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downstroker7

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Curious Lane Conditions
« on: September 22, 2014, 06:03:06 PM »
I bowl in 3 different houses. 1 out of the 3 seems to have an out of bounds outside. In the other houses if I miss right I'll likely go high, but in the other the ball doesn't come back. One of the bowlers in this league informed me the lanes play differently on the other night he bowls at this house. What would cause these lanes to play differently with a typical house shot being put down?

 

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2014, 07:25:30 PM »
Different amounts of open bowling on lanes on which the league bowls.

If there's enough open bowling with urethane and plastic house balls, it can cause unpredictable amounts of carrydown and dryish heads/midlane.

Shoddy maintenance on the oil machine or oil men not educated in the operation of a new machine can also be a problem.
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scotts33

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2014, 07:55:59 PM »
The house you are having issues with may not be putting down a wet/dry wall of uber 12:1 ratios inside to outside and might be slightly flatter or blended say 6:1 which causes flingers to not have as much swing room nor those that pull the ball less tug room. 

The house may also have lane topography issues hence when the house wall is put up there also may be less area to play in.  Pairs in different parts of the hosue may also play differently because of the climate control in the building.

They may also as Jeff said have lane conditioning machine maintenance issues and lots of open play in front of you.

Personally, I'd prefer to bowl in the house that doesn't have the wet/dry wall shot.     
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downstroker7

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2014, 08:02:17 PM »
Thanks for the responses. What adjustments should be made for bowling on a condition like this? Usually I move right if my ball goes too long. I don't the results I'm used to on these lanes.

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2014, 08:09:23 PM »
Thanks for the responses. What adjustments should be made for bowling on a condition like this? Usually I move right if my ball goes too long. I don't the results I'm used to on these lanes.

First thing to do is watch all the other bowlers on your pair and in the league and see if they are all having the same issue.  That will tell you if it's a personal situation  or all in the same boat.  Then, watch those that are doing better than yourself and see how they play it, with what technique and equipment/ball surface.  Then, go from there.

It may be a flatter condition where you may need slight surface pin down and forward roll technique so ball will play a straighter trajectory and won't peel off the friction. Medium strength balls rather than high diff strong cover balls on fresh tend to work. Majority of pin up strong house layouts don't work well on tougher flatter conditions....but again I am only guessing.  Talk to and watch others in your league. 
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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2014, 10:08:44 AM »
If it is a true out of bounds, then I would try to stay just inside of it.  If the OOB is outside 10, then target 12 and adjust your launch angle to achieve the desired entry angle.  As others have said, it may require a weaker ball to prevent overreaction.

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2014, 04:31:09 PM »
If your ball is hanging when you send it wide for whatever reason, the best answer is to not send it so wide.  This can be accomplished 2 ways, depending on your style.  My preference is to tighten everything down so you are going more direct and playing to find some hold area.  This might require making parallel moves in after you square up.  The other option is to make a bigger move left so that you can still swing the ball in your comfort zone without getting it out to the OB.  This doesn't work well for me, but younger guys with more revs find this preferable to my method.

OB to the right is odd on a house shot, but if it is a true house shot there should be plenty of oil in the middle to allow you to play it like a track shot. 
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downstroker7

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2014, 05:35:03 PM »
I bowled in a 6 week Kegel challenge over the summer and the pattern doesn't feel like a flat pattern. I'm not experienced in carrydown but the reaction I'm having seems to fit. Can a league require that lanes be stripped and re-oiled before each session or is it at the discretion of the house? Thanks for the input and advice.

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Re: Curious Lane Conditions
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2014, 09:42:00 PM »
Are there any layouts that are good on fresh and on carrydown?
« Last Edit: September 24, 2014, 10:21:21 PM by downstroker7 »