PBA Oil Patterns: Scorpion
Length: 39'
A scorpion is dangerous and unpredictable, like this pattern. If you can't find the right groove on the lanes, you'll be stung!
Description:The 2009-10 Scorpion returns to being one of the more challenging of the five named patterns. While Scorpion is not the longest pattern, because of the large volume of oil on the lane it will for sure play as the “slickest”. The pattern shape is very “smooth” and allows for a multiple-angles approach to attacking it based on rev rate, lane surface, ball surface, and ball speed. Since the volume of oil is so large, bowlers will normally see a large difference in how the pattern plays from lane to lane across the house. The pattern is medium scoring based on its ability to confuse bowlers during early portions of the game or series as they move throughout the tournament. In order to avoid being stung, it is imperative that the bowler make quality shots early in the game in case the Scorpion decides to “mutate”. 2 009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tournaments Using Scorpion: Scorpion Championship – Allen Park, MI Don & Paula Carter Mixed Doubles – Medford, OR PBA Marathon Open – Baltimore, MD Upcoming Tournaments on this Pattern:PBA TourBayer Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles (2/15/2010) Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator (3/1/2010) Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open (3/29/2010) PBA Women's Series Bayer Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles (2/15/2010) Recent Tournaments and Champions on this Pattern:PBA Tour2009: The Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic (winner: Jason Belmonte) 2009: Scorpion Championship (winner: Mike DeVaney) 2009: Don Johnson Buckeye State Eliminator (winner: Chris Barnes) 2009: PBA Tour Trials (winner: Joe Ciccone) 2009: Etonic Marathon Open (winner: Wes Malott) 2008: Pepsi Championship (winner: Mike Scroggins) 2008: CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship (winner: Wes Malott) PBA Women's Series 2009: Scorpion Championship Women's Series (winner: Shannon Pluhowsky) 2008: CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship Women's Series (winner: Michelle Feldman) 2008: PBA Women's Tour Trials (winner: Trisha Reid) 2008: USBC U.S. Women's Open (winner: Carolyn Dorin-Ballard) |