Difference between revisions of "Sport Bowling Layouts"

From BowlingChat Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
m
Line 23: Line 23:
 
==Layout Methods==
 
==Layout Methods==
  
2 trains of thought.
+
2 schools of thought.
 
# On shorter patterns use more continuation to control friction. Sometimes you will see those with weaker shelled balls, like urethane on Cheetah, but sometimes wont carry well due to decreased entry angle. On longer patterns use a sharp breakpoint to cover as many boards as quickly as possible.
 
# On shorter patterns use more continuation to control friction. Sometimes you will see those with weaker shelled balls, like urethane on Cheetah, but sometimes wont carry well due to decreased entry angle. On longer patterns use a sharp breakpoint to cover as many boards as quickly as possible.
# On shorter patterns use less continuation, burn tilt and rotation quickly and allow the ball to roll forward
+
# On shorter patterns use less continuation, burn tilt and rotation quickly and allow the ball to roll forward to control the transition between oil and friction. On long patterns get the tilt and rotation to burn faster, and wait for the pattern to open up before using balls that have a sharper breakpoint.
 +
 
 +
Number 2 is what we will be looking for, and I'll explain why.
 +
When you use school for thought number 1, you're likely to get into trouble with the ball hooking when it hits the pins as it wont have time to roll forward and carry will suffer.
 +
Also, when friction becomes more and more as the pattern breaks down, continuation balls will hook more rather than roll faster. Your angles will get deeper, quicker and your moves to compensate may occur too soon, and the friction window to hit, when playing deeper will be too small and slight misses will become more amplified down lane.
 +
 
 +
When using school of thought number 2, ball reaction is simplified and will use a 2 phase approach. Use hook-set balls when playing on the fresh, until the hook-set angle takes you away from the pocket and entry angle becomes flat. Then use slightly more continuous, or angular balls when the pattern breaks down and the pattern has more miss room.
 +
 
 +
==How to layout for sport==

Revision as of 21:53, 5 November 2013

Preface

First its important to understand the difference between Sport lane conditions and Typical House shot conditions.
Watch this video by Jason Doust to understand the difference.
I'd find it difficult to do a more thorough job than this video.




Strategy for Sport vs. THS

THSseoullines.png

The main differences between THS and Sport are:

  1. The friction window to hit, where your ball does not skid too far and or hook too soon is much smaller on sport bowling conditions
  2. Your available friction and non friction areas are much greater on THS, so you can adjust how much skid and hook you have just by moving your feet, this alone allows you to use tune your reaction as the night goes, with very little penalty for moving, if the ball skids when you miss in, you move right into more friction, or adjust your angle to the right for more friction, or both.
  3. Backends are double stripped on sport bowling conditions, where as on THS, they are likely not, to the difference in reaction between oil and dry is far greater.

As you can see with the diagram to the right, the blue line is a typical speed dominant bowler, purple is a matched bowler, and orange is a rev dominant bowler. On the THS each bowler can exit the pattern at different spots and still get to the pocket, on sport, each bowler should be very close to where the ball exits the pattern in order to score, otherwise, right of that is too much oil to recover, and too far left is too much friction from the double stripped backends.

Sport bowling layouts are different in hook shape, as you see in the diagrams. Sport bowling layouts are more effective on sport bowling conditions because they do not continue hooking very long after they exit the pattern, and they also to not change direction sharply.

Layout Methods

2 schools of thought.

  1. On shorter patterns use more continuation to control friction. Sometimes you will see those with weaker shelled balls, like urethane on Cheetah, but sometimes wont carry well due to decreased entry angle. On longer patterns use a sharp breakpoint to cover as many boards as quickly as possible.
  2. On shorter patterns use less continuation, burn tilt and rotation quickly and allow the ball to roll forward to control the transition between oil and friction. On long patterns get the tilt and rotation to burn faster, and wait for the pattern to open up before using balls that have a sharper breakpoint.

Number 2 is what we will be looking for, and I'll explain why. When you use school for thought number 1, you're likely to get into trouble with the ball hooking when it hits the pins as it wont have time to roll forward and carry will suffer. Also, when friction becomes more and more as the pattern breaks down, continuation balls will hook more rather than roll faster. Your angles will get deeper, quicker and your moves to compensate may occur too soon, and the friction window to hit, when playing deeper will be too small and slight misses will become more amplified down lane.

When using school of thought number 2, ball reaction is simplified and will use a 2 phase approach. Use hook-set balls when playing on the fresh, until the hook-set angle takes you away from the pocket and entry angle becomes flat. Then use slightly more continuous, or angular balls when the pattern breaks down and the pattern has more miss room.

How to layout for sport