It’s actually easier solo, imagine the transition and crossing pairs. Professionals are extremely skilled

Great stuff! X years ago in our local bowling alley there were some complaints that the lane conditions were too easy, so the staff decided to try something else for a tournament: 40 feet flat, which was one of the US Open patterns that year. It was a very interesting experience. Also, zero complaints of the lanes being too easy to bowl :D

Quality info, superb banter, and genuinely entertaining! Stoked for more, excellent work!!!

this was great to watch I would love to you bowl the various pro patterns. Your commentary is great and seeing every shot is very helpful. Thank you

Keep up the good work. While I do subscribe to several of the PBA pros channels, I find yours has some of the best content. Hearing your thought process and seeing the differences in terms of margin of error between the patterns is really cool and the interviews are great.

I am absolutely loving your content, just started listening to all the podcasts on Spotify.

This was cool to watch. Do more of these

I hope your channel gets the exposure it deserves! Keep it up brotha!

Phenomenal video, and the fact that it’s this hard with only one person shooting on it, I can’t imagine over dozens and dozens and hundreds of people bowling on different lanes every day. Great way to show how difficult being a Pro bowl really is!

Thank you for doing this video ! It was an awesome idea to show people. Way too many people have no idea how much harder bowling on the PBA Lane Conditions is than bowling on a typical House Shot. Great Job.

Great video. "There is no pride in bowling", best line ever!

You are awesome in house pattern. To bowl a almost 800 is not easy! I like your channel which is very informative! Would like to hear or see more house shot tips. Keep up the good work!!! Thanks for the videos!

11:05 "There's no pride in bowling" - truer words have never been said... 😎

First time subscriber. Please keep doing these kind of tutorials videos. You’re good bowler by the way.

Man you KNOW I was tuning in for this 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yeah BIG difference between amateur and a pro, I wish the PBA allowed more behind the scenes access so people CAN SEE and RESPECT the SPORT of bowling P.s. one important thing I've learned is BALL SPEED. I think if you were able to slow down your ball speed it would've been able to make the corner, especially when you missed right

I have bowled in 4 regional events (On Cheetah, Shark, Dragon, and Chameleon) and I have average 182, 199, 192, and 196 respectively. I bowl in them for the experience and I have so much appreciation for the Professionals and what they do.

I’m loving these vids! Keep up the great work.

Excellent work! I used to think I was pretty good but learned that I was a good league bowler. Keep working buddy you're young you'll get there yet!

Shoutout to the ball reps on tour. Even the best of the best rely on those extra set of eyes to figure out what's going on down the lane and what ball is gonna do the job.

It was enjoyable with your comments. Please keep it up bowling on the pros lane conditions.

I bowled on red square oil pattern for the first time today and it's my first time not bowling on a house shot. I had 193. Wow. I ended up using my spare for every shot because that was what actually looked the best and gave me the most strikes.

I enjoyed your authenticity sir, salute 🫡

This Was another awesome video. 👌 & goes to show us that league is definitely easier than these sport patterns on tour . When the best players in the world are barely averaging 200 that's saying something.

Great video man. Keep it up

these videos are great!! Really makes me wanna try out these Patterns too. Sadly my homecenter doesnt have any hard PBA Patterns in their oil machines.. The flattest that they have is like 38 feet and 1:2.5 Ratio and 26ml.. Still hard but not nearly as hard as this one.

I'd like to see you make a video of each oil pattern, what type of ball to start with on each pattern (RG, DIFF, SYMMETRICAL or ASYMMETRICAL) and the layout and pin for each pattern. I don't believe I've seen anyone do that. It would be helpful to alot of people.

