Biggest source of inequity in bowling is relatively unknown factor: lane topography

The biggest source of inequity in bowling isn’t lane conditions or ball technology or anything else most bowlers might think of. It’s lane topography, a relatively unpublicized factor that only recently started being recognized for its significant impact as it was studied thoroughly. Extensive research by Kegel and Lou Trunk’s Bowling Installations has proven the significance of flatness, or lack thereof, of bowling lanes. When it was demonstrated to Pete Weber, he memorably sa...