On
Tour with Brian Voss
Dick Weber Open - Fountain Valley,
CA (Jan. 10 - 15, 2006 )
This weeks tournament featured a retro format, as well as a retro
oil pattern. I can say that the "strips: they put out were similar
that we used many years ago, but I can also tell you that how they
transpired were nothing like years ago. It used to be that the strips
held up for a long time, almost forcing players to remain between
the strips. But the speed at which they broke down enable players
to move inside and throw to the break point. I started out playing
just left of the second arrow. Some players started out just left
of the third arrow. I didn't bowl great, but did play good enough
to cash. Each squad had fresh oil twice and broken down patterns once
during qualifying. I was using Scorpions and Aliens on the fresh oil,
and Cheetahs on the hooking lanes. I actually ended up playing left
of the fifth arrow during the last 4 or 5 games when they broke down.
Lefties played just right of their second arrow, and remained there
most of the time. In retrospect, no pun intended, I should have used
weaker balls and stayed just left of the second arrow most of the
time. We are at the half way point in our events, with three majors
on the horizon, so it's time to kick things up a notch. See you next
week in sunny Phoenix.
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