I bowled on a 37' Red Square tonight. Let me tell you there's nothing like having thumb release issues on a flat pattern! I spent half the night trying to get my thumbs to release out of the ball taking tape out doing all kinds of crap just to be able to throw the ball and then work on the shot. It never fails. Started out with a 172, then a 193 still having some issues. It was to the point where all I wanted to do was throw the ball normally off my hand just once! My spare ball was okay because I throw it straight so I was making spares but, I left a lot of spares that were close chops or barely misses, splits that went around the pin. All-in-all I thought my spare shooting was good it was good. I was putting good shots on every spare but I threw a couple with Strike balls and had 2 chops After about 8th frame in the second game I was just pulling balls out of my SUV to see if I could get any ball of fit my thumb! I didn't even care if it was the right ball for the lanes! Finally I threw a shined up astrophysix about 2,000 Grit with extremely light polish on it. It came off my hand and I was thrilled! I could actually work on what I was supposed to do and figure out what to do. Last game standing 41 throwing over 23 at the arrows I shoot 231. I must have changed six balls trying to find one that fits. That's a case for interchangeable thumbs which I do have on a idol solid. But what I really discovered is I think I have the wrong pitches in my thumb holes. When you got all the tape out of your thumb hole and you still can't release/hanging, you know you got a serious issue going on! I've changed my base release slightly had I think now my thumb pitches are incompatible with it but when I tried to go back to my other releases they really were not working. Considering all the problems I had, averaging almost 200 is a huge accomplishment

Another great video!

I bowl local ABT tournaments here in Vegas, and the last couple have used ABT #5. It's also 37', 28.3 mL, and 1.64:1 so very similar to US Open #2. Even as a lefty, I find myself getting lost on this pattern. I flip between the Pitch Black, Zen U, IQTS, and the Mix.

Bowled in a PBA shot league last summer. Results similar to yours. Very difficult and challenging but fun in a frustrating way. 😀

I bowled on it a few weeks ago and it is really hard! A lot weirder than I expected

Great Video again!

Love these

Really enjoyed this video, very relatable. Especially how the Helios not striking.

Ah this brings me back to the days of being the owner and managers guinea pig lol. Used to test every pattern we put out for scratch tournaments. We we're an older house with wood. This looks like like a few of the ones I tested. More specifically the 34ft we put out about 3-4 years ago.

I know this old but I pitched on this pattern last night and the tour dynamix looked damn good on it with surface.. only problem was when it shined up it labored getting back

My personal opinion and preference on flat patterns… Benchmark or controllable cover and stay up the back and roll as much as possible. Not everyone can do it but that’s how I attack flat. Thanks for sharing this from an amateur point of view!

Over these two videos I've loved seeing your arsenal! It's my dream arsenal can you make a video explaining it?

Great stuff

the cheetah open was similar to this pattern, they either through it up the gutter with urethane or whipped it out to the 1 board to hook back to the pocket. common thing is that they all through really fast

Should save this pattern for the Summer League haha, I'm sure Nick wouldn't mind putting it out. Make for a great night.

I feel that I'd do okay, not great but okay, on the flat pattern because I don't have a ton of revs ( I feel that I could at least be around the pocket). The other pattern though, yeah forget about it.

I've bowled on this pattern at all types of lengths. Everything from 33ft flat to 50ft flat. Flat is tough in general so those are usually the harder ones to score on.

I’m below an amateur bowler, only knew 5 words you were saying but I still enjoyed this

Great bowling. -27 on that for a 3 game set is good bowling.

I was a two finger bowler before, it was very hard to control and manipulate on how I want my ball to react, I was not a double handed either. Maybe adding a thumb hole to yours will be great for you.

Great video. First time seeing you. Are you from Wisconsin? Keep it up!!

It’s one of the reasons I’d like to bowl in a Sport league… just to see if I could score. And I could also see guys averaging 200+ on a house pattern struggle. I’m typically averaging mid-180s.

Nice video. Last year at nationals I shot 585 in doubles. Cash $286 for the tournament. That was the first time I bowled on a sport shot. I average 200 even. 4- 300's but very inconsistent. We have fun at the nationals. This video proves that we are human. Not pros. Thanks!

Hand position would have helped a ton as well! Good content!

I can definitely tell a good shit from a bad shot when you pull left. Wish I could that fir myself! Haha good stuff!

The second ball of the 10th frame, game 1 was the best ball you threw, and the 1st ball in that frame was only barely worse. I'm not sure why you didn't just work to execute on that, v. changing balls over and over. In the secong game when you said 'I have no idea what to do' I was talking to my monitor saying 'you forgot about your 10th frame!' Super great videos!

