Well, my opinion on the tournament itself is....job well done. For a brand new bowling center that is less than a year old, they did a fantastic job. Very well laid out center, the staff took very good care of us and the crowds were pleasantly nice. The pro-am was certainly above average in participation and everybody seemed to be happy that we were there.
As far as the lane conditions go, i certainly have my opinion as to what went on. Pattern #5 is by far my favorite pattern and is the one pattern that is designed to let the "hook" guys have their day. The original concept in the pattern shapes was to give the "straight" guys 2 patterns, the "hook" guys 2 patterns, and to have 1 pattern that everybody has options. The problem that i have is using the highest volume of oil on the longest pattern on a brand new Anvilane lane surface. All that did was force everybody left with a ton of surface. I saw guys throwing 500 grit balls through 25 on their first shot in practice. WTF !!! Where the heck do they expect you to go after that ? Then the straighter players are limited as to how far left they can go, so the lane becomes totally black/white. In my opinion ( as well as many other players ) the lanes were broken down wrong. We should have used the low or medium volume to allow players to start farther right and chase it in as the day went on.
With that being said, i just didnt bowl very well. Sometimes there is no clear cut answer as to what was wrong, i just felt "off" all weekend long. My timing felt a pinch late, i felt like i was chasing my release and i just felt like i had no momentum at all. It was just one of those weekends that nothing seemed to fit together for me. Even today during practice i felt the same. Obviously something swing is out of line and my timing is off. Just goes to show you that you can feel great one week and horrible the next
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Bowl up a Storm,
Jeff Carter
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