For those of you that have already bowled this what did you see?  I see the scores are pretty low and from the surface to the pattern I can see a lot of hook?  Has anyone been yet?

THB

 Went last weekend and wasn't happy at all with the houses that the tournament is in. We bowled doubles and singles at Lefevre on lanes 21-22 and the wall is four inches off the left gutter. I had to adjust my line for ten pins in order to avoid hitting the wall.

Shot 233, 266, out of the gate and then couldn't move any further left. Shot 188. Still took down quite a few brackets since the pace is so low.

Teams was a combination of a bad cross and the pattern not being layed down true. Last game of team event I counted 15 sub 150 games over the 12 teams around me and only 4 people broke 200 on those same lanes.

Really ugly overall. I didn't throw it my best, shot 1804 all events but had 1279 for doubles/singles. 515 was a middle of the pack number up there for teams. Biggest issue for me was checking out mentally. Got frustrated when the team we crossed with blew a hole in the pattern around 12-13 board. They were lower end bowlers who started throwing urethane right up the middle at the pocket. Between that and the bad break playing against the wall for the first 6 I had had enough....lol.

Hopefully they address some of the issues and not everyone sees what I witnessed. Doubles and singles should not be bowled on 1-2 and 21-22 imo due to the disadvantage those players will have.

BTW, I used my SR2 up the boards (around when scoring well. A milder ball if you have hand in this part of the lane will be wonderful. Use a stronger ball if more speed dominant.

Also, talk to your teammates about burning a spot at 5-6 during practice. It will make it play like a house shot imo.

BLARGH
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 Wouldn't surprise me if they altered the pattern. Things gave been terrible up there the first few months of the tourney. Glad they are trying something different....unfortunate for those who went early.

My buddys and I are coming up to shoot this tourney again.  We have for the past 4 years now.  The past few years have has nothing but great things to say about it.  Think in total we have 20 guys coming from Illinois to shot this tourney.  Really hope it's not as bad as the past posts.  But seeing is believing, just wish they would keep the sport shots they did in the past.  Be up there the end of April, so if you out there the same time give me a shout!

John

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I wonder if the association checked on the surfaces of the two centers before they decided on the pattern?  To me it kind of shotting themselves in the foot with putting such a light pattern down on two horrible surfaces.  I've spoken to one of the owners and he says the scores are down and the bowlers are left shaking there heads.  I'm sure the association didn't want to give anyone a reason not to bowl again next year.  It makes me wonder sometimes.

THB