What type of problems were you having? Ball not coming into the pocket? Cross over to the other side of the head pin?

Where was your ball at the end of the pattern, which is 40 feet at last check?

On sport patterns, you need to see the lane front to back, not side to side. Try getting the ball to 6 or 7 as straight as possible, watch the reaction as it exits the pattern, and move your feet left based off that, but keep the exit point the same.

That's a good question?  Maybe around 8 or 10.  The guys with the bigger hand see to get it out to 4 or 5 down lane.  Past 40 feet I mean.  That's where I get messed up.  If I got it right too early it was gutter time. 

This sounds like you got your angles a little too wide. I've seen Athens play very different depending on the lane surface.

I think the one thing you need to assess is your accuracy and repeatability. If playing closed angles is something you're not used to doing, it's something you should practice.

The other option is play more of the middle with a smoother reaction in the 15-20 range out to 8-10 board if that's where you had some success. Smoother reaction will generally keep you in play longer as you bowl on sport shots as long as it's not a slick lane surface