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National Bowling Stadium
Reno, Nevada
Brunswick Pro Anvilane surface
The PBA decided to lower the scoring pace by
changing the lateral ratios and front to back
taper. The lateral ratio at the end of the
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Tommy Jones defeats Patrick Allen
254-214
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A prelude to the match would have to involve the fact that Patrick is
once again the only left hander on the show. This has been key in many
of his titles as the number of right handers and the way they transition
the lanes creates chaos. We can talk about anything we want but this
subject is interesting in itself. This week the players won't be able to
screw up the shot too much on the right because they are forced to be
squarer to the lane.
Many times the players can find a ball that allows them to open up
their angles and if they choose to do that then before you know it the
players on that side of the lane are a lot deeper than they should have
to be or dealing with carry issues created by poor angle choices early
on.
This is a product of the new style of players and their equipment
options. It is becoming very common place to see revs and open angles on
the lane. This is part of why Walter Ray Williams has been so successful
on tour and TV. He can play a part of the lane and use angles that other
bowlers can not. We use to be able to say that about the bowlers who
could go left. But now the field is full of those styles and fewer who
can square up.
This week did not allow the players to open up their angles and as
long as the right hander's don't start too deep they showed they can
make the shot better and better. It is never as much about the pattern
as it is about the field, especially when there are left handers on the
show.
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| Danny Wiseman |
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| Tommy Jones |
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| Ryan Shafer |
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| Patrick Allen |
Danny Wiseman |
Ryan Shafer |
Tommy Jones |
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Throws almost exclusively Hammer equipment with a couple Ebonite
balls to compliment them. Patrick is a left hander who's
strength is following the oil going down lane transitions the
left has to deal with. His roll is not as sensitive to where the
oil is and is not. Similar to a lower rev style of Chris Barnes.
Not that he throws the ball anything like Chris but his ball
roll can be defined as stable to transitions. Which is not like
most left handers types of rolls |
Danny Wiseman using Roto-Grip balls for the most part this week.
Danny has a stylish "tweener" game. His rev rate allows him to
square up to patterns that higher rev rates can not. His roll
has more tilt than revs. He can't carry with the high rev
players when he uses angle through the front part of the lane.
but has the ability to play angles better than most players. Not
at the top of his game but looking better this week. |
Ryan is on Storm staff and has used a ball roll that has been
described as vidoo and spin for ever. Ryan has a unique roll
combined with loft that allows him to see the lane differently
than most players. His uniqueness is very frustrating to many
players as the struggle in one on one matches with the way the
lane breaks down. People critic Ryan's game and say who should
not rare up at the foul line. I think that is key to his game
because his hand breaks down into a very good position at the
same time. I think the legs effect the hand |
Tommy Jones is on Ebonite staff and is considered one of the
PBA's elite. He is definitely gifted and what stands out the
most in Tommy has always been the way he can line up to patterns
based on the light hit. Tommy's carry is very impressive. He
uses the sidewalls better than any player on tour, this allows
him to line up light and make moves off flush because he has
confidence that the light hit is actually a higher carry
percentage than the flush hit. |
| Patrick Allen |
Danny Wiseman |
| Patrick Allen |
Tommy Jones |
| A dominate performance by Tommy. Tommy's
carry was a big difference. Patrick didn't throw it very good in
frames 2 through 4, while Tommy was catching every hit. By the
time Patrick got things under control it was too late. |
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