I agree with the post above that states it got easier to score bigger in the mid 90's
My average jumped from 170-180's to 200's with the newer balls and synthetic lanes.
Nothing like bowling on real wood though!!
I've shot 12 in a row several times but..... never in the same game
I've shot 3 279's
Always that frickin 9th frame that kills me every time, I remember the whole bowling alley was watching, it was a little nerve-wracking!!!!

I used to bowl as a youth, all through high school
and then again from 30-40's
Been a little while since I bowled now, maybe 5 to 7 years now