Anyone rolled the WI State tourney in Waukesha yet? Just wondering what the two houses are like and did the shots play on the oily side or drier. I'm not asking for a rundown on how to play the lanes just general observations.

Are you saying that minor events hook less than team?

^^^^^ What Scott said.

 

Even though the patterns are the same for both events, the surfaces make lane play much different.  The plastics used in team event will promote something with a fair amount of surface to get any kind of an early read and help to promote a little burn area for your team to take advantage of in games two & three.  The wood surface utilized for minors will allow for much more free hook early in the squad.  Be careful, however, you don't want to torch the pattern on lanes that have been seasoned with a TON of lineage.  There's a little bit of hang (moreso in team) for each event until you've had a chance to break down the pattern a little bit but after that you can expect a very scoreable condition for both events.  FYI, you'll need 2400 to take over handicap AE lead and 2350 for scratch AE.  My quest for second place will take place Easter weekend.

Thanks for the info guys. Like I said I'm not looking for you to give away secrets but when you live up north like I do and have no idea about the lanes, it's nice to know if they are on the oily or dry side. Thanks again!

TDC57,

  I have an older member on my team who is a stroker with slower speed (12.5 - 13.5 mph) and low revs.  He is one of the only bowlers I see throwing pearl to start out.  If he gets fast it will squirt right by the break every time.  That being said Sunset plays way tighter than AMF.  AMF with the old wood will certainly hook more than the new synthetics (installed just this fall) at Sunset.