Pretty consistent.  Sometimes a little dryer, sometimes a little wetter, but not enough to require a hook monster or plastic.  Usually a slight change with your normal ball will work fine.  ME, on the other hand, my shot is always INCONSISTENT!  Unfortunately, I can't blame the lane man for that.
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Our lane conditions are never consistent. The house manager would swear they are but he is a non-bowler.

More often than not, we see 3-5 boards difference between lanes on one pair. One night they will be medium oil while the next league session may be flooded.  

Kegel came to the house in October and serviced the Phoenix. Since that time, averages in the house have fallen an average of 10-20 pins for the better bowlers. The lower average bowlers have came up a like amount. It seems the machine malfunctions weekly.

As we are ending league for the season, it appears that as many as 20-30% of the bowlers will not return. This loss is far greater than the 10% per year we have seen in the last 5 years.

The owner of the house doesn't bowl either. He seems interested in improving the lane conditions but has yet to do anything productive. He thinks he can make up the lost revenue in his new go-kart track and miniature golf course.

TT

PS I maintain that the shot should be as consistent as possible with a condition that promotes high scores. This is one way for the house to increase revenue. Our house doesn't have the THS that the high average bowlers here on BR complain about. I invite them all to bowl here and see if they can average higher than the house hacks.




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"Following the course of least resistance makes for crooked rivers and crooked men."

Wed afternoon  juniors for me is usually medium oil and once we get a little farther into the league session it dries up significantly. Saturday morning is usually pretty oiled up so it forces the use high performance reactives or a straighter line is almost necessary
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my high is game is 266 770 high series

both houses I'm in are pretty darn consistent....I can bring the same 2 balls or so and never be surprised and usually can count on a few boards here and there as far as line goes....but overall 10 being the most consistent, I'd have to say 8.5
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JEFF
"I don't want to be a butt-inski, but what exactly is going on here ?"

Consistent?   This year my average is down nearly 20 pins in my home house.  We have had problems all season and the high average for the league is around 206.  Only 3 or 4 guys over 200.  Machine issues lane issues oil issues, pin issues, you name it.  I come in one night and average 240 the next night 170.  They are working hard to fix things.  We have been hearing they are going to seriously redo the lanes with synthetics.

Smash49
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mine are pretty consistant except some days more backend than other days but if you throw a thing lives it does not matter mine works on everything.they want good scores in my house so they change out the brushes every time they oil.
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Allen Greenberg

Edited on 4/13/2005 5:20 PM