Would having alternate THS and sport patterns on league nights be a good idea?

[Hammer]

I think that alternating every week from a THS pattern to a sport pattern would not affect bowlers with low averages who throw a straight ball all of the time. For bowlers that know how to throw a hook ball it would be a different story. I wonder if you can make a ball set up for a THS pattern work on the sport pattern just using a lateral move with the feet along with a target move to set up for a pocket hit.

[billf]

Hammer, yes you can just move your feet, target and hand positions to get to the pocket on a sport shot with a regular ball. The different balls just make it easier and allow for a better line to create better pin carry.

[J Anderson]

Standard leagues can use sport patterns and not be Sport leagues because the sport patterns meet the requirements for standard league patterns.

Ought to attract lots of sandbaggers who could get an average based on bowling sport patterns half the time that wouldn't have to be adjusted for tournaments, although tournament managers could do a re-rate if they realized what was going on.

[bowl1820]

Ought to attract lots of sandbaggers who could get an average based on bowling sport patterns half the time that wouldn't have to be adjusted for tournaments, although tournament managers could do a re-rate if they realized what was going on.

"Renegade leagues" That's a whole other discussion that's come up before.

[Greenday]

I think that alternating every week from a THS pattern to a sport pattern would not affect bowlers with low averages who throw a straight ball all of the time. For bowlers that know how to throw a hook ball it would be a different story. I wonder if you can make a ball set up for a THS pattern work on the sport pattern just using a lateral move with the feet along with a target move to set up for a pocket hit.

It's not like a ball no longer hooks. I mean, if you are using a light oil ball, you are screwed if you try to hook it, but I throw my heavy oil balls my first game of league on a THS. My Invasion or Sync will hook regardless of which pattern I bowl on. It might just take longer to hook so you have to play a straighter line instead of swinging it outside. It also forces you to be more accurate. Put me on any sport pattern, I can hook the ball. It's just the difference between being able to miss by a few boards in either direction and still hitting the pocket vs. missing by just one board and missing the pocket completely.

[EboniteKid299]

It would be cool, but unfortunately just about nobody wants it

[J Anderson]

It would be cool, but unfortunately just about nobody wants it

And yet it seems to me that most of the people who've replied would like this. Go figure.