One of the things that I'm seeing a lot this summer, probably as a result of a combination of the new synthetic oils and the high humidity over the past few weeks, is a tremendous variation from lane to lane. It really helps when you can stop thinking about bowling on a "pair" of lanes. Pairs of shoes match. Pairs of socks match. Pairs of gloves match. Pairs of lanes rarely match. Personally, I often end up using two different balls on the two lanes. Once I find a shot on one lane, I'll stick to it, and see if I can find a ball that will let me play a similar shot on the other lane. Notice that I said similar, not the same. Just this past Tuesday night I shot 185-215-253 using a Meanstreak Brawler with very little surface on the left lane, standing 33 and playing a tight line to the pocket, and a Fortera Exile with a lot of surface on the right lane, standing 33 and swinging it out.
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