Straighter still can be greater: The risky game plan that enabled Kyle Luckett to take the singles lead at the 2023 USBC Open Championships

It’s an indisputable fact that power and revs dominate in modern bowling. But I will argue that straighter still can be greater in a competition where a team can work together. Kyle Luckett and his group proved that on Sunday at the 2023 USBC Open Championships as Luckett fired 775 (217-279-279) to take the singles lead. This USBC video of Luckett’s finish on lanes 53-54 at the National Bowling Stadium shows him playing straight up about 10-board with a reactive resin ball that appea...