Hey, just wondering if I could get some suggestions on what ball would be good the Cheetah pattern on my PBA experience league.  I was thinking Spit Fire, Rapid Fire Pearl?...  Any advice is appreciated.  Thanks,

Zach
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Spit Fire might work with a weaker drilling. You're probably better off with one of the street rods, the solid for when the Cheetah is fresh and the pearl after its broken down, and then you can just switch back if you get a sizeable amount of carrydown
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Actually I throw the Special Agent usually straight up the 2 or 3 board and it works.  I am talking about synthetic lanes when it doesn't hook too terribly much off the gutter but anything left of that is a super hook fest with any ball.  I am coming from a lower rev perspective though.
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It really depends on a ton of things to decide what to throw.  Since the pattern isn't very long, something that will have a smooth transition in the back works best for me.  And don't be afraid to play straight up the gutter, like 2-3 board.

Give those two a shot, and work with them from there.  Honestly, I've seen everything from a Tropical Storm to Twisted Fury work well on that shot: it's all up to the bowler.  

Good luck!
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I personally have had good success with a pin-in DBL Agent directly under my ring finger (I finished second in the York, PA east regional last year, with a 300 my last game of qualifying with this ball) as well as an over the label pin 1.5" out Special Agent, pin also under ring. I have tried weaker balls, all the way down to tropicals, and playing the roll out game has given me more consistent success when going from lane to lane, and center to center on the cheetah pattern. I have had good games with a Spitfire, as well as other balls, but my most constant performances have been with the DBL and Special.

One thing to remember about the cheetah, is although a short pattern it may be, there is a lot of oil up front to contend with. It is trying to manage the transition as easily as possible to keep a constant scoring pace.
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Throw the Ice. I hear it goes pretty straight
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I bowled on it tonight, i used my Gravity shift drilled pin to the right of my ring finger MB next to thumb, and my Rapid fire pearl , pin under ring cg above thumb, this ball has Negitive side weight and 3/4 oz thumb weight. I shot 219 233 190 170...I saw two trasitions, oil carried down, started to go long with both balls, leaving 2 8 10s... second it dried up as expected. The gravity worked really good as well as the rapid fire, i was standing on 15 hitting 4 and shot really well. From I need a ball that will clear the heads better and have more back end, I would consider a Rapid fire Pearl with a 5" pin to pap drilling, above the fingers.. A Street rod pearl, same drill,  Or  A Polished street rod solid... Also a spit fire if I can still get one, because that ball was really good playing out side.

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