Pattern for the first event - poll

[tonx]

Shark, Chameleon, Viper, Cheetah or Scorpion? VOTE NOW!

(taken from http://pba.com/resources/oilpatterns/laneconditions.asp)

PBA Lane Conditions

Viper
http://pba.com/resources/oilpatterns/laneconditions.asp?ID=3
The medium-scoring pattern was used more times (4) than any other pattern in 2004-05.

2004-05 Viper champions:
Rick Lawrence (2004 BowlersParadise.com Open)
Brian Voss (2004 Orange County Classic presented by Storm)
Norm Duke (2005 Atlanta Classic)
Mika Koivuniemi (2005 Baby Ruth Real Deal Classic)


Shark
http://pba.com/resources/oilpatterns/laneconditions.asp?ID=4
The second-highest scoring pattern in 2004-05.

2004-05 Shark champions:
Brian Himmler (2004 PBA Chicago Open)
Mike Wolfe (2004 Earl Anthony Medford Classic)
Patrick Allen (2005 Birmingham Open)



Scorpion
The second-lowest scoring pattern in 2004-05.
http://pba.com/resources/oilpatterns/laneconditions.asp?ID=5

2004-05 Scorpion champions:
Jason Hurd (2004 Pepsi Open) Patrick Allen (2005 Dallas Open) Tommy Jones (2005 Cambridge Credit Classic)

Chameleon
The most difficult and lowest-scoring of the five patterns.
http://pba.com/resources/oilpatterns/laneconditions.asp?ID=6

2004-05 Chameleon champions:
Tommy Jones (2004 Denver Open)
Mika Koivuniemi (2005 GEICO Open)
Tommy Jones (2005 Banquet Open)


Cheetah
The highest-scoring of the five patterns.
http://pba.com/resources/oilpatterns/laneconditions.asp?ID=7

2004-05 Cheetah champions:
Walter Ray Williams Jr. (2004 Uniroyal Tire Classic)
Parker Bohn III (2005 El Paso Classic)
Amleto Monacelli (2005 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Open)

 

[da_cowman]

Come on guys. Tonx has gone to effort to set up a Sport Series and the Cheetah Pattern, easily the highest scoring PBA pattern, is winning??
Challenge yourselves and hit any of the others!!!!!!!

Later Da Cowman!

 

[tonx]

I think if Cheetah runs the first event, the next one should be the 40ft FLAT USopen shot.... (aint that one fun )

This poll will end at the end of this month, and once we have decided a pattern, I'll do my best to ensure everyone that WANTS to be prepared for it, will have the option to do so leading up to the event.

Keep those votes comming guys!

 

[finspin]

Bowled an event earlier this month, real eye opener, thought I'd lost the ability to bowl, found out it was the 40ft Flat pattern.
I'm 200 avg bowler. Over 6 games my avg fell to 169.
Never concentrated so hard for so little reward, almost picked up a house ball and bowled down the middle.
Still finished 6th, So everyone suffered

 

[mick07]

any type of oil setting like Viper,Chettah or Chameleon doesnt bother me at all i'm happy to play any setting whatever one wins

 

[MR HOLD3M]

Bowled an event earlier this month, real eye opener, thought I'd lost the ability to bowl, found out it was the 40ft Flat pattern.
I'm 200 avg bowler. Over 6 games my avg fell to 169.
Never concentrated so hard for so little reward, almost picked up a house ball and bowled down the middle.
Still finished 6th, So everyone suffered

Hey i think you should be able to ave 185 or more by picking up spares and an occasional double here or there on a tough condition.Cheers Ralph.

 

[tonx]

So I take it you havent hit this pattern yet ralph?

Diandra Astbaty averages less than 170 on this pattern this year, and she is winning basically everything against the women atm.

Mike Mineman won on cheetah, the week after struggled to hit 180 on the tough shot.

Mike Machuga told a similar story!

Tallying up the votes from all sources so far, Chameleon looks to be the pattern so far, and with only 1 week left for votes, its going to take something special to beat it!

Keep those votes comming guys!

 

[MR HOLD3M]

Bring it on i'm up for a challenge.I once bowled a Melbourne cup where the ball was flicking up oil as it rolled down the lane and i ave about 190 .Damn they were so straight my normal 1 3 pocket ball was taking out the 10 pin lol.Cheers Ralph.

 

[tonx]

Poll is now closed.

Chameleon was the outright winner combined of the research I did and the poll ran on a couple of websites.

Chameleon it is!