BallReviews

General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: downstroker7 on June 13, 2015, 02:30:22 PM

Title: Sport shot volumes
Post by: downstroker7 on June 13, 2015, 02:30:22 PM
Is there a collection of current pba sport shot graphs that show volumes? 
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: avabob on June 13, 2015, 09:17:50 PM
Every printout I have seen for either Kegal or PBA patterns shows the volume, including both forward and reverse
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: downstroker7 on June 13, 2015, 10:24:20 PM
Is there a site that has these printouts? I searched for shark and several other patterns and I can't find printouts.
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: Luvswatch on June 15, 2015, 05:51:14 AM
http://www.kegel.net/v3/PatternLibrary.aspx

You have to be a PBA member to get the PBA patterns. (I am not).
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: downstroker7 on June 15, 2015, 11:20:16 AM
Thanks, I didn't know the pba volumes weren't available to the general public. I'm bowling in a summer sport challenge and I wanted to prepare my surfaces before I go to the lanes. Has anyone bowled on Bear, Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Badger? If so, does anyone have an idea which are low, medium or heavy?
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: milorafferty on June 15, 2015, 11:42:29 AM
Thanks, I didn't know the pba volumes weren't available to the general public. I'm bowling in a summer sport challenge and I wanted to prepare my surfaces before I go to the lanes. Has anyone bowled on Bear, Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Badger? If so, does anyone have an idea which are low, medium or heavy?

Bear and Chameleon are both medium, Cheetah and Scorpion are both on the heavy side, Badger is low.

 
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: LookingForALeftyWall on June 15, 2015, 12:15:27 PM
Thanks, I didn't know the pba volumes weren't available to the general public. I'm bowling in a summer sport challenge and I wanted to prepare my surfaces before I go to the lanes. Has anyone bowled on Bear, Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Badger? If so, does anyone have an idea which are low, medium or heavy?

Bear and Chameleon are both medium, Cheetah and Scorpion are both on the heavy side, Badger is low.

 

I would not say Badger is low at a total of 30.15ml (source: http://www.epicbowling.com/pba-patterns/badger/).  30.15ml is more than any other PBA pattern. While the 30.15ml of conditioner will be distributed less densely through the pattern than the more dense Cheetah (which I believe is somewhere around 26ml), it will still feel fairly flooded.  Getting the ball into a good roll, will still be a struggle. 

And comparatively speaking, the WTBA Paris pattern at 47ft with 21.55ml will feel more like a long pattern that has relatively low conditioner.  Badger has 50% more oil and is 5 ft longer, making it feel much more flooded.
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: SVstar34 on June 15, 2015, 12:16:05 PM
Thanks, I didn't know the pba volumes weren't available to the general public. I'm bowling in a summer sport challenge and I wanted to prepare my surfaces before I go to the lanes. Has anyone bowled on Bear, Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Badger? If so, does anyone have an idea which are low, medium or heavy?

Always start with a less aggressive surface and have abralon/siaair pads with you to rough up the surface if needed
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: milorafferty on June 15, 2015, 12:44:03 PM
Thanks, I didn't know the pba volumes weren't available to the general public. I'm bowling in a summer sport challenge and I wanted to prepare my surfaces before I go to the lanes. Has anyone bowled on Bear, Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Badger? If so, does anyone have an idea which are low, medium or heavy?

Bear and Chameleon are both medium, Cheetah and Scorpion are both on the heavy side, Badger is low.

 

I would not say Badger is low at a total of 30.15ml (source: http://www.epicbowling.com/pba-patterns/badger/ (http://www.epicbowling.com/pba-patterns/badger/)).  30.15ml is more than any other PBA pattern. While the 30.15ml of conditioner will be distributed less densely through the pattern than the more dense Cheetah (which I believe is somewhere around 26ml), it will still feel fairly flooded.  Getting the ball into a good roll, will still be a struggle. 

And comparatively speaking, the WTBA Paris pattern at 47ft with 21.55ml will feel more like a long pattern that has relatively low conditioner.  Badger has 50% more oil and is 5 ft longer, making it feel much more flooded.

I thought Cheetah was around 30, but it's been a while since I have seen a lane chart of it. I find Badger to break down quickly in the middle of the lane, (not as quickly as Shark but much more so than Scorpion) so I have avoided using a lot of surface on the pattern. Since it's 30, then that would be a heavy volume. I stand corrected.  ;D
Title: Re: Sport shot volumes
Post by: Luvswatch on June 15, 2015, 01:48:16 PM
I was using 500 grit surface on Badger last week, had a 259 and 203 avg. for the night. Some guys had it lower than that!