There is no denying that the 2021 Don Carter lane pattern is softer than PBA Tour events — especially majors — typically are contested on.
The Carter is 39 feet with 27.6 mL of oil, and ratios of 3.87-1 middle-outside track, 1.71-1 middle-middle track and 1.08-1 middle-inside track.
That is much softer than any of the four patterns the Players Championship qualifying was contested on, as I detailed in this story. The four 7-game qualifying rounds were contested...