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General Category => USBC Tournament => Topic started by: Lefttexas on February 22, 2010, 06:42:04 AM

Title: Is there a dish or dip in the National Bowling Stadium structure
Post by: Lefttexas on February 22, 2010, 06:42:04 AM
I heard several rumors that before the latest lanes were installed in the NBS that the prior lanes could not pass inspection because of movement of the structure of the NBS building itself.  I would assume that even if that was the case, the latest lanes would have been leveled when they were installed.

But these two clips of Jeff Carter and Ryan Ciminelli got me to thinking about this again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kTRl6qui4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2zK3n08DFg&feature=related

Ciminelli (lefty) says the low end of the house hooks more while Carter (righty) says the high end of the house hooks more.  If this is accurate there are only a couple of explanations that I can come up with.  They probably used more than one lane machine to condition the lanes and there obviously could be differences either in the stripping of the lanes or the application of conditioner.  The other explanation would be a large dip in the that floor of the building structure that would force balls going toward the nearest outside wall to travel slightly uphill and thus hook more.  

We don't have bowl across the entire house during Nationals so this really is that much of an issue for that tournament.  Nonetheless, I do find it interesting.  Does anybody else have any thoughts on Ciminelli's and Carter's accounts?
Title: Re: Is there a dish or dip in the National Bowling Stadium structure
Post by: laddog54 on February 22, 2010, 03:22:18 PM
It is said that because the high end is down near the railroad tracks that that end of the house has settle more.
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Title: Re: Is there a dish or dip in the National Bowling Stadium structure
Post by: JustRico on February 22, 2010, 08:28:34 PM
So what is the reason at other bowling centers? All houses have characteristics...
The bowl that held the mixed dbles this past week...the left lane hooked more.
Do not read into everything. The stadium has weird characteristics due to the fact that the building is not stable, as well as multiple lane machines and the breakdown on play is inconsistant. One end is used more than the other....and so on...
But I do like that the railroad is at one end...
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