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I think this needs to be looked at from a more holistic point than simply whether it is 'fair' or not. There is IMHO currently a much larger disparity in ability between the top say 25-30% of women tournament bowlers and the rest of the girls than there is within the male cohort, plus the...

Hi All, Been a nervous wait, but Townsville has been confirmed as the 2013 Nationals venue. Just thought I'd put out some info about the centre and some of our plans for the event. TBA will no doubt be releasing the event schedule and information on the Masters and other events in due course...

Andrew, in this case you are wrong. Big difference between 1 oz side and 3 oz effective side. Couple of my posts in the MOhole thread: "This is how I have been explainhg the effect to my customers, so if it's wrong, I'd like to know. Track flare moves the high topweight towards the PAP...

Not sure if thats a dig at my comment or not, but the fact is that the most likely reason that the scores are as low as they are is that the bowlers don't have the equipment to match up to a very demanding condition properly. It's not a pattern I would choose for seniors because of that simple...

Shorter sports patterns are difficult, especially for seniors who generally don't have as much ball speed as they used to. Unfortunately on patterns like this equipment selection, layout and surface become incredibly important keys to keeping the ball in play, and to be honest a lot of the...

It's an interesting development, similar in a way to the 'voodoo' layout. One of the keys to the layout IMO is the high topweight, which delays the transitions as it migrates towards the initial PAP, giving the ball extra length whilst preserving axis rotation for more backend. Statics CAN have...

On the dreaded 1&2, 11 flush then a pesky 6 pin. Unlucky, but I reckon the way he's throwing it that elusive 300 is not too far off!

Learn to spare.

Rob, I can understand the frustration of having to travel every year, but the fact is if no centre from SA or WA puts in a bid then the tournament won't go there. ATBSO and Holt went really well here, accomodation is relatively cheap and we have great food and cheap coffee at the Bowl. If we are...

The tournament will be just as successful next year with three less bowlers. Complaints & criticism are one thing, abuse is another - sans an apology, don't invite those bowlers back next year. Problem solved.

Since I have a crap drill press, I made up a converter in Excel so that I only have to crank the table one way to drill ovals. Basically, you input the starting pitches and desired oval angle, and it spits out the pitches needed to line the ball up with the oval vertical. Align the ball with the...

Two handers have some specific issues at times relating to generally low or even inverted tilt and tracking over holes. These can often be fixed with pitch changes. Anyone who thinks pin location doesn't affect reaction shouldn't be let near a ball press - the pin location is the biggest factor...

What are you having issues with, Brendan? Layouts or tracking over holes?

Wrist supports prevent good release technique. If you are happy with an 'adequate' release, go for it.

Merry Xmas Brenton, glad to see you were able to find a righty to read it to you! ;)

http://www.bowlinginstallations.com/shock.aspx.htm Very interesting, and more than a little scary.

Bowling This Month (BTM) and Bowlers Journal are both available by subscription from the US at a reasonable price. I get BTM, usually has something worth reading. BJ is less techy and more newsy.

Is EJ going to use a ramp, or should I lend him a cannon?

Congrats to Jarrod and Katey on their second placings, great result.

In the old days of wood lanes they were made of 39 separate boards. Count from the right gutter for rightys, there is an arrow every 5 boards (1st arrow = 5 board, 2nd = 10 etc). Synthetic lanes still have the 'boards' printed on them. So 10 board = 2nd arrow (from the right gutter).

Hi Dave, Sorry if my comments offended you, especially if you are new to the sport. Unfortunately you will see more instant experts in bowling than almost any other sport, which is a shame as there is a huge amount of info available on drilling and layouts available online if you want it. The...

Outstanding. Backup bowler with no idea which side of the head pin he's trying to hit complaining about a layout. Who'd be a ball driller, seriously.

Just to add to Michaels analysis above, there were 19 ladies entered into the Barrier Reef Open, 4 cashed. The 8 pins would have just put Alicia into the final 12 cut (finished 17th), and there would have been two more ladies get minor cashes. Since most tourneys pay 1 in 3, and Innisfail paid...

Congrats to Jacob Nowak who fresh from the weekends STS camp bowled his first 300 at the NQ Junior Champs in Innisfail today. Been a few near misses lately, this is sure to be the first of many. 300 was in teams, managed a very nice 239 average for all events along the way. Ball was a Storm VG...

Nice shooting Donna, and you too coffee boy!;) Just kidding, keep some for Rachuig!