Gosh i had to go get a full case of new glasses to hold all the whine in this post. I guess i just look forward to this tournament way too much. Yes it has slight issues but what doesn't.

1)Conditions are fair. Yes they can be manipulated by some but if you do not take advantage thats your fault. (I'm in that group of not being able to take advantage)
I don't understand how it can be my fault that I don't live in an area with other competent bowlers that could do this? I'm not moving and giving up my high paying job just to have a better chance at nationals!
2)Approaches are whined about every year. This is a normalcy as the diversity of what bowlers become accustom to is huge so pleasing everyone is not an option. (Yes i have stuck badly and fallen- learned to better understand the difference of changing heels and soles)
Agreed that there is no way to do the approaches to satisfy all the bowlers. I do change soles and heels as needed.
3)Never ever have any of our guys had any issues at scales. No matter when balls are drilled we check them every year the week before we go out and make a 1/4 ounce tolerance line.
The particular ball in question for this year has been weighed on 3 other scales by 3 different people and all have gotten approx 1/2 oz finger, NOT 1 1/2 oz finger as I was told at Nationals. I drill my own balls and I ALWAYS check CG's before drilling to make sure they are properly marked. Some of the balls I had problems with in the past were ok in PBA regionals and on the National Tour, but mysteriously didn't pass at ABC's.
4)The host cities are boring. Yes primarily they are but you get out what you put in. I have never had a bad time when going. Hangovers do not count as well as gambling losses.
Some other posts mentioned that some of us from the eastern part of the country had unrealistic expectations in going to places like Atlanta or Chicago. I KNOW those are essentially impossible locations. It seems strange, though, that places like Syracuse, Huntsville, Mobile, Toledo, etc. haven't come up again as tournament sites. I would have to think those places would want the Nationals again, they aren't exactly tourist meccas
5) Travel- Probably third most whined about subject. Do your homework, thats why you have the internet. I  am from upstate NY, VT area. I have never paid more than $235 roundtrip for a flight to a nationals city. Work the sites and know when the airlines do price decreases in early spring. Hotels are a crapshoot in hole the walls like Billings. You are sleeping there not making residence.
All who know me know that I am very persistent in my efforts to travel as cheaply as possible, without staying in roach motels or flying red-eyes. I flew to San Antonio instead of Corpus and spent $177. I couldn't find a flight to Corpus under $290 and I looked at many sites for months. If you would like to share your knowledge of the timing of price decreases for flights in early spring, I (and many others) would appreciate that info.
6) You right on the practice - Equalize it between the events. One ball on each lane even in teams. They run a shift system it is not their fault you are not loose.
Bowling is a sport. In what other sport are you given such an inadequate warm-up time for such a prestigious event? None. I did stretches and some walking before both sessions in order to get my body more ready, but throwing a bowling ball is a very timing oriented skill and 2 shots is inadequate for 99.9% of the population. If you are in the 0.1%, congrats. I think 2 balls on each lane for both Team and D/S is fair and should keep the schedule close to on time (a little longer for D/S, shorter for Team).