In seeing the pattern yesterday I let Super Bowl here in Appleton know about it, and the manager and head mechanic spent the afternoon getting it set up. Last year I felt as did others in our group they did a pretty good job getting it close to the look that was at the stadium so I'm trusting they did the same this year. I threw an Anarchy at box drilled 4x4x2 straight up 8-9 with my left foot on 23. (I'm wide through the shoulders as Riggs will attest ;o))
The league only plays 4 per pair so obviuosly transition will come faster and more frequently on the big stage. What I saw was a little wiggle room (free hook) to the right similar to last year. Not a ton but a little, but I did see more hold "in". Last year from the start there was no hold until you burned a hole in the pattern, but there seems to be some there this year. We also had a Reign of Fire and a Nano on the pair. I get my Nano tomorrow and am ancious to try this piece next week. Didn't really find a need to move for the four games but after the first two I wanted to try a little stronger hand position and more tilt to see the look and moved two left and threw up 10. Still had a good look. Shot 190-225-225-212. The 190 I left a 10 on the first ball and in moving left came to a DEAD stop and missed it. Missed a seven a few later that I went too far right and hooked across the face, and got careless in the 10th with a double up and left a 2-8-10 for another open. The 225's I had where clean, and the 212 I had a blower 7-10 on a shreader and a 9 pin in the 6th that I olayed and hooked across the front of between 6 strikes.
The 850 was about 10th high out of about 30 bowlers and there was one more 8 below me. Some struggled as expected. I bowled with Marn Stern who goes out with Dirty's crew next week and she came out with a 240+
got a little loose the next two games but finished with a duece. In talking with a few others near by who seemed to be doing well the feeling was they where similar to last year and there did seem to be some hold from the start. All felt as I do as mentioned earlier transition will happen quicker and more often but if you are on it early and can keep up they should be very playable. It will be interesting to hear what the guys that go out first see and report. We head out two weeks from today... Good luck everyone!!
theiceman
