may cause the ball to go 1-3ft longer depending on ball speed, but the overall hooking area is smaller that is why you see pins closer to the val on longer patterns and lower pins on shorter patterns.

Ok.. so a 5 inch pin just under the fingers vs a 5 inch pin close to the val will only be 1 to 3 ft longer on the pin closer to the val?

For instance, the pin under ball will start hooking at 45 ft and be finished hooking at 50ft while the pin close to the val will start hooking at 46ft and be done by 49ft.

For instance, the pin under ball will start hooking at 45 ft and be finished hooking at 50ft while the pin close to the val will start hooking at 46ft and be done by 49ft.

I was still thinking about this.. I thought the position of the mass bias would determine how fast the ball uses its energy. With a pin 1 inch from the VAL what would be the difference between a 70 deg MB vs a 30 deg MB

Can a small VAL angle make the ball use up its energy too fast ?