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L3nn0n

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Hoinke Classic 2015 Oil Pattern
« on: March 19, 2015, 10:59:09 AM »
Does someone knows the oil pattern for this year? I've been searching all over but I can't find it. Maybe someone already bowled there and can give me some advice or some info.

Thanks!

 

dR3w

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Re: Hoinke Classic 2015 Oil Pattern
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2015, 11:55:45 AM »
From my experience, they don't publish it.  I have asked them in person at the center, and nobody is willing to say much.  Perhaps you will have better luck than me.

I feel they typically play like the Kegel Challenge patterns.  You can find 2 to 3 boards of  room, but you can't spray and score.  You move lanes, so you are at the mercy of those crossing before you.

I have bowled there 3 or 4 times.  Sometimes the patterns are shorter or longer, but they all play with about the same degree of difficulty.

Good luck.

L3nn0n

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Re: Hoinke Classic 2015 Oil Pattern
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2015, 12:12:36 PM »
From my experience, they don't publish it.  I have asked them in person at the center, and nobody is willing to say much.  Perhaps you will have better luck than me.

I feel they typically play like the Kegel Challenge patterns.  You can find 2 to 3 boards of  room, but you can't spray and score.  You move lanes, so you are at the mercy of those crossing before you.

I have bowled there 3 or 4 times.  Sometimes the patterns are shorter or longer, but they all play with about the same degree of difficulty.

Good luck.

Oh my! Sounds like a challenge... Is it worth the experience? I will be driving from Knoxville and I never bowled there before... Is it a good tournament?

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Re: Hoinke Classic 2015 Oil Pattern
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2015, 12:56:33 PM »
From my experience, they don't publish it.  I have asked them in person at the center, and nobody is willing to say much.  Perhaps you will have better luck than me.

I feel they typically play like the Kegel Challenge patterns.  You can find 2 to 3 boards of  room, but you can't spray and score.  You move lanes, so you are at the mercy of those crossing before you.

I have bowled there 3 or 4 times.  Sometimes the patterns are shorter or longer, but they all play with about the same degree of difficulty.

Good luck.

Oh my! Sounds like a challenge... Is it worth the experience? I will be driving from Knoxville and I never bowled there before... Is it a good tournament?

It is kind of a mixed bag for me.

First off, it is a handicap tournament, and although they use a 3 year average, you know how some people play the game.

I know my best chance of making money is in brackets.  One year, they were only running brackets on weekends.  So that was a useless trip.

It runs for almost the whole year, and I think they are pretty lazy with updating the standings.

Overall it's an okay tournament.  They don't do anything special, and Cincinnati isn't the prettiest city in my opinion.

Our group decided to do the Dutchmen this year.  It is a little closer to home, with it being in Pennsylvania and me being in Virginia.

For me it is a long way to go to Cincinnati (8+ hours), and without handicap, you really need to bowl well to cash, let alone pay for the trip.

Hopefully you will enjoy it more than I did.

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Re: Hoinke Classic 2015 Oil Pattern
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2015, 07:38:12 AM »
Well, that part of Cincinnati may not be pretty. But downtown Cincinnati can be quite nice if you know where to go. Lots of things to do here to occupy time if you're coming in from out of town and bowling. Especially if you like craft beers. Cincinnati is booming with craft beer breweries right now. It's a great place to visit actually. Just have to take the time to look around.

I've never bowled in the Hoinke but I know a lot who have. I know people who've won it as well. They're all just a little better than your average house bowler. They're not going to go on the pro tour and clean up or anything. So if that gives you any idea of the shot they put out. It's not easy but it sure isn't the toughest. You can't miss your mark very much.