What's the hardest lane condition you've bowled?

[Doghouse Reilly]

What was the hardest lane condition you guys have bowled on? or the one you have the most trouble with?

[Zothen]

Keigel Atlanta(44") or the 47' keigel patterns! I don't like playing gutter and not used to slowing everything down. I also have problems with super dry lanes.

Zothen

[Greenday]

Any lane that is bone dry. Can't handle them.

[billf]

The hardest was the first time on the US Open pattern. Reverse blocks seem to take me the longest to adjust to.

[J Anderson]

Keigel Atlanta(44") or the 47' keigel patterns! I don't like playing gutter and not used to slowing everything down. I also have problems with super dry lanes.

Zothen

Are you saying that you play the gutter on either of these patterns? I would think given the length of oil you'd be well inside the second arrow.

I can see your point about the speed. I think that on long patterns I have a tendency to release at my normal speed, but since there's less friction it looks like I'm throwing 1 mph faster.

[tazmike]

i hated the shark pattern no hook for my lots of 3 or more pin leaves

[Zothen]

@J Anderson-Yes I have had to play the 2 board where it was dry,cause my inside line(13 board) was getting carry oil on it.

Zothen

[Ball99999]

Completely dry lanes. I had no side spin either. I'd rather play on 47' oil

[EboniteKid299]

33 foot Sydney.. that pattern is brutal the hardest I've ever bowled on you can't hardly even use Resign.. Urethane was my only option and you have to play up 2 or 3 with your room for error still only being 2 boards at the most

[Cochese]

Completely dry lanes. I had no side spin either. I'd rather play on 47' oil

Agreed. There is an older, really small bowling alley in my town that has 6 lanes upstairs and 6 lanes I the basement. My co-workers decided it was the perfect place for a holiday party last year so we rented the downstairs lanes for the night. Lanes probably haven't seen oil in multiple years. Pretty much impossible to navigate.

[bowl1820]

The hardest was years ago when I first bowled in the Brunswick World Team Challenge. Basically it was a gutter to gutter flat oil shot, it was the last year they used that pattern.

[Stormed1]

We had a 29' sport pattern this summer where i waas swinging my golden globe 13 boards. With my slow speed i'm toast on toasted lanes

[Greenday]

We had a 29' sport pattern this summer where i waas swinging my golden globe 13 boards. With my slow speed i'm toast on toasted lanes

So am I. I've been throwing between 12 and 13mph lately when I throw down the 10 board. Though during practice, I switched to the 15 board in my third game and my ball sped up to 15mph. It's why I hate dry lanes.

[The German Shepherd]

Bowled on the US Open patter a few times and I think of the shot as "The Great Equalizer." Tough tough tough shot.

Jay

[75lockwood]

THS after a 4 year old's birthday party, there was juice on the lane :(

[GoodGorilla]

Pro tour shot. The lanes i went to put down that shot, and didn't tell me. It took me 3 games to believe it before I made the adjustments.

[americantrotter]

Dry and Dirty in the Summer.

Just awful to control. Much rather battle oil and make the adjustments.

[Hammer]

Any lane that is like bowling on a cinnabun. Whenever I am on a dry lane it seems that I have the hardest time finding the line. Inevitably I struggle to get a high game.
I am seriously thinking about getting the Blue Hammer urethane ball for this situation. I had a 16 pounder Blue at one time and it was great for this type of alley.