The local house decided to lay out the nationals pattern tonight on 8 pairs of thei lanes, and charge $2 a game to bowl on them. They have Brunswick Anvil-Lane surfaces that are only a few years old, so there isn't very much friction down lane to begin with. I went in and bowled 6 games total. It was a humbling experience, and also a physical and mental grind bowling on the pattern. I had to be so precise with my speed, how much hand i put into the ball, and most importantly hitting my target. I did manage to bowl over my league average 5 out of the 6 games, and I ended up using my Storm Mighty Shift all six games. I didn't write down my scores, but my low was a 173 and my high was a 258. Overall, i would love to bowl on a challenging pattern like that again.

yeah, i was making almost all my spares, and left a few splits. my overall average was 198. frankly i think the ths shots i've been bowling on are kinda boring. being to wheel the ball out and watching it come back gets old after a while. the house i bowled at tonight is starting a Kegel sport/challenge pattern league next month, and i've already signed up because i want the challenge. Btw, what surface prep/drilling are you using with your Mighty Shift? Mine is drilled 5x3mb with the oob 2000 abralon surface.

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no, this was in Concord, CA. About a half hour east of San Francisco, just to give you an idea of where it is if you didn't know.

okay, maybe it wasn't a humbling experience for me. i don't know. all i know is i was not able to score the way i do, and play the lanes the way i like to, so i think it humbled me at least a little bit. Also made me realize that maybe i'm not as good as i thought i was and gave me a really good idea of what i needed to work on to become better.

My house laid down this shot on 4 lanes.  I practiced on it twice before going to Cashman.  I can tell you it was not the same.  Cashman center was much more difficult.  I averaged 220 on the National's shot at my home center.  I only averaged 190 a Cashman.  
A guy bowling next to me said he also went to Vegas and said the shot was not the same. He didn't really tell me what he averaged at Cashman but was averaging around 215 at the home center.  I looked him up and he averaged <180 at Cashman.