I was there all weekend and spent a good portion of time with
Chuck Gardner, picking his brain on layouts, ball choices, etc.,
We talked alot about the length of the oil vs. the volume of the
oil and how the player matched up with both. Plus in match play
the surface and line changes affected alot based on who and where your opponent was. Like Doug said, smooth was the word...
For example, the Track guys were throwing as follows:
WRW: Dulled Exception. GP2 was too strong, saw him throw that in warmup.
His best look was with the Exception. Played up 5 had great look, got mowed
by Shafer shooting big numbers.
Richie Allen: Arsenal Aggressive. Polished with back flares scuffed. Richie has some hand , played more inside than most. When that went away, used polished Exception (which he used for spares also).
Bryan Goebel: Slash (light polish with scuffed back flares). Also used a polished Rule playing deeper. Started out with a FAZ polished. Best look with
the Slash.
Norm Duke: Exception (scuffed tack and bowties) and Slash with a little more surface added. He seemed to really like the Exception although he couldn't get it to the hole well. It looked like it needed more surface than Norm wanted on it. The Slash with surface allowed him to play his line, and he found considerable success.
Other guys were doing the same.
The shot played into guys who could play straight or those who were able to go up the ditch...
Hope this helps,
Bill
Bowling Services Unlimited
www.bsuproshops.com
