PBA Oil Patterns: Chameleon
Length: 38'
Chameleons change color to outsmart their enemies. To excel on this pattern, bowlers must be versatile in many styles of play.
Description:The 2009-10 Chameleon maintains its tradition of utilizing a “retro” approach to pattern design. Instead of “smoothing out” the oil on the lane, increased volumes are placed in “zones” encouraging players to choose a specific area of the lane to play. This is a multiple-angles pattern allowing the bowler to choose what part of the lane best suites their particular game. The scoring pace remains medium to low as the primary challenge faced by bowlers is the large number of adjustments which are needed to move from “zone to zone”. Large moves, more than five boards at a time, are common to stay out of trouble and to conquer the Chameleon. 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tournaments Using Chameleon: Chameleon Championship – Allen Park, MI Eliminator Championship – Columbus, OH PBA Marathon Open – Baltimore, MD Upcoming Tournaments on this Pattern:PBA TourEtonic Don Johnson Eliminator (3/1/2010) Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open (3/29/2010) Recent Tournaments and Champions on this Pattern:PBA Tour2009: Go RVing Match Play Championship (winner: Chris Barnes) 2009: PBA Tour Trials (winner: Joe Ciccone) 2009: Chameleon Championship (winner: Bill O'Neill) 2009: Etonic Marathon Open (winner: Wes Malott) 2009: Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship (winner: Norm Duke) 2008: Go RVing Classic (winner: Rhino Page) 2008: Ultimate Scoring Championship (winner: Mike Wolfe) 2008: Chameleon Championship (winner: Michael Machuga) PBA Women's Series 2009: Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship Women's Series (winner: Liz Johnson) 2009: Chameleon Championship Women's Series (winner: Shannon Pluhowsky) 2008: PBA Women's Tour Trials (winner: Trisha Reid) 2008: Chameleon Championship Women's Series (winner: Michelle Feldman) 2008: USBC U.S. Women's Open (winner: Carolyn Dorin-Ballard) |