well my alley has been laying this down for the past 2 days i dunno if its a true reverse block but its similar. Real slick on the outside and not too much hold in the middle of the line. My questions are how do u attack this pattern ? what balls do you use ? How are they layed out ? any help is apreciated
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Chris

First off, no matter where you play the lanes, if you miss your target right, you will most likely miss the head pin right.  Same if you miss target left, you will either go nose or at best, go brooklyn.  The best way to attack, is something that is mild and rolly and play straight up the middle like a 20-12 fade.  I think the more left or right you go, the more you put trouble into play.  In other words, if you saw the line Tommy Jones was playing at the major he won at the end of the season, try to emulate it.  Keep the ball in play and make your spares.
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Steven Vance
Former Pro Shop Operator

If anyone out there is worried about the scores being too high, try duckpin!!

I've never seen a true reverse block in all the years I've bowled except one time when the lane machine was new and it was set up wrong so it actually oiled the outside and stripped the center dry without reapplying oil there.

I've heard people complaining about reverse blocks often when I knew what the oil pattern was and it wasn't even close to a reverse block.  I'm sure somewhere someone would actually put out a real reverse block so I can't say it doesn't exist, just I haven't seen it.

When people complain about reverse blocks, what they are usually seeing is exactly what you described, no hold inside and no free hook outside like we have been brainwashed into believing is the real deal.  What you may have is a condition approximating a sport shot or possibly a flat shot like the US Open pattern.  The way to play it is don't miss your target board and throw the ball consistantly.  Easy to say and almost impossible to do if you are used to a house shot where anything and everything comes screaming into the pocket area.  

You can use any equipment you want to as long as you are comfortable throwing it.  When you back yourself into a corner and are babying the ball trying to make it hook or stearing the shot to keep it on line you lose.  You just need to trust the ball and then pick a line where it has a chance to keep you out of trouble and maybe pick up a double here and there.