The bowlers in this weekend’s stepladder finals of the PBA Harry O'Neale Chesapeake Open had an additional foe besides the other bowlers: the Mike Aulby 38 lane pattern. The 38-foot Aulby pattern has 29.12 mL of oil and a main ratio of 1.8-1. Anyone watching the tournament on FloBowling saw the hazards of the nearly flat pattern: hang outside and hook in the middle that made hitting the pocket the main challenge, as opposed to carrying, which can be the main challenge for the best in the...