I had the opprotunity to play on a similar condition in training, when Kegel prepared lanes for an EBT tournament in Duisburg, Germany, and tuned the machine. Bowlers were allowed to "test" the patterns, though, and it was a nice and unexpected occasion.
It is challenging. While the patterns were not too compliacted to play, the difference between them and their change in the longer run was the bigger problem. On the short pattern I used my Smash Zone - the ONLY occasion the ball actually worked well - the long one with my Frankie May Gryphon (the strongest piece I had in the bag).
I think that the best preparation is to sort out a reliable arsenal, and be mentally prepared to get way different reads from the lanes. Keep the game simple!
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DizzyFugu - Reporting from Germany
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