Well put Bob.
While I do enjoy the sport shots and think it is a major step up from a house shot, it simply magnifies one of the problems we see on the PBA with their PBA patterns. That is that certain bowlers will match up better on certain shots than others.
To further explain, let's divide the PBA into two types of players. Player A doesn't really seem to have one thing that he/she does exceptionally well, but rather he/she can score fairly well and grind fairly well on all shots. Versatility is this bowler's strong point.
Player B has one or maybe two things that he/she does exceptionally well and can dominate when their "bread and butter" pattern comes along. While these players can look dominating on some patterns, they can look equally as lost on other patterns.
The ultimate goal (I hope) is to create a few oil patterns where everybody has a chance depending on who actually bowls better. Many of the current PBA patterns play better for certain player types than for others. In other words, players from Group B that I described above that match up on the right patterns will do very well when their patterns are put out. For the most part, the sport shots only magnify this problem.
One discussion going on in bowling circles is to limit the equipment that players can use on the different sport patterns to help eliminate this problem as well. That way people can't say "I didn't have the right ball for the pattern," because everybody would be basically using the same ball or bowling balls with the same basic specs and drilling restrictions.
So Northface, please realize that the PBA didn't reject the sport patterns because they were "too difficult", rather because they weren't as fair for everyone. Correct me if I'm wrong Bob.
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Brian
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