Michael Little
Active Member
Unfortunately you are failing to grasp why a ditch is bad, we already have reactive balls giving people false impressions of their own skill levels, centers trying to keep their bowlers happy, but in turn probably not realizing the danger and future cost they pose to themselves by increasing wear and tear on their lane surfaces.
Yes the AO was stupid high scoring but the WTBA pattern used was an easier pattern from that library that matched up well with the centre, again because this centre is used to laying the 'ditch', any pattern laid that allows the know worn edges to,come into play will score higher. Much like last years pattern at the Australian Cup worked in reverse, worn lanes with a high quantity of oil laid outside means disaster.
And with old mate bowling a 900, obviously he was lined up, but it all comes down luck, the right ball and a bloody easy as pie houe shot, the rest of the scores on those lanes weren't too shabby either.
Sure some house shots are easy and some bowlers are happy to walk into a centre to know what they are expecting before they bowl, fair enough, they don't take it as seriously as some, but those that ever want to really improve, will not improve by bowling on a ditch. Don't get me wrong, I bowl on a ditched house shot myself and once I figure out the transition that still gets me every week, I will probably be able to score, pretty high for all four games and not just 3. But I certainly don't take it very seriously and I know the scores are very inflated, a lot of people don't. That is the problem.
Yes the AO was stupid high scoring but the WTBA pattern used was an easier pattern from that library that matched up well with the centre, again because this centre is used to laying the 'ditch', any pattern laid that allows the know worn edges to,come into play will score higher. Much like last years pattern at the Australian Cup worked in reverse, worn lanes with a high quantity of oil laid outside means disaster.
And with old mate bowling a 900, obviously he was lined up, but it all comes down luck, the right ball and a bloody easy as pie houe shot, the rest of the scores on those lanes weren't too shabby either.
Sure some house shots are easy and some bowlers are happy to walk into a centre to know what they are expecting before they bowl, fair enough, they don't take it as seriously as some, but those that ever want to really improve, will not improve by bowling on a ditch. Don't get me wrong, I bowl on a ditched house shot myself and once I figure out the transition that still gets me every week, I will probably be able to score, pretty high for all four games and not just 3. But I certainly don't take it very seriously and I know the scores are very inflated, a lot of people don't. That is the problem.
