Thank you, this is a really great answer! I had no idea this was already being done in the 90s. I think it was kind of commonly acknowledged in the late 90s (am

Thank you, this is a really great answer! I had no idea this was already being done in the 90s. I think it was kind of commonly acknowledged in the late 90s (among stoned kids at the bowling alley) that the new balls were making the game too easy... but I had no idea that the official lanes were trying to compensate for that! >> The wax is on the lane, only way you’d get it on your shoes is if you walk on the lane which you don’t. Growing up (shout out to Bayshore, Corbin, and Hollywood Lanes) I twisted my ankle on a lot of stray spots.. One thing I miss about the game. I miss marking on paper like my Dad taught me. I learned to bowl at the UCLA Students Union bowling alley. Adding TVs that did the scoring took away half the fun for me as a nerd.