I believe the patterns in the USBC sports leagues can range from 33 to 47 feet. The balls you list seem to match up to short and medium length patterns. You may want to get something a bit stronger for the long patterns. But the most important thing is to stay positive and try to learn.

 

If I read the OP correctly, they are just using the Reno pattern from this year's nationals.  Look at the correct forum and you should find plenty of posts where people describe their experiences.  You can also read about the tournament in the link I provided.

 

 

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Pins: AMF Amflight II
Lane machines: Kegel Lane Walker
Conditioner: Kegel Infinity
Cleaner: Kegel Defense-C (mixed 4:1)

The pattern this year is 41 feet in length and applies 27.35 mils of conditioner per lane.

The lanes will be oiled before the 7 a.m. doubles and singles squad and again before each team event (2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.). *Because of varying squad sizes, there is no guarantee that all lanes will be bowled on during each squad.

*Note: Our lane machines incorporate transfer brush technology with a "drop brush" feature. The pattern numbers can be loaded into transfer roller machines as is.

For proprietors with transfer brush machines, please contact Kegel for "drop brush" software upgrades.

 

 

The number one difference between a sport pattern and your regular ol' house pattern is how FLAT the sport pattern is from left to right. You don't have extra friction toward the gutter, and you don't have extra oil in the middle of the lane. If you miss target left, the ball is going left. Period. If you miss right, the ball isn't going to hook back. You have a very, very small margin for error.

Thanks Dan... I did noticed something like that last yr... I didnt bowl on the league, but I did practice on the sport pattern last year after their leagues were finished..  So its flat, great, lol putting my accuracy to the test after not bowling one game for about 11 months... 

 

I did like the cluster of oil in the middle for those shots I rolled off funny on, and it would just slide down the middle, and when I had it to far outside it would grab and come back ( on the THS )  ugh.. I guess the first game will be practice.. Ill be throwing the Freeze which is more down and in, while my DB is much more gradual, and predictable of a roll..  TO me, it seems like a polished ( Freeze in my case ) would be dangerous as where the DB, although its a heavier oil ball, would be a bit more gradual and I might not hit the headpins dead on, like I think I would.. What I wouldnt give for a slingshot right now

 

 

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-"If you want to make enemies, try to change something." - Woodrow Wilson

I am also doing a PBA league this summer, and our house has told us they will put the same shot we will be bowling on, out first thing Sunday morning, on two lanes, so we can come in and practice.

Not sure if this is an option for you, but might be worth asking about at your bowling center.

So far we have only thrown on the scorpion for the first 3 weeks.