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TheMan14

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lane surface question
« on: February 12, 2010, 06:09:56 AM »
i have a rough idea but wat exactly is overlay. im bowling in a team tourney this weekend and i believe its wood with a synthetic overlay. does that mean it will hook more than synthetic and less than wood?
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Re: lane surface question
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2010, 03:59:22 PM »
My experience with Guardian overlay is more hook than either synthetic or wood. I'm not sure if there are other brands of overlay though.
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Re: lane surface question
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2010, 04:17:47 PM »
hook more than either synthetic or wood. Also if the wood lanes under it had a track wore in them and the lanes weren't properly sanded before the overlay was put on. The track will appear the overlay also.
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Re: lane surface question
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2010, 08:28:08 PM »
As far as I know, Guardian is only one of the overlays available. It is very popular but it has more friction than a wood lane.

It's called "overlay" because it's a thin plastic sheet that "lays over" the existing wood surface that, hopefully, has been sanded smooth and filled in properly, so it is very smooth. It's done because the wood surface is very old and cannot be taken down any longer or is in bad shape and the owners choose not to put in full synthetics.  Sometimes it's put over the entire 60 feet of lane. Sometimes it's put on over only the heads and maybe 30 feet down.
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Re: lane surface question
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2010, 09:08:46 PM »
guardian is not the only synthetic overlay used today. brunswick makes a product called laneshield that is used in many bowling centers all over the country. it too is used to extend the life of worn out wood lanes. along with guardian it has the most friction available when a modern bowling ball is thrown on it.
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