Jeremy Vitug – I normally get to the center 45 minutes ahead of time. I don’t want to be rushed getting ready. I will stretch my legs and arms for at least 15 minutes before they turn on practice. I swing a ball back and forth to loosen up my shoulder.

However it still takes me more than 4 shots to get where I am throwing the ball well and it is generally the third or fourth frame before my ball speed reaches it peak

At 19 you don’t understand how older bodies work.  

As far as the line, in league I generally have a good idea where to play the lane from previous weeks. And as long as it is a typical house shot it doesn’t take long to find it. But when you don’t really throw the ball good until the fourth or fifth shot it is hard to gauge the exact reaction and get the carry.

For tournaments where you don’t have any idea of the shot and it might not be the typical house shot, finding the proper line and equipment is more problematic.

While it cost so for the house (electricity, wear and tear on pinsetters, lanes, pins) it doesn’t seem like a couple of minutes would make that much difference for all the ill will they generate.

We get 10 minutes of warm-up WITHOUT pins. Thats almost too much time! LOL! Of course, its so much faster and most are warmed up and shouting for the pins in less than that time.
I can understand why a center would want to cut down on practice time with pins. A few minutes doesnt seem like much, I know, but it costs money to run a pin setter. A lot of money. Maybe you can persuade them to let you practice without pins. It costs them less and who needs pins anyway?