I think this year is a real wild card.
The real question(to me) is "Are they going to adjust the pattern volume for less bowlers?"
The past several years the pattern has been pretty much the same with the lane breaking down and drying up toward the end of the set. Especially for doubles/singles. This might just apply to my group as we always seem to have one or two bowlers who "need" a surface prep with the texture of a cinder block.
As I understand it, there will be only one team on a pair for team and 4 bowlers on a pair for doubles and singles. This cuts down the amount of traffic on the pattern by half for teams and 30% for D/S. Therefore, the aforementioned question becomes important.
Not that this will matter that much to me, since I haven't thrown a ball in over a year.
But on a positive note, there will be plenty of room for luggage.
