With this knowledge of the oil distance application by the lane oiling machines, it is easy to visualize why a ball will slide while rolling on the front end of the lane, read the mid-lane, and begin to change direction, or hook toward the pocket, if the bowler applies a release technique encouraging a hook result when delivering the ball as it arrives at the "Break Point" predictably and on the dry portion of the the back end of the lane. The Break Point usually is located about 6 feet distance past the point where the lane machine cuts off oil application across the lane surface, depending on the distance of the oil pattern applied to the lane surface. If a bowler thinks of the lane in three sections down the lane and realizes that there is a graduated friction factor from the front end to the back end of the lane, it will help to visualize how to align initially and select an intermediate target for siting purposes which corresponds to the given oil pattern and to the Break Point down the lane. Naturally, the cross lane ratios of oil applications will determine now near the lane center or how near the edge of the lane a given bowler will select for initial alignment purposes. A good objective for any bowler is to try and match the Break Point of the bowling ball with the Break Point on the lane.