Author Topic: Kegels "Beaten Path" (Read 3915 times)

TMack · « **on:** December 22, 2009, 08:49:45 PM »

I am a high school bowling coach and we will be bowling on this pattern in post season tourneys(regionals thru state finals). Any ideas what to expect from this pattern? Any pointers would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.

azus · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2009, 05:19:38 AM »

"This 41 foot pattern is much like the MIDDLE ROAD but two feet longer. Because of this added length, the options of attack will be a little more limited and the pattern will usually play where the most worn or highest friction part of the lane surface is. The players who excel in reading the lanes will easily find the BEATEN PATH and make this pattern look relatively easy. If you veer too far off the BEATEN PATH, it will play more difficult."

Pretty high ratio on that pattern, 4, and alot of oil in the middle.
I would begin playing around 2nd arrow with a little swing.
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surface_solutions · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2009, 06:45:38 AM »

This is the same pattern that the thead "practicing for states" was about. I was one of the two guys the thread was about.

We did some fishing for about an hour I used 7 different balls all with different looks to see what I was going to find. After the four games of warm up we formulated some hypothesis and went to work.

From what most of are used to (THS) the pattern really flattens out at the end with a generous amount of oil in the heads. With that said I found my best look with ball speeds around 16 mph playing 17-18 at the arrows getting out no further than 10. I was also throwing a 900 Global Bounty with OOB at 1000. Keep in mind that even with the strength of the ball being a pinch fast caused the ball skid a little too long, remember there is a ton of head oil. With my slower ball speed missing inside was not an option no matter what part of the lane I was on. The amount of oil at the end of the pattern just caused things to go left.

Here are the best looks that I had and the equipment that I was using:
AMF N'kryption Code 198
(13/14 @ arrows bumping 10 with left foot on 13L)
900 Global Bounty 254
(17/16 @ arrows trying to stay inbetween 12-10 standing 22L)
900 Global S-75 236
(3rd arrow out to 10 standing 15L)
AMF The Heist Pearl 287
(11/12 @ arrows to 5 with my left foot on 8L)
Durring the last part of warm ups I was using and AMF Urethane Hype stading on 5L playing 7 at the arrows to the 3 or 4 board with just as much success as I had with my last three games.

Between the two of us we put 16 games into that pattern. What we saw when we started was pretty much what we saw when we got done. I feel that the end of the pattern won't warrent much change because there isn't much oil to move. However with the amount of oil in the heads once this pattern gets opened up I don't think that traditional moves with feet and marks will work. If you have a player(s) playing the same spot and the heads seem to be hooking more I think I would try something to create a little more skid in the front where you dry area is. Keep in mind too you run a risk of missing and hitting a lot of oil you haven't already been playing. That might make the ball change look like not such a good idea.

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SleepOnIce · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2009, 08:03:29 AM »

The one time I bowled on the BEATEN PATH I used a relatively aggressive solid ball playing right along the track area. After the first game (5 man teams) it blew open and I jumped in 9-10 boards with a strongish pearl and bellied it to the same breakpoint. From there it was just finding more head oil, but I probably could have balled down a few more times if I wanted to keep the same line.
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TMack · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:28:46 PM »

Thanks for all your help !

CPA · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2009, 09:27:41 PM »

I watched a high school tournament on a few weeks ago (as one of the coaches) that was using this pattern. The surface was Brunswick Pro Anvil. The pattern looked pretty difficult. Anything outside of ten was out of bounds. The best breakpoint was twelve. Out of 34 boys teams, there was only 1 700. The top 8 made the all tournament team. The 8th spot was 588.
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