Bear is very tough unless or until you really build a track into it. Ball initially jumps coming off the end of the oil no matter where you play, and carrydown can be nasty, as is often the case on any high volume flat pattern. Also a big problem people don't think about is that it really exposes topography differences from lane to lane that are masked by more heavily crowned patterns. Lastly, at 40 feet it is an in between length that doesn't allow you to play like a short pattern, but doesn't set up tight like a longer pattern might. This latter issue may be unique to my game.
