Entry angle

[martin]

nice information.. although i'm overloaded with technique and everything so not too really bothered with this.. lol

[greycat]

Can someone help find this article. It refers to the standard -31 oil pattern lenght. The person writing the article continues by claiming each oil lenght has an optimum angle to the pocket from the breakpoint. Basically, you have 38ft oil pattern -31 is 7 board but also there is an angle the ball mostlikely will strike. I hope this is enough info to help find the article.

[bowl1820]

Can someone help find this article. It refers to the standard -31 oil pattern lenght. The person writing the article continues by claiming each oil lenght has an optimum angle to the pocket from the breakpoint. Basically, you have 38ft oil pattern -31 is 7 board but also there is an angle the ball mostlikely will strike. I hope this is enough info to help find the article.

The formula "pattern length-31= exit point" is in several articles by Joe Slowinski, based on Information from Neil Stremmel’s Btm article "Entry Angle".

Take a look here and see if this it, I'll have look up the other articles I think they have more info.

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Advanced Targeting

3-Point Targeting for Advanced Lane Play

[martin]

The formula "pattern length-31= exit point" is in several articles by Joe Slowinski, based on Information from Neil Stremmel’s Btm article "Entry Angle".

Take a look here and see if this it, I'll have look up the other articles I think they have more info.

Links-

Advanced Targeting

3-Point Targeting for Advanced Lane Play

so for 45-feet, our ball should exit (meaning breakpoint?) at board 14?

[billf]

Not really. Your ball should exit THE OIL PATTERN at the 14 board. On average, lots of variables, the breakpoint will be another 4 boards out. This misconception through me off for almost a year. It left me with no margin of error to the left.

[bowl1820]

so for 45-feet, our ball should exit (meaning breakpoint?) at board 14?

No, the formula only tells you where your ball should exit the pattern. Once the ball exits the pattern, it will still push farther past that point. Also The higher your speed and revs, the farther down the breakpoint will be.

[martin]

i get it.. thx