Hihi, I just returned from a session on the abovementioned
Chevrons alley. A couple of points:
1) The parking there is the same system as Tanah Merah - cannot get
'subsidies' with SAFRA card. When i got there today, it was
POURING. Cats and dogs. So i follow the sign to the carpark... it
was... open-air.. ... 
Basically, by the time i got to the safety of the building
(running with ball, bags, etcetera... under a brolly), i was
approximately 3 pounds heavier - all in fluids. 
2) The lanes are from Lot 1, this is a concurrance. And they stink!
I'm not sure how hard the blokes there have been working, but it's
sure taking them a long time to get the ball returns and scoring
machines to actually work. More often than not, throw a ball and
the lane shuts down. 
Really a test of 'character'. haha
3) For tonight, at least, the lanes were laid out with a reverse
block with, get this - a 60 feet pattern. Not kidding here. They
were still sanctioning the lanes (a process of determining the
levelness of the lane surface; requires the use of lane conditioner
all the way to the pindeck). Therefore, there was no backend. Zip.
Zilch. Negative. Here's a reference - for those of you who know my
style - i managed to play from 22nd board thru the 2nd arrow and
managed to get a turn to the pocket. But there was no 'bite'. So
the ball turned, but didn't grip. Hit was sill solid, but only on
very high pockets. Unlike the usual, when the ball speeds up after
the break and zooms into the pocket. I had to put so much roll on
the ball to get it to turn, it rolled-out a couple of times.
4) The approach was, IMO, slick. I use Dexter SST5s, and was stuck
using the number 2 sole with the number 2 heel, i think. Not too
clear on the numbers. But they are both the least slide in their
categories. I don't have the red colour sole, but i thought that
would have worked better. Oh well. It's slick. And 
p-a-t-c-h-y. But it's not that way for everyone. Yvonne actually
complained that there WASN'T enough slide. She used maximum slide
on her Linds eXXXtra - still wasn't enough. Go figure.
That's all i have folks. If you decide to go, it's on the 4th
floor.
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