The White Pattern and my Son's Mother In-Law

[MICHAEL]

Well my oldest son called and wanted to meet me, with his mother in-law at the local AMF! They had just had a sports tournament with the White Pattern.... My son didn't know it was sports oil, or even what sports oil is. Needless to say our bowling sucked!! LOL Best I could get was a 180, and that was after my son and his mother in-law left shacking their heads.

They only bowled two games and had to head back, but my wife actually bet My son and me those two games!!

I have said it before, and I will say it again, I have a LOT TO LEARN about SPORTS PATTERNS!! But I welcome the challenge! I will find one this summer I HOPE! I don't even mind traveling as long as its within a reasonable distance!

Sports bowling is a WHOLE new ball game!!!!!!!!! Funny thing, I think the white pattern is one of the medium toughness patterns.

What were my two games while my son and his mother in-law were present,,, well, lets just say I secretly slid my two 300 game rings off my hand, and into my pocket!! LOL I felt very unworthy!!!

Unless you throw a plastic straight ball, everyone should give a sports pattern a try, its a humbling experience, and makes you appreciate what the PROS can do!!

I am sure Mary, (my son's mother in law), went home thinking HOW in the Hell did Iceman ever bowl two 300's LOL

[JaMau24]

The bad thing is... It's not even considered a sport pattern. It's just a variation of a house shot. I bowled the city tournament team event yesterday, and there were some AWFUL scores... Myself included unfortunately. Lets just say, I had the highest score of anyone around me that I saw for the day with a 259 the second game, but I'm sure some people beat that. The bad part is, that 259 was the second game, and the first game was absolutely horrid, and the last game wasn't much better. So, I didn't shoot 600, and I had the 2nd highest series for our team. Needless to say, I think our team won't be cashing in the team event. Today is the singles and doubles and I'm getting ready to leave to go to NKC. Here's to hoping to a better day, where I can learn the line quicker, and I can stay ahead of the transition.

[Pauley]

I will be bowling in a PBA Experience League this Summer and can't wait! Hopefully knowing that it will make me a better bowler will help me deal with the low scores, take my piece of humble pie and learn from it. I am starting to work a lot harder on spares in practice and it is already showing in my bowling, but still have a long way to go before Summer.

[MICHAEL]

I will be bowling in a PBA Experience League this Summer and can't wait! Hopefully knowing that it will make me a better bowler will help me deal with the low scores, take my piece of humble pie and learn from it. I am starting to work a lot harder on spares in practice and it is already showing in my bowling, but still have a long way to go before Summer.

I feel the same way,,, I hope Jason and me both find a Sports league, or PBA experience league this spring/summer!
Jason what were your other two scores... the fist one was very respectable! It not even a sports pattern... tons of oil on the outside of the lane... I had to play the third arrow myself, it I hit the second arrow, it would go flat into the pocket!

I thought it was as tough as the US Open..... that we bowled in liberty a year or so back!!!

I like the challenge,,, but WOW does it give me a new appreciation for the Pro's!!!

[vdubtx]

The bad thing is... It's not even considered a sport pattern. It's just a variation of a house shot.

This. The tournament I bowled in Tulsa was on the White pattern.

Here is some info from the USBC site on the pattern - LINK

Good luck Jason on your bowling today. The Singles and Doubles events really break down the pattern quick. Last set will be a big challenge for any bowler.

[MICHAEL]

YES,,, GOOD LUCK!!! Let us know how it turns out!!

[JaMau24]

MUCH BETTER today! Shot 709 for doubles, my partner shot 745. We both shot 279 in game 2, I thought that was pretty cool to do it at the same time. We shot 1454 and to my knowledge right now, we may have lost out on first by ONE F'n PIN (Thanks to their handicap )! We had HORRIBLE carry that last game. Either way, we should be getting some good money back for that.

For singles I shot 703 but I cost myself 24 pins with VERY stupid mistakes (missed a 4 pin during what should have been a 277 game, but shot 265, and I fouled in the 2nd game, 10th frame, 2nd ball, I would have shot 236, ended 224).

Regardless, I should also cash in singles, and all-events, along with doubles. So overall, a successful tournament. I'm shocked I could shoot two 700's today on that pattern in a house that I hate and has horrible carry and approaches.


EDIT: and you're right vdub, as I expected they broke down a lot, especially at the end. I did a very good job adjusting today. I'm pretty proud of myself. Thanks for all the well wishes before I started!

[tccstudent]

This. The tournament I bowled in Tulsa was on the White pattern.
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What tournament was this I bowl pretty much every tournament around here and I cant remember them putting up a white pattern

[MICHAEL]

Congrats Jason!!! I bet you both take the big prize!!! If you don't mind me asking, how much prize money will first place be???

[JaMau24]

Congrats Jason!!! I bet you both take the big prize!!! If you don't mind me asking, how much prize money will first place be???

I honestly don't know. It's all dependent on how many entries they had. Each event was like $20 or so, so I would guess first place would be around $300-$500 (for the doubles team), and 2nd place would be around $150-$250, but that's just me taking a stab at it. Like I said, I should make money in singles, doubles, and all-events. I'd be ecstatic if I made around $300, which is entirely possible, but I'd venture to guess it'll be less. I'll let you know when I get the money though.