Bowling Lanes and Why They Are Different
Over many years of bowling in many states and bowling centers, one thing is for certain. The lanes are changing!
Some basic facts of lanes are: there are 40 boards on an lane, 7 arrows inbred in the lane with a spacing of 5 boards, and a lane is 60 feet long from the foul line to the head pin.
Most bowling centers use a block lane condition. What is that? It means that the center part of the lane is oiled heavier than the outside of the lanes. The reason for this, is that most bowling traffic is around the center of the lane. The ball traffic is heavier in the center of the lane, so the oil in the lane is moved by the ball from the center of the lane to the outside of the lane.
A high average bowler usually throws a hook. They know that the outside lanes are likely dryer than the inside lanes.
The Second Arrow is the ideal place for most bowlers to play, which is the 10th board. The thinking by the bowler is that if they miss their mark, they will be in the dryer area of the lane and the ball will have more friction to hook. If the bowler missed to the left of the Second Arrow, there will be LESS friction and the ball will not hook as much.
As a rule of thumb, using the arrows on the lanes are as follows: If the ball hits the lane arrow and misses the pocket to the right, move 1 board to the right on the approach and it will translate to a 3 board difference at the pocket.
If the ball is missing to the left, move to to the left 1 board and you should get the desired result.
So that ends this segment on Bowling Lanes and Why They Different
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