Thank you Steven!

I wonder what some of you do on Wolf or Cheetah or a tournament condition where the front part of the lane is high friction and blown up (approaching toast)........I really do.

I wonder what some of you do on Wolf or Cheetah or a tournament condition where the front part of the lane is high friction and blown up (approaching toast)........I really do.

Adjust. 


I regularly see what you're describing. I generally move in to find head oil and hope I don't run out of room. Next step is to play with hand positions, maybe dumb down to a high RG weak resin, or as a last resort, my Storm urethane Polar Ice. This is 'normal' and to be expected.


But when it gets to the point of having to throw plastic up the back at 19-20 mph instead of my normal 17 mph release, it's really not bowling anymore. You know for certain when you're ball needs a resurface after the fun-and-games brickyard event.


There is dry, and then there is DRY.

Excellent observation.

Quote from: Jorge300 on October 01, 2013, 10:30:19 AM

I love the challenge and know I am becoming a better bowler, but we can't seem to get that across to others. They want their higher scores from THS (even though the THS in this house isn't super easy). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Move. 


I live in the Los Angeles area, and even with one of the largest concentrations of people in the US, there are only a handful of good regular season scratch and PBAX leagues. It's hard attracting bowlers to our 650 Scratch Trio league. It's 10 times harder recruiting for the PBAX league I'm in. Most THS bowlers are simply too intimidated and can't be convinced of the benefits. I know I sound pessimistic, but if you don't have a large mass of bowlers to market to, it's next to impossible to get anything new going. 


As far as bowling on brickyard dry and "adjusting", I don't see the benefits most here are pushing. There is dry, and then there is dry where you are reduced to huck-and-chuck to keep plastic to the right of the headpin. Not to mention dealing with damage in the ball's track area due to too much friction. Sorry, I don't agree that this makes one a better bowler. I think this was the condition 12XSECH described before the testosterone crowd started jumping down his throat.


Anyway, good luck in trying to start up a PBAX league in your area.