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A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« on: February 21, 2017, 02:58:22 PM »

Here's a question from what I saw the other day.

While we know that BowlTV will not be showing any live streams of the USBC Open, they didn't say anything of any single shot clips being posted; one of which was recently put on the USBC's Facebook page of Brianna Cote taking on the pattern.

Now, while you can't tell if that was in Team or D/S, the fact that you can see an actual shot being thrown says a lot about the tournament in itself.

So here's the question: how much would you take out of one shot being thrown, especially for this tournament? I ask, because this and a few other short clips may be all that you'll see in regards to preparation for taking on the pattern.

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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2017, 03:56:19 PM »
So here's the question: how much would you take out of one shot being thrown, especially for this tournament? I ask, because this and a few other short clips may be all that you'll see in regards to preparation for taking on the pattern.

Absolutely nothing. 

As far as preparation, the Bowlers Journal and open practice session in that environment will prepare me as much as I possibly could be.  Even the championship lanes themselves can play different.  My ball will tell me what I need to know.

The moral of the story is that every single year you already know it's going to be a flatter pattern and shot making and a solid spare game will be at a premium.  That applies whether the pattern is 38ft or 43ft.

So basically, one random clip of a shot (that even if we knew exactly when it was) is essentially going to tell us nothing.
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2017, 06:04:15 PM »

The moral of the story is that every single year you already know it's going to be a flatter pattern and shot making and a solid spare game will be at a premium.  That applies whether the pattern is 38ft or 43ft.

 
Agreed. A big +1.
 
Look, they're not going to be putting out anything real short or real long. That would be too much a shock for most bowlers, and they wouldn't be bringing the specialized equipment for the extreme patterns anyway. Don't over think it.

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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2017, 07:43:55 PM »
I've never bowled nationals, is the general mindset to bring solid surfaced mid level pieces with something pearl for the breakdown?
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2017, 09:29:51 PM »
We use plastic up 15 and lots of surface (500) around 1st arrow. Top 12 last year and top 30 year before that.
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2017, 07:41:55 AM »
We use plastic up 15 and lots of surface (500) around 1st arrow. Top 12 last year and top 30 year before that.

Build that shim and carve that bump!!  Smart move....good teamwork.
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2017, 08:16:41 AM »
5 bucks says the break point is still pretty much the dark range finder...Like it is every year...
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2017, 08:30:54 AM »
My friend's crew has been going first weekend the last 2 years and his thoughts on this year vs last year:

- Back ends during Team were not as severe as last year.

- It felt like they went 2 ft longer singles/doubles and anything not direct outside of 12 felt like out of bounds.  Lots of wash outs.

...not sure that those 2 tidbits bring much to the table but as expected they were not any easier this year compared to last.

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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2017, 08:49:55 AM »
They did 38/39ft the last 2 years so I would anticipate them doing something in the 41/42ft range this year.....a pure guess.
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2017, 09:05:53 AM »
We use plastic up 15 and lots of surface (500) around 1st arrow. Top 12 last year and top 30 year before that.

Build that shim and carve that bump!!  Smart move....good teamwork.


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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2017, 10:49:58 AM »
Where is this video!? I'm craving video lol #addictedtousbcopen
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2017, 11:16:47 AM »
It's just a matter of time before a complete video shows up on YouTube. Someone will have the guts to use their phone to record the action.

All you really gotta do is cut a hole in a pocket and place your phone in the pocket with the camera looking through the hole. They won't know what you are doing. I mean, is someone really walking around looking at your clothes for a hidden camera?
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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2017, 11:42:55 AM »
Sadly Keg, you are correct. Somebody will do it. Why is it so hard for people to follow the rules when they don't go their way? Even worse, the poor people who will watch the video and have incomplete information will screw themselves up and usually end up not watching what the lane and the ball tell them when they arrive. Don't get me wrong... I hate the fact that most of us come in once a year to bowl on a condition we don't frankly see often enough, and yes, I'd like to be more prepared and carry more equipment... but  those are my choices and rules are rules. If we don't like them, we try to get our voices heard and change them... Otherwise, we bowl, we learn, we do better next time.

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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2017, 11:50:58 AM »
We use plastic up 15 and lots of surface (500) around 1st arrow. Top 12 last year and top 30 year before that.

We went with 500 or so up the outside, but we neglected the plastic balls to build hold. Do you normally just go 5 and 5 as far as who is doing what?

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Re: A Glimpse at the 2017 USBC Pattern
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2017, 11:55:41 AM »
Or we just dont go bowl and have fun with our families anymore cause my kids are going to want to video 'daddy' bowling and once they get kicked out for doing such i will blow my gasket and pack my $hit and tell USBC to go f themselves. Sorry, did i just go off on somebody. One reason i wont go to nationals anymore. My family goes with me all the time cause they love to watch bowling. El Paso was my last nationals and will probably be my last one.