LANE CONDITION

Length: 43

Volume: 23

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc):THS



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Storm didn’t just revive the Code Black and re-brand it, they used experience to create the next generation of one of the most popular lines in recent history, The Dark Code. Storm took the ever dependable and highly successful R2S cover and scienced it up a bit by mixing in components of the NeX cover to get the R2X.

I spent some time with Scott Bijolle in the shop at Gold Crown Lanes in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Sticking with Layout option 1 (of my 3), I went with a 4.25x1.5x4. Fully knowing this was going to flare big and flip hard on the dry. Afterall, that’s basically what the Code Black did and I LOVED it. After a few shots just to find a line, I quickly found that this ball was a beefed-up version of the Black. On shots I thought might skid right through the break, the ball began shaping up in the mid-lane and instead of rolling out, it took a left turn an obliterated the pocket. I tried tightening up my angles and saw the same thing, like it was programed to know where the pocket was from any angle. If I opened it up and really threw it at the ditch, it found it’s way to the pocket with very minimal deflection through the rack.

I’ve always loved the RAD core, and who doesn’t love the R2S? Storm took tried and true technology and improved it to revive the “Code” series in what may end up being the best one yet! 

Brian Sumner
Storm Amateur Staff
Gold Crown Lanes, St. Johnsbury, V

An olde but goody conversation back in the day... ''CG does not matter''' that my even bring GTX out of the wood work..:-)

Quote from: Bowler19525 on August 27, 2021, 03:35:48 PM

Thanks.  The current lanes at our center are AMF HPLs already, so maybe they will leave those alone for awhile.  They are going to be bringing in a new lane machine.  Currently they are using a Kegel Flex machine, but Bowlero is going to be upgrading to the Flex Walker to "automate" some of the lane maintenance tasks at the center.  The center was treating the lanes once in the morning and then again before evening leagues.  It wouldn't be surprising if they are now oiling once a day.

Ouch. I just saw that ours isn't opening until 3pm on weekdays and 1pm on weekends, so if yours is doing similar, I could see them going to oiling once a day. They'll open, let leagues bowl, some open play after leagues, then oil, call it a day, then let the oil sit and set overnight. Wash/rinse/repeat.

Do they have senior leagues during the week?

BL.

Yes, they do have senior leagues.  I know several bowlers on senior leagues and they are frustrated as well.  Not only do they not feel the conditions are very good, the center does not open the snack bar/restaurant for the seniors even for the early afternoon leagues.  So they are provided a "perk" of free coffee, yet the snack bar is never open to make the coffee available for them.  The seniors were told that if they felt they wanted to have food available, to let the center know and they would "try" to arrange for someone to be there.  Interesting that Bowlero claims the food and drink sales are a profit center for them, yet they would leave the snack bar and restaurant closed during afternoon leagues.

The new lane machine is due in the next 2-3 weeks.  The center manager was asked if the shot would be changing with the new machine, and the reply was no.  The manager then said that a rep from Kegel is coming in to set up the new machine for them so the shot would depend on what the Kegel rep loads in to it.  So, at the end of the day there is still some uncertainty about what the conditions will be moving forward.

New furniture is coming as well, but that is 3-4 months out.

Our Bowlero is also playing the "get the league bowlers out as quickly as possible" game.  Even the junior leagues on Saturday mornings have basically been told to get in, bowl, and get out so the lanes can be freed up for open play.

I wonder if someone can come up with a topic that would be beneficial to bowlers instead of beating a two inch pin to death or a ridiculous ball review. My guess is no this site is worse than the USBC message board

So what would you like to talk about?  What can you bring to the table that will be beneficial to bowlers? 

imagine coming to website called ball reviews and complaining that it contains reviews of bowling balls........