Could someone explain

[Cam S]

How do u read fully read one of these oil pattern overheads like this one

http://www.tenpin.org.au/2006_Ranked_Events/Perth_Cup/perthCupOIl.pdf

the little lane diagram in the left bottom corner seems self explaintory but would about the top section and the right bottom corner.

Probably a silly question but it would be great to find out.

Cheers

 

[willey]

Ninja 299, there's nothing to understand, it's in Kegel speak, just look at the pictures. It's all meaningless drivel, it wont tell you how the lanes are going to play, different amounts of oil on different surfaces could play the same or could be so far removed it would seem impossible.

By Kegel speak I mean it's in another language, it does'nt relate to any other oiling machine on the market, it's just there way of programming the machine to put down a controlled amount of oil on certain boards for a controlled distance, so they might as well write it in Japanese, because only another Japanese person can understand it. Do you get it now.

It can help you to try out the condition on your lanes before you go to bowl on it but only if your centre has a Kegel, with the understanding that if your lanes are a different surface than it wont help anyway.

willey.

36 year laneman.

 

[jason_doust]

Willey makes a good point. It's one of the things they teach you in PBA School (if they still have one...) Len Nicholson was Lane Maintenance Director for the PBA. He now works for Kegel, I believe. Len taught us all one important thing, surface trumps oil. You can't pull bad scores out of good lanes or vice versa. Ever notice how AMF HPL hooks even with tons of oil on it? You can make Anvilane go much straighter with less oil. Why? Anvilane is a harder surface than HPL, which is almost identical in hardness to urethane, although it has less texture.

But to answer your question, the Kegel graphs show amounts (loads) of oil and the start and end distance for these loads. Sounds simple enough, but as you've found out, they are complex beasties! They are a guide and should be read in conjunction with the condition of the surface, the age of the installation (v. important on synthetics) and the weather/humidity.

Just work through it very systematically and you will get it. It's easier than Japanese.

Sayonara
Jason