Post by daryld on Oct 19, 2009 13:05:50 GMT -5
When I started in bowling the lane conditions that I started under were oiled an buffed 60'. The lanes were soft but when first done they were very tight. They broke down quick because the units of oil was far less then what we see today. They did not have carry down because the lane finish was soft. There was not alot of swing area an so most of the good bowlers played straight up the track. 198 was considered high. Then some of the houses started producing 200 averages. I found out that they were spraying the heads but not buffing. This created an inside oil condition with dry outside. Up to this point plastic balls were to erratic an rubber was the best on these shots. With the dry outsides the some bowlers started to have alot of success with Brunswick Crown Jewels. Then I noticed that the track area was burning out with the new oiling patterns. First I tried more oil but this made the shot tough. Then I got the idea to just spray more oil in the track area. I told this to my friend Bud Anderson in Souix Falls S.D. He was using the new oiling machine an he thought about it an decided to cut the brushes to change the pressure thus allowing him to add more oil to the track area. His average next year was an unheard of 228!! It then spread like a disease with Casey Jones breaking all the ABC scoring records in Plymouth Wisconsin. Casey was avery good bowler an very accurate but with this condition he average over 230 in every league shooting more 800s then had ever been shot. He broke the Wisconsin State Allevents held by Ritger. Outside wall!!!
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