To some extent you have to blame the bowlers who took the easy way out of their problems.
Before reactive resin balls came about, many bowlers had a hard time getting the ball to roll thru the pins.
Leaving a 5 pin, or 2-4-5-8 was a common sight for people who didn't work at their game.
Ball companies came up with the miracle cure (resin) and now it's actually difficult to keep a ball from going into a roll.
The problem is, since the ball removes more oil from the lane than pre-resin, the bowling center is putting down about 3 times as much oil as before, and cleaning the lane every time the lane is oiled.
Pre-Resin the lane was only stripped of oil maybe twice a week, and new oil applied daily.
That means an increase in oil and cleaning product costs, just so you can throw strikes without having to come in and develop your skill during open bowling.
The modern ball is a lose lose situation for the bowling center.
And it's eroding the skill of the higher average league bowler.
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