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Why the topography reports for the 2025 USBC Open Championships look so different and why an expert says you should ignore them

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 6:00 pm
Why the topography reports for the 2025 USBC Open Championships look so different and why an expert says you should ignore them
The topography graphics for lanes 1-2 at the 2025 USBC Open Championships in Baton Rouge. Photo from BOWL.com.
Even before USBC began hiding the lane patterns for the USBC Open Championships, Executive Director Chad Murphy suggested that offering the topography of the lanes was more important information. Certainly for knowledgeable players, having topography information done by a Kegel LaneMapper is helpful — the outsides of infamous lanes 33-34 at South Point Bowling Plaza is the most notable example. But when it comes to the Open Championships where the facilities are new and/or carefully...