Latest string pinsetters eliminate anomalies, provide pinfall much closer to traditional pinsetters

Back in April, USBC announced that it will certify string pinsetters and string pin bowling as a separate category of equipment and competition effective Aug. 1, 2023, the start of the 2023-24 season, as I detailed in this lengthy story. The big hurdle was eliminating string pinsetter anomalies that were seen in two tournaments that were held in July 2020 in a Florida center featuring both string and traditional “free fall” pinsetters. That included string pins ricoche...