The first use of a “hammerhead” and a new oil — Kegel Glide — were noteworthy surprises as the lane patterns were revealed with the end of the 2025 USBC Open Championships on Monday. USBC lane pattern designer Nick Hoagland has made hammerheads — segments of 2-2 oil down lane also commonly called "speed bumps" — fairly common in his patterns. I won a Midwest PBA Regional in Herrin, Illinois in the early 2000s that may have been the first time he tried a...