I am heading to Detroit this weekend to bowl and was interested in anyone's experiences in playing the pattern they have put down for the tournament.

Also - how are the approach conditions?

Were the squads running on time?

Do they dress the lanes before each squad or just before the morning and evening squads?

If you already bowled - where did you play the pattern and what equipment did you use?

What adjustments did you make as the lanes transitioned and changed?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

There is a link on this website that shows the lane conditions...it is listed as "Lane Conditions" on the menu.  It shows the oil pattern.  They oil the lanes before all team squads but not before the doubles and singles.  Because of that depending on your squad time (ours was 9:30 p.m.) the lanes break down for double and singels....we had dry lanes.

The squads were running about 1/2-1 hour behind schedule.

The approches were fine no sticky spots.  You need to move more left as the lanes break down. 

Good Luck and Good Bowling

Nancy