How does the wooden flooring on bowling lanes stay flat with thousands of bowling ball impacts per day?

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How does the wooden flooring on bowling lanes stay flat with thousands of bowling ball impacts per day?

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It doesn’t.

It certainly holds up better than any home floor. Because it’s much thicker, harder wood. And the finish is also much thicker and harder. So it does remain adequately flat for a very long time. But nevertheless the impact zone directly ahead of the foul line begins taking a beating and showing it on close enough inspection as soon as it goes into use. So lanes must be periodically and routinely closed and repaired. It’s a specialized segment of the flooring industry. Night work.

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