Professional bowlers association, pba, pba tour, the viper, shark, scorpion, chameleon, and cheetah oil pattern logos, the bowler silhouette, world series of bowling, and all other. Since the oil pattern is on the relatively short side this used to be the normal pattern length before aggressive bowling balls there is a lot of lane left, which other. So today i bowled a head to head tournament on the pba wolf oil pattern so i decided to make a thread about it. At 32 feet, the pba wolf oil pattern replaces cheetah as the shortest pattern in the pba lane pattern library. Were also looking for suggestions for features to add. The pba lane maintenance program lmp exists to balance the many complicated variables associated with. If you have a tournament that youd like listed, submit it here and well get it added.
Kegel is the official lane maintenance company for the wtba, abf, etbf, pabcon, and usbc. Cashers then bowled 20 more games 5 on each oil pattern to determine the top five for the november 19 stepladder finals. Oil pattern distance 44 reverse brush drop 33 oil per board 50 ul forward oil total 23. Id like to hear peoples thoughts and strategies for this pattern. Oil pattern becomes even more important part of the sport with usage of lane machine and bowling players must continuously adjust their methods and strategies to be the best on the challenging lane conditions. I am a member of the professional bowlers association, llc.
Kevin croucher leads super senior classic after first. Pba experience leagues use the same oil patterns on which the pba tour bowlers compete. The cheetah at 33 feet, chameleon at 39, scorpion 42, shark 45, earl anthony 42, don johnson 40 pattern, carmen salvino 44, dick weber 45, mark roth 42 wolf 33, viper 36, bear 39 and johnny petraglia 36 patterns. Or just anything with a big ob would be awesome to watch pros shoot at. For a pdf on how to play the pbas popular animal patterns, please click here. Really all that i could find was the lane conditioning pdf that bowling centers use to lay the pattern, so my observations will be based off of my week 1 experience. Based on this data, 35,000 parkinsons patients in the united states may have pba. Due to the coronavirus covid19 outbreak, many bowling centers have closed. It sits at 45 feet in length and is designed to be on the harder side to play and score well. Inside the eighth board, the pattern is usually completely flat.
Pattern play and ball choices for long and short oil patterns. The folks at usbcs sport bowling program give you some tips on how to play the viper oil pattern. Part of the reason for developing the world series, given the u. Pba players of all styles consider the viper pattern to have a medium scoring pace. The professional bowlers association has unveiled three distinct new lane conditioning patterns that will debut during the geico pba summer swing in the milwaukee area may 20june 2, expanding the pbas current library of animal pattern lane conditions. Talk bowling episode 29 pba viper oil angle pattern. Current pattern information will be posted at each tournament location prior to the start of competition. The most sport oil patterns are done by kegel and brunswick, so its very important that bowling players can read oil patterns program. Im a low rev, medhigh speed bowler usually and i found my best look playing down and. This allows for a better hook from the outside and depending on the pattern helps correct missed throws and errors. The inaugural world series of bowling event was held by the pba at the start of the 200910 pba tour season august 2 through september 6, 2009, and took place in the detroit, michigan suburbs of allen park and taylor. The short oil design places emphasis on attacking the pattern correctly from the very beginning with the intent of stretching the pattern down the lane.
According to a survey of 449 parkinsons patients or their caregivers, 3. The usbc bowling academy also has put together many outstanding videos to help bowlers, including a couple of videos to help you understand oil and oil pattern sheets. Bowling oil patterns explained finally a newbie friendly. Dec 10, 2017 bowling info on oil patterns and lane play. Yes this pattern is named after the great nba player chris paul, who has not only partnered to do events with the pba for celebrity invitationals on superbowl sunday, but more importantly raising money for the cp3 foundation. Now that you know all bowling oil patterns are not. Typically, the oil pattern has the oil lightly coating the outside of the lane while the middle of the lane is more saturated.
This, in turn will have significant impact on the way the ball reacts on the back end. Oil pattern distance 43 reverse brush drop 39 oil per board multi ul forward oil total 24. The new lane conditioning patterns, named the badger, wolf and bear, are a continuation of the animal pattern theme the pba introduced in. Weve gotten behind recently on keeping the tournament database up to date, but were working on it. Last night i had my first exposure to the pba bear pattern in the pattern league i am bowling in this summer. It allows me to practice my accuracy while receiving instant feedback from the lane.
Honestly, im sad they did way with the pba badger pattern. I agree and acknowledge that the pba owns all rights to the cheetah, scorpion, shark, chameleon and viper oil pattern specifications collectively referred to herein as pba patterns, as well as. Pba patterns, viper can yield a wide variety of strategies for attack depending on the type and condition of the lane surface i. The lane oil consistently changes with every shot so staying ahead of the lanes as they go through transition is key to perfection. The lessforgiving lane conditions are not only a great challenge but also will help you improve your game. Finally, the pba dragon pattern is the newest installment into the long line of pba animal patterns. This helped him keep the ball in play because the weight block was already in a very stable position and therefore flare was virtually eliminated. Senior tour page 6 professional bowlers association. Parkinsons disease founda tion and work ss, colamonico ja, bradley wg, kaye re. Most players on the pba tour will use layouts that place the pin. See more ideas about bowling, bowling tips and team usa. The following are trademarks or service marks of professional bowlers association, llc and may be used only with permission of professional bowlers association, llc.
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