I know it may be vague, but which lay-outs worked best for you at this years nationals and nationals in the past? Do you find that a certain lay-out works best for this condition.  I know for a fact that my THS stuff was useless during nationals this year, luckily I took some smoother equipment with me to score.

Also, did anyone have success with pin-axis drillings.


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Pat Patterson

Edited on 11/16/2008 9:57 PM

Sorry, Pat, It's less the drilling than the ball.

I had thought you WAY outscored me. I felt like crap when I left and I thought you had scored well. Memory fails me. The numbers say you were only 50 pins better, over the 9 games.

I brought the Big Kahuna for team oil, but it AND ITS drilling were way too strong. I just redrilled that ball from pin  under ring and CG 1/2" on the negative side of the grip TO pin in middle finger and CG in grip center. Now it is much less flippy.

Singles and Doubles lanes were MAJOR FUBAR, from whomever bowled before us and the balls they used. I wound up, after 2 games, going way outside (4 board) with a very mild Blue/Green Centaur and rolling it to the pocket. Just too bizarre!

The secret seem to be to research the "fresh" oil for team and bowl Singles/ Doubles at 7 AM to get fresh oil. Bowling Sgls/DBls at any other time is strictly a crap shoot, in which I will no longer participate. I just don't have $2000.00 (airfare, hotel, car rental, side tournaments) to shoot 550-600 in Sgls/Dbls anymore.

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"None are so blind as those who will not see."

Edited on 11/17/2008 6:24 PM

For me, balls that don't change direction quickly work best.  I try to use balls with a low pin and not swing the ball.
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USBC Silver Level Coach