Difference between House Pattern and Sport?

[MICHAEL]

I bowled 4 or 5 weeks with Jason in a small town outside of Kansas city! They had a different sports pattern each week! I remember the us open, its a TRIP!!
If you have never bowled a sports pattern you are in for a thrill, IMHA! Can you miss left, or right and still get to the pocket with the US open..... simple answer NO!! LOL Sports patterns WILL MAKE a better bowler out of YOU!! Very little room for error!!!

[sara2117]

Thanks for all the answers guys. I bowled on Beijing and Tokyo and when I went it I thought I would bowl better on Tokyo, turns out it was the other way around. My ball seemed to react well on Beijing but on Tokyo no matter what ball I switched too I still went right, I kept making adjustments but nothing worked. I managed to pick up my spares with no problems on both patterns. Tokyo was tough. What do you guys think, do I need to attack that pattern with a more aggressive ball or is it all in hand motion? I bowl on Mexico City next.

[RobLV1]

The difference between a house shot and a sport shot is the ratio of oil from the wet areas to the dry areas. Sport shots use ratios of 3:1 or less, while house shots use ratios of 10:1 or more. What this means is that the difference between the areas with oil and the areas of friction are much closer together. This is what makes sport shots require much more accuracy because you don't have the built in miss area that you do on a house shot. If you are right handed and miss right on a house shot, the ball finds friction and hooks back. Miss left and the ball finds more oil and skids more to hold pocket. On a sport shot you don't have this luxury. Think of it this way; on a house shot you are looking for oil to hold your shot, and on a sport shot you are looking for friction to allow your ball to hook. Conceptually, this is an important difference. However you approach it, bowling on a sport shot will make you a better bowler.

Rob Mautner

[sara2117]

I've bowled on 3 different sport shot patterns now, Beijing, Tokyo and Mexico City. Beijing was the one I had the most success on while Tokyo and Mexico City my balls hooked little to none. I do think this experience will help me become a better bowler though. I have gotten a little discouraged with how little my ball actually goes where I want it too. I'm struggling with picking up spares now that were no big deal before. I've got a lot of work ahead of me.