Lane pattern is another ‘Nick Special’ for 2023 USBC Masters set to begin Monday

Sunday was practice day for the 2023 USBC Masters at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan, and that meant the lane pattern would be released. And USBC lane pattern designer Nick Hoagland didn’t disappoint, delivering another “Nick Special” that brought out a plethora of comments after I posted it in this Facebook post. The odd-shaped asymmetrical pattern is 46 feet with a 44-foot drop brush and 28.04 mL of Kegel Ice oil — 18.64 mL forward and 9.4 mL reverse, with lef...