Well here goes nothing.
Singles and Doubles
I have bowled in this house before as i stated above...we walk in and get settled and watch some of the squad we are following, they are bowling on second shift oil so we are taking it for what its worth...i have never seen so many guys whiffing the head pin! I mean it looked like the balls were skidding 60 ft and guys were just firing it at the head pin...
So they start oiling for our squad and all of a sudden i look down the lane and the mechanic is walking all over the lanes checking the shot, they seemed concerned as to what the machine was laying down...i saw them oil a few lanes more than once in fact...
So we get started, im using my widow playing 12 to 8 and back...there was a TON in the middle, if i got any further in than 12 the ball would not finish at all, but i had some miss room out to start because they were ripping outside of 5....
Well that shot lasted about 5 frames till the oil started to push, then the fun began....long story short they got ugly quick...switched to my radar alert at the end of single to get a early rolling particle to cut through they carry down
so we switch to doubles and this pair is even worse...not only has the oil pushed down but the heads are starting to go....still PLENTY of oil in the middle so i couldnt jump in...i had to get outside of 8 with my ALERT and i had a sweet little shot for 5 frames, UNTIL our pair brokedown for a good 15 min...after sitting and stiffening up i couldnt get back to where i was, just a rough/frustrating day in general shooting two mid 500's
We rushed out of there to get to the team house (a good 25 min drive) and we got to watch a little of the squad ahead of us...they were hooking a good bit but it looked like there was a bit of OB...this is the wood house btw
We are on 13-14 and we are bowling on second shift oil, which worked out in our favor...i used my widow all night and shot 640ish (felt like i should have shot 740) The KEY to this house is trying to stay ahead of transition, because when they go they go...i started the night standing on 34 targeting 16 out to 10...i ended the night at 45 to 22 out to about 13...i would throw 4 in a row and then a big split, because they just went that quick...STAY ALERT TO WHAT YOUR TEAMMATES EQUIPMENT IS DOING!!! If they come high and leave a 4 pin MOVE!! if they go through the nose MOVE MORE!!
We ended up with 2905 which put us in 10th in scratch for the time being...i couldnt understand what the problem was as far as scores being so low till i hit the fresh the next day...
THE FRESH IS UGLY IF YOU HIT THE WRONG PAIR!!! Alot of Hang out on the fresh, the heads went quick, and they change constantly...
I ended up with 1750 something all events...not bad, but not great...its all about what pairs you hit this year...i look forward to hearing what other people have to say about the shot!
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~Britton~
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