Author Topic: USBC Blue Pattern (Read 11027 times)

Bowler50 · « **on:** January 07, 2012, 04:07:24 PM »

Does anyone have experience bowling on the USBC Blue pattern. I am right handed, a tweener, with approximately 15mph ball speed. Been told the place to go on these is around the 5 board. I am just wondering if anyone has anything they can share with me about the best equipment and approach to these lanes. Thank you!

David Lee Yskes · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2012, 02:02:49 PM »

I just bowled on the PBA blue pattern yesterday and the 5board is Not the place you want to play....

My best look was playing deep, and making the 12board your break point... anything right of the 10board just didnt make the turn...

for some reason this pattern played more like a longer pattern " for me" and several other guys, almost like a shark or scorpion pattern...

But you really want to use a ball with a pin down and some surface on it... and then adjust from that when the lanes start to dry out......

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LookingForALeftyWall · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2012, 06:57:11 PM »

I bowled a city tournament on one of the three versions of Blue. For me, it played like a tight house shot - you could still miss your mark by a few boards and still hit the headpin. The ratio is in the 5:1 area (hard sport shots are 2:1).

I do not believe playing the 5th board should be set in stone given the patterns range from 38-42 feet in length. It will depend on the oil volumn, topography, and lane surface of the particular house. My advice would be to try playing your regular shot and then adjusting from there. The pattern data can be seen here:

http://www.bowl.com/rwb/

al_g · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2012, 09:32:41 PM »

As said above, the length and lane surface should determine where you play. A good starting point is length of pattern minus 31 +/- a board. So for a 40 foot pattern your break point should be around 8-10 board. The volume should help you determine what ball to use.

I've bowled on the 38' blue pattern in a 8 game tournament and it played further out than I expected with my breakpoint more at 3-4 board. I'd say this was where the majority of people had their breakpoint, it was just whether you were going straighter or covering boards to get your ball out there. Overall I thought they played on the medium to medium-dry side. In games 6-8 it broke down severely and had to make a big move left and played them tighter with my breakpoint around 12 because I couldn't get the ball to push much further past that. Scores went down fast at this point for most people too. For reference, I averaged 203(after averaging 213 the first 4) and managed a bottom cash. I used a 4" pin over ring finger Storm Reign and wish I had something less than that in my bag for the last 2-3 games. To make the top 5 stepladder you had to average 221 so I'd say scores were reasonable.

Hope this helps.

Bowler50 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2012, 03:36:14 PM »

Thank you,

Was that shot on wood or synthetic? Both houses are synthetic and what I have heard is that the area from 8 and inside are pretty well flooded. Just wondered what the surface was. I plan on taking several different setups in case it breaks down. Appreciate the responses!

al_g wrote on 1/8/2012 10:32 PM:
As said above, the length and lane surface should determine where you play. A good starting point is length of pattern minus 31 +/- a board. So for a 40 foot pattern your break point should be around 8-10 board. The volume should help you determine what ball to use.

I've bowled on the 38' blue pattern in a 8 game tournament and it played further out than I expected with my breakpoint more at 3-4 board. I'd say this was where the majority of people had their breakpoint, it was just whether you were going straighter or covering boards to get your ball out there. Overall I thought they played on the medium to medium-dry side. In games 6-8 it broke down severely and had to make a big move left and played them tighter with my breakpoint around 12 because I couldn't get the ball to push much further past that. Scores went down fast at this point for most people too. For reference, I averaged 203(after averaging 213 the first 4) and managed a bottom cash. I used a 4" pin over ring finger Storm Reign and wish I had something less than that in my bag for the last 2-3 games. To make the top 5 stepladder you had to average 221 so I'd say scores were reasonable.

Hope this helps.

al_g · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2012, 03:54:32 PM »

They were synthetic. I'm thinking Brusnswick Anvilane but not 100% sure. From 8 in was not flooded on the 38' blue pattern. It just wasn't very playable with a breakpoint inside of 7-8 - no room for error and speed sensitive(over/under). When I had my breakpoint at 3-4 board there was some room, not as much as a normal house shot but more than on a sport shot.

