This is a 35 foot pattern. Is it the same as the Cheetah? I have a tournament coming up but dont know anyone that ever bowled on this. I saw on youtube on of the team USA members said use something pin down with surface and to play up the gutter. This sounds like Cheetah...anyone know the difference?

I played it pretty similar to Cheetah.  I used a ball that was clean through the front and not too sharp on the back using a very flat hand position and played a small swing to around the 3-4 board.  Sometimes I could move in during transition, sometimes I used my XXXL and stayed right.  The volume did seem a little less than Cheetah, so the transition was sooner and harder.

I forget with Beijing, but many short patterns have a high volume of oil, so shiny balls aren't always best.  They tend to ever skid then over hook.

It plays almost like a "Modified THS", 1-5 is gone in the fronts, and inside doesn't really hold without a smooth ball motion. I remember using my Motiv Thrash and having a really good look until the lanes tightened up and then it was night night. Didn't tighten up a lot but just enough to wrap corners and create over/under. As long as you have something smoother in your bag with a little surface, you should be able to blend the pattern well.