What is a long oil pattern?

The long oil pattern slope will usually begin at the 10 board and increase to its peak at the 15th board. If your dominant ball path is either outside the 10 board or inside the 15th board, you will be playing in the flattest area of the pattern.

How do you play a long oil pattern?

Bowling on Long Oil Patterns

1. Keep your angles straighter on fresh. Use a breakpoint closer to the headpin and farther downlane.
2. Use stronger balls that are drilled to finish strong, not roll early. Sand the balls to create enough friction in the midlane.
3. Be prepared to adjust quickly.

What is a long pattern in bowling?

Long patterns are lengths of 41 feet and longer. This length does not allow for arrant shots to the outside portion of the lane as there is not enough distance for the ball to hook back. For most bowlers, it is better to play a breakpoint closer to the pocket.

What is considered a short oil pattern?

Here are some hints for short oil patterns: The short condition will be 32 to 35 feet in length. The high point of the short oil pattern will normally be from the sixth to the eighth board. Inside the eighth board, the pattern is completely flat.

How do you line up on short or long oil patterns?

Follow these rules to help get lined up on short or long oil patterns. – Know the oil pattern length. – Subtract the number 31 from the length of the oil pattern i.e. 41ft – 31 = 10. Use the result as the target board for where your ball needs to be when it breaks toward the pocket (in this case, the 10 Board).

How do you find the oil pattern on a 10 board?

– Know the oil pattern length. – Subtract the number 31 from the length of the oil pattern i.e. 41ft – 31 = 10. Use the result as the target board for where your ball needs to be when it breaks toward the pocket (in this case, the 10 Board).

What is the difference between short and long head oil patterns?

The difference is in distribution – where the oil is actually placed on the lanes. Shorter patterns tend to have a wider footprint in the front end of the lane. This is not always the case but it is fairly common and the width of the application in the heads frequently extends further down the lane than longer (skinnier) patterns.

Do longer patterns use more oil?

Frequently the longer patterns are simply longer and more narrow and they end up using nearly the same amount of oil. Obviously this isn’t a blanket statement, there are my long patterns that do indeed use more volume but it’s usually not as dramatic as you might think.