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Jay

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Cheetah
« on: January 27, 2009, 05:24:50 PM »
Need some assistance on this pattern.  To those that have even remote success, what type of equipment are you using and what's your general strategy?  I'm not executing too well, but I'm definitely not getting much help from the pattern or equipment either.  Part of my problem might be that I'm trying to use an up the back release, and I'm not that consistent at it.  Another problem might be my attack plan.  With that release, I'm trying to stand around 20 and throw at 9 out to 4 or 5.  

With no room to miss, I'm sort of rethinking my strategy.  I'm thinking of just moving in to around 23 with my feet and play the same breakpoint with my normal release, or maybe even quite a bit deeper like 30 and move the breakpoint in some too.  I'm using my Rival drilled 4 1/4" pin down.  What I'm trying to avoid is balling down to my Avalanche(although i'm not completely opposed to using my Counter Strike) because I believe just because the pattern is shorter doesn't make weaker equipment necessary.
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jensm

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 07:17:59 AM »
My best solution to get to the pocket on Cheetah so far has been to go straight board 3-5 using a somewhat polished medium strong ball. Further inside than that I've not been able to get the ball to the pocket as frequently.




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gojr1815

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 07:33:10 AM »
I have played that pattern one time. I used a polished hole pounder solid. I was shooting 3 or 4 at the break point. If I missed out I had a 3 count and if I missed in I went right through the nose. I shot 453 and had a blast doing it. It was the most fun I have had in a long time.
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Phoneman

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 07:39:43 AM »
Traditionally with Cheetah you need to play straighter from the outside.  Outside of the 5 board.  With the new Cheetah you may find that this shot will not recover and need to move in to the 5 board to get to the pocket.
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makpa

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2009, 12:19:23 PM »
cranker
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i play the cheetah up 5 break around 3 with the Elite ball Cheetah or Brunswick Ambush on fresh, but moves deeper and often change ball to either Gold Label or Black Label both by Elite, depends on surface. Actually Twisted Fury Destruction is also very good after a game or 2. stronger balls with weak drillings is for me the best way to attack it
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Jay

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2009, 06:03:36 PM »
I guess I should have mentioned this is on Brunswick Pro Anvilane.  I believe this is the 35ft Cheetah.  To be honest I didn't really consider playing extremely outside in the heads because I didn't think the line would hold.  However, with the up the back release, I stood on 17 targeting 5 with the break at 3 or 4.  With more speed, and if I was accurate, that seems like the best look I've had so far.  I might try my normal release and tweaking that line slightly, just to stay comfortable.  

My Rival is at 2000 Abralon, I never thought of polishing it, I definitely need it dull though because it's my strongest ball.  I guess I'll just play around with the outside lines a little more with my Counter Strike and Rival.  I was kinda hoping to find a way to have more than one board to play with but that might not happen.  If you haven't checked and were wondering, my specs are in my profile.
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pate08

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2009, 08:18:11 PM »
Something with surface and a pin down, as well as a stronger ball. This is so you can control the backend. Get the ball tumbling, end over end roll is better. Control is the name of the game. When they start breaking down shell down but keep pin down layouts and surface. You dont want to use polished balls because that creates backend and there is about 25 feet of backend on this pattern. Only until you cant get the ball through the heads would I use a higher grit or polished ball. You also want to stay right for as long as possible.
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renoatpikeville

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Re: Cheetah
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2009, 08:29:55 PM »
I tend to go with weak drills and med-medium strong covers. I have a Wizard 5.5x3 pin up with weight hole (2000 GA). Play pretty direct, 3-4 at the arrows 2-3 at the break point. And just bump in each game...

I sound just like the PBA-X DVD...lol. But it really does depend on the lane surface. We bowl on AMF SPLs, 16 months old...there seems to be alot of friction.


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