While I respect your opinion George, do you realize how much a ball changes over the course of 3 games? Box finishes certainly give you a great surface, but can you create a 1000grit surface, THE EXACT way the factory does?
Now this isn't a knock on George being left handed, and having a lower rev rate, because I'm almost positive he will go longer before he notices more changes, but I found this very interesting.
See the you tube video above!!!
Now. what causes these changes? Friction of the lane? Ball rolling around in the pit/ball return?
If I find a great reaction with say, 2000 grit, which is the OOB finish on a lot of balls, I want to get it back to 2000 grit, not bowl the next week with 4200 grit (why has my ball become over-under? It was great 2 weeks ago) because of the lane surface "burning" the cover. Now, while that 2000 grit isn't EXACTLY like the factory surface, I KNOW I CAN DUPLICATE IT.
I actually have a log of the surface changes on my gear... So I know the steps to get it back to where I had it.