I have been to Nationals in Reno last year and went to North Dakota awhile back.
I will be in Wichita April 14-18. We bowl Thursday and Saturday I think. When will you be there?
I have a friend coming with me that has never been to tournys before and she asked me the same thing. It's very fun! You do meet lotsa fun people!
My friend was worried that we would be going to something like what you see on TV, but it's not like that. It's just a bunch of fun women having fun bowling.
If I remember correctly though, there is no drinking and no smoking, and very little time while bowling for potty breaks.
I throw a straight ball or cross alley, so I usually don't have a problem with lane conditions.