Author Topic: What do you consider a flood (Read 1159 times)

i_like_chicken · « **on:** July 27, 2006, 04:52:56 PM »

I want to know what everone here thinks is a flood. Ive been on some longer patters that are heavier than im used to, such as the 44 foot regional pattern. The strongest ball i own is my total annihilation and ive never had a problem on any volume/length of oil. So could somebody give me an example of what they consider a "flood".

Thanks
DJ

csavinski · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2006, 07:41:26 PM »

I think a flood in my book is oil 1 to 1 45 to 50 units about 45 feet down... I think i bowled on that crap about 3 weeks ago I remember one exact shot to be precise... I was standing about 15 board on the right side throwing straight down the 10 board I hit my target and the ball just kept going straight and took out just the 10 pin off a full rack. See i wouldn't have a problem with that if I was using a plastic ball... I was using a Ebonite "The Big One" that i normally have no problem bending but on that condition was just like using a plastic ball...

just my 2 cents
~cs~

Atochabsh · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2006, 08:30:43 PM »

Bowling This Month describes in their ball reviews heavy oil as being 50 units of oil at 42 feet. One of our house shots is 7 to 7, top hat 40 feet pattern 80 to 85 units of oil. That's the house shot, nothing special as far as the house is concerned. There's tons of carry down and hardly any backends due to the continual day to day carry down of all this oil. Other houses in the area put out about 55 units of oil, which is still more then Bowling this Month considers to be heavy. But that's what we consider just a good fresh medium shot around here. Bowling This Month's dry shot has only about 35 units of oil. If our bowlers saw that, most would march out of the house in protest.

I bowled one men's state tournament where I swear there was nothing but oil from gutter to gutter. No one did well at that house for the tournament. And one of my buddies won the high pot game with a 169.

Heavy oil is all relative. I understand the further east you get the less oil is used. Could just be hear say and rumor.

Erin

BrianCRX90 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 29, 2006, 09:35:41 PM »

My house has started to lay down this shot on some nights. You know it right off the bat. Your ball doesn't come back throwing it out, you move right and it still doesn't and you move far right and still is difficult. The crown is essentially gone. What I learned after a hard lesson is if the pattern is truly flat and you cannot play from deep and tight to down and in is lower the ball speed tremendously. I've had the most success standing on 20 starting and looking out to 10, getting around the ball a ton with slower speed. Some are able to move in deeper like standing on 30 out to 15. All in all it's a PBA shot it seems since only a few bowlers on two leagues can average over 200.

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