RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech Bowling Head Coach Matt Nantais announced renovations to the bowling alley at Lambright Sports and Wellness Center Thursday afternoon.
 
The "string pin" technology will allow a nicer and efficient experience for not only the student-athletes, but for the Louisiana Tech student-body as well. The process of the renovations began a week ago Monday and is expected to be complete by Monday, August 15.
 
"The maintenance on the string pins is 100 times easier than anything else," said Coach Nantais. "We have had many lanes break down every week and we have tried to fix them, but with this technology we won't have to spend the money to repair these issues."
 
String pins are ran through a pulley system compared to a free fall pin which is what we normally see at a bowling alley. The strings will not interfere when you are throwing the ball and can occasionally get tangled, but they have a detangling sequence on the machine that runs to get them untangled.
 
"This technology will be more efficient for the girls because it will be a tougher atmosphere, but it will teach them how to get through the pins the right way. If you hit the right pins, you are going to strike. If you don't, there is a good chance you will not strike."
 
The tougher conditions of the string pins will potentially elevate the performance of our student-athletes when they are on the road in different alleys for tournaments.
 
Louisiana Tech is one of three schools in the nation with string pins. The other two being the University of Nebraska and Southland Conference foe Arkansas State.