While Shelley's suggestions are on the right track, I don't think people would ever accept it. There's some sense of feel and a little rush people get when they get a break, and I think computer simulations takes away from the reality of everything. Like playing poker, messing with chips and cards and everything is kind of a pain, and playing it on a computer is easier, but there's just something about reality that is the "x factor" for sports enjoyment. It's like the simulated golf too, it's a nice novelty, but I'd much rather play outdoors the way it's always been played than hit into a screen over and over again. They're going to have to do it just like they're doing it. There's no way they can monitor lane conditions, so putting the restrictions on the bowling balls is the way to go. The ball companies are going to lose a lot of sales unless they get creative, and the smaller ones will most likely fold. In a world driven by the almighty buck, things will always get more and more out of control. Even these so called more difficult PBA patterns they came out with a couple years ago are a joke. As long as you have head oil and sharp backends, that's half the battle right there, of course it's going to be easier to be accurate. The PBA realizes that the conditions have to be tougher, yes, but they also realize that nobody wants to watch Walter Ray beat Norm Duke in the finals of the World Championship 203-190. People want to see 279-268, not reality. Long heavy flat oil, then you'll separate things.
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Hey, I am NOT Michael Jackson. I like little GIRLS, not little boys . .
Rock on kitty.