Inside of 8 on the 40' or 42' blue patterns could play wetter, it really depends on the volume put down. I haven't bowled on those but I'd expect them to play different than the 38' shot.

Bowler50 wrote on 1/11/2012 4:36 PM:Thank you,

Was that shot on wood or synthetic? Both houses are synthetic and what I have heard is that the area from 8 and inside are pretty well flooded. Just wondered what the surface was. I plan on taking several different setups in case it breaks down. Appreciate the responses!

al_g wrote on 1/8/2012 10:32 PM:
As said above, the length and lane surface should determine where you play. A good starting point is length of pattern minus 31 +/- a board. So for a 40 foot pattern your break point should be around 8-10 board. The volume should help you determine what ball to use.

I've bowled on the 38' blue pattern in a 8 game tournament and it played further out than I expected with my breakpoint more at 3-4 board. I'd say this was where the majority of people had their breakpoint, it was just whether you were going straighter or covering boards to get your ball out there. Overall I thought they played on the medium to medium-dry side. In games 6-8 it broke down severely and had to make a big move left and played them tighter with my breakpoint around 12 because I couldn't get the ball to push much further past that. Scores went down fast at this point for most people too. For reference, I averaged 203(after averaging 213 the first 4) and managed a bottom cash. I used a 4" pin over ring finger Storm Reign and wish I had something less than that in my bag for the last 2-3 games. To make the top 5 stepladder you had to average 221 so I'd say scores were reasonable.

Hope this helps.

Bowler50 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2012, 08:50:33 PM »

Thanks Al,

I am not exactly sure of the distance they are putting out, I have heard sort of the same types of comments. That inside around 5-8, people were not carrying, and they had to move right after first few shots. I just had some pretty aggressive roto grip balls drilled up, different surfaces, however, I was told there were only a half dozen 600 series in the whole house, which normally has a rather easy house shot. Thaanks for the info!!

al_g wrote on 1/11/2012 4:54 PM:
They were synthetic. I'm thinking Brusnswick Anvilane but not 100% sure. From 8 in was not flooded on the 38' blue pattern. It just wasn't very playable with a breakpoint inside of 7-8 - no room for error and speed sensitive(over/under). When I had my breakpoint at 3-4 board there was some room, not as much as a normal house shot but more than on a sport shot.

Inside of 8 on the 40' or 42' blue patterns could play wetter, it really depends on the volume put down. I haven't bowled on those but I'd expect them to play different than the 38' shot.

Bowler50 wrote on 1/11/2012 4:36 PM:
Thank you,

Was that shot on wood or synthetic? Both houses are synthetic and what I have heard is that the area from 8 and inside are pretty well flooded. Just wondered what the surface was. I plan on taking several different setups in case it breaks down. Appreciate the responses!

al_g wrote on 1/8/2012 10:32 PM:

As said above, the length and lane surface should determine where you play. A good starting point is length of pattern minus 31 +/- a board. So for a 40 foot pattern your break point should be around 8-10 board. The volume should help you determine what ball to use.

I've bowled on the 38' blue pattern in a 8 game tournament and it played further out than I expected with my breakpoint more at 3-4 board. I'd say this was where the majority of people had their breakpoint, it was just whether you were going straighter or covering boards to get your ball out there. Overall I thought they played on the medium to medium-dry side. In games 6-8 it broke down severely and had to make a big move left and played them tighter with my breakpoint around 12 because I couldn't get the ball to push much further past that. Scores went down fast at this point for most people too. For reference, I averaged 203(after averaging 213 the first 4) and managed a bottom cash. I used a 4" pin over ring finger Storm Reign and wish I had something less than that in my bag for the last 2-3 games. To make the top 5 stepladder you had to average 221 so I'd say scores were reasonable.

Hope this helps.

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