Ebonite man

Decided to get some practice on the PBA Viper pattern today. This being one of the shorter oil patterns, I started with a ball that has more of a skid/flip reaction- the Total NV. Started with my normal league line of 12 board out to 6 line. The ball went high each time, necessitating a move left. Tried a 15 out to 6 line and this seemed to do the trick for about 5 frames. At this point, the ball started to go too long leaving flat 10s. Switched to the NVS to combat the carrydown playing the same line and this held up for about a game. Then- I experimented. Switched to a straight up 5 board line with the Big One. With my slower speed, I was able to get the ball to face up nicely. All in all, not a bad day's practice having averaged 205. I had not bowled on this pattern before, and I can say it is not one of my favorites. It almost plays like a shorter version of the Scorpion which is by far my worst pattern. Well- tomorrow is the group outing in the house I rolled in a few weeks ago. Hope there is more oil than last time!