Hello Hayden,
I think you just made a very valid point. If people wanted to bowl on easy conditions, why did they go to bowl in the skins game, when they knew the conditions were going to be like "oldtime" conditions. There was only one thing they were after I beleive, and that was MONEY! That's what will bring bowlers back. I'll bowl in a carpark for the right amount of money (mind you, that would still be better than a lot of conditions at the moment).
One thing a lot of guys don't understand is, back when I started, lanes were cleaned once a week (if you were lucky), and the lanes oiled by hand. The oiling proceedure was as follows....Put towel in bucket with lane oil, squeeze out excess oil, fold towel in half, place on right side of lane, place broom on towel, push up lane to a certain point, turn over towel and place on left side of lane, and push back.
Now, since I have gotten that out of my system, I feel so much better. Also, depending on who was working at the time, and the mood he was in, depended on the conditions for the next day. If he had a real bad night, he went to the pins, if he had a pretty good night, he went to about half way. Hands up everybody, that has bowled on 60 feet of oil? Hmm, thought so, not many. Now when you have a Yellow Dot in your hand, and the ball doesn't even think about getting into a roll, be prapared for some funny stuff.
I think I may go under the house and pull out my Black Diamond, Yellow Dot, and Crown Jewel got to bring back some good memories.
