Also, we're these guys contenders going in? Are they all 230+ average bowlers? Just curious as this is quite a feat.
After the "rampage" of discouraging comments made on a few facebook posts. Xeno stated they placed in the top 5 in the team event at Baton Rouge where scores were considerably lower. I don't know any of them, but from what I've heard they are all very solid players. I think they missed the team all events mark by about 100 pins or so. It's too bad so many people have negative things to say, instead of just saying WOW these guys just had an amazing day and deserve a lot of credit.
Nope, its much easier to complain about oil patterns, the surface of bowling balls, where extra holes are placed, the frequency of which the lanes are oiled and damn near everything else these "purists" whine about. Learn the modern game or get out of the way, if you want to suitcase the ball up second arrow, all the time, on EVERYTHING, be my guest. Let the rest of us and the game progress, stay in your time warp watching VHS tapes of how bowling used to be.
The funny thing is when you ask the guy whos doing the most complaining what he shot at Nationals, or better yet, look up their scores, its usually 1450-1500, "so easy", yet they avg 175 over 9 games.