Author Topic: PBA on Wood Lanes (Read 3520 times)

earmite26 · « **on:** February 11, 2007, 02:41:04 AM »

Your thoughts please. I myself like it, do you think it's more of a challenge?
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scotts33 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2007, 10:59:33 AM »

It's more of a challenge because of the pattern they are playing on this week.
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JessN16 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2007, 03:01:08 PM »

Always like a little variety.

Jess

Russell · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2007, 05:32:40 PM »

It can make the scoring pattern go both ways. With short patterns it can make it very high due to the excess friction, and likewise if the wood is not well maintained it can make it very difficult.

I think it's a nice switch. Wood houses have a different topography than synthetic ones, giving them "character".
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Nightman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2007, 12:04:47 AM »

I bowled the Pro-am yesterday in Irving.The lanes were like the Sahara Desert.The pros had the Shark pattern,which is long oil,all week,but I think they are stripped everytime before oiling.The house pattern was put down for the Pro-am,but it was like there was NO oil at all.I bowled there last week to get ready and played my usual 2nd arrow out to the 6 board shot and scored well.I tried it on my first practice shot,and the ball was in the Left gutter 20 feet before the pins.I wound up moving 20 boards left and threw between 3 and 4 arrow and as hard as I could to keep it on the lanes.All the Pros I bowled with weren't too happy with the wood lanes/shark combo.I can see their point.I have done a few pro-ams in the past,this one seemed like it was to show the Ams what the Pros go thru.It wasn't much fun,let me tell ya!

kmanestor22 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2007, 08:32:00 PM »

Wood surfaces have a greater variety of reactions compared to synthetics. Different brand synthetics may play a little different, but not compared to wood surfaces with different finishes (water-based vs. 100% solids) and different amounts of screening/sanding. Wood is a dying breed around here and that's mostly a good thing, but all these houses switching to synthetics lose there sense of individuality that defines the center.
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Necromancer · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2007, 11:33:12 AM »

I used to like wood lanes when I was younger and was weak and couldn't hook for anything. Now wooden lanes do nothing but tear up my coverstock on my bowling balls. I prefer synthetics because of consistent reaction/no reaction and they treat my balls nicer. I had to bowl on wooden lanes last spring for college league and my Vertigo took a major beating. It was also hard to keep the ball from hitting brooklyn too.

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Current arsenal:
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Current Average: 203.25
Hand me any reactive pearl and enjoy the show!

Myrrodin · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:17:41 PM »

Necro, I don't think it was the wood lanes that messed up your equipment, I think it was the ball return system =/. I bowl on wood and synthetic lanes, and I notice my equipment gets damaged the most in synthetic houses, but it has nothing to do with the lane. Second, why were you throwing a highly reactive ball with a strong cover on wood to begin with? If you ever wanted to know why you couldn't stop it from going "brooklyn", now you know.

On topic, I like bowling on different surfaces for each pattern. I think each time they bowl a pattern it should be on a different surface. It really shakes up the game a bit and it should bring scores down since they aren't bowling on the same exact setup as often.

Edited on 2/13/2007 3:17 PM

Necromancer · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:41:57 PM »

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Necro, I don't think it was the wood lanes that messed up your equipment, I think it was the ball return system =/. I bowl on wood and synthetic lanes, and I notice my equipment gets damaged the most in synthetic houses, but it has nothing to do with the lane. Second, why were you throwing a highly reactive ball with a strong cover on wood to begin with? If you ever wanted to know why you couldn't stop it from going "brooklyn", now you know.

On topic, I like bowling on different surfaces for each pattern. I think each time they bowl a pattern it should be on a different surface. It really shakes up the game a bit and it should bring scores down since they aren't bowling on the same exact setup as often.

Edited on 2/13/2007 3:17 PM

Not sure haha. I think it was my lack of equipment. It was more of a spontaneous decision to join the league because I was out of bowling for almost 3 years. I didn't use the Vertigo that much but when I did, I had a VERY ROUGH ring where the flaring took place. So that is why I think the wooden lanes tore the coverstock up. I mostly used my Messenger, Afterburner, and Big Hit. The whole season was a mess and only averaged 180 at the end of the season.

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Current arsenal:
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Current Average: 203.25
Hand me any reactive pearl and enjoy the show!

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