Hi, can you explain something about the numbers they mention like -40 or plus 100 in terms of the standing of each player. I know how to score a game but these numbers mean something else. Thanks.

This is the condition that everyone bowled on until the 60s. Then conditioning oil was applied by hand out of a spray can. That is the reason that bowlers like Billy Hardwick or Dick Weber bowled down and in and a 220 was great score and you only needed one 16 pound rubber ball to compete. I think that ABC rules required that the oil be spread evenly across the lane and lanes where there were patterns like any of the modern patterns were considered "blocked" lanes and record scores were invalid if bowled on anything other that a flat pattern.

I like that purple x2.

What kind of tape is that on your fingers? I might need to get that since I get calluses on the side of my fingers

I only dream of breaking 200 in tenpin, best I got was 169. Then again, candlepin is my thing, I hold my own there.

You think if nick added these patterns to the summer series his alcohol sales would go up?? Lol

When you said 18 mils is forward and 8 is reverse so more would carry down, how does the direction of oiling affect that? I've always been under the impression the urethane/plastic equipment influenced that.

Hey we live close to Westin lanes love there!

Great clips and movies...... one tip from a certified trainer..... ( at least i have the certificates...) youre end posture / when you do the release and followthrough needs some tweaking..... then it would make it easier to deliver it on the spot

Can someone help me out. I'm a two hander with a good amount of power. A lot of these shots I see from him I feel like if I had hit them in the same spot it would have definitely struck. Is this just a speed thing or is it an angle thing. Because I know my angles are probably different as well.

Some advice. Make adjustments based on good throws. Never try to adjust and or switch balls on a poor shot. Also write down what you are doing when practicing on these conditions. You will never keep all this information in your head. Remember that you are working towards what will work during COMPETITION.

When they are tough, Brooklyn is GOOD!

actually you came up on my recommendation to watch I just bought a 12 pound Brunswick twist the blue and silver I can't hook the ball to save my life but my average is still 163 and my highest game is 182 any tips you can give it honestly not trying to hook because I don't know how I've watched 1000s of videos and still can't lol

First off, you never tried "real" urethane. Pitch Purple is mild resin. Pitch Black with a rolly layout would have been best. But, just like I found out when I experimented with short patterns, a polished pearl with a length layout actually works very well. You basically can get the ball clean all the way to the pocket over the long dry portion of the short pattern and then at the last second the pearl will hook into the pocket and also protect you on misses right.

Hello just for some contrast what is your league average?

To be fair, they get a day or two of practice. Did you practice a few shots on these patterns before filming?

2:19 spare ball at normal pocket shot spare? is that coz u were still lining up?

Terrible would be 111 - 135 - 98. Getting to 170 twice and even posting a 220 game is good in my opinion. Add +11 for every missed spare and you wind up at even or maybe even plus. Only thing I’d add is whether or not that pitch purple up 3 would have worked.

what is your avg.? Accuracy needs a lot of work. If you watch the show you will see how close they throw the ball to the target every time. Loved the video and I hope others will realize how hard the conditions are on the tour.

If not a fan of the 31 rule, how do you determine the BP?

Can you roll on some long patterns? 46' maybe ?

Very good video! I don't think you give yourself enough credit. Your spare game is very good. I wish I could shoot my spares half as good. Please don't make me shoot a 10 pin with the game on the line... #GutterWithoutADoubt

what kind of tape is that on your fingers?

I have bowled on several sport shots and honestly I don’t think they are all that difficult especially if you have access to a good arsenal of balls. What really separates pro bowlers is consistency. On sport shots you have to find your shot and keep that mark and adjust to lane changes amateurs will find their mark one frame then miss their mark the next where as pros will find their mark and keep it.

Definitely needed a "weaker" urethane ball for game 1 at least. Purple Hammer, Fast Pitch, something like those

2:30 “ten at the arrows” the shot: “HOW ABOUT 13?!?”

That's why you keep right on a flat pattern like that.

On these types of patterns my best bet is always Urethene up the track and pray for the best lol

i have always wondered why pro's don't keep older balls they have confidence in from past games and success with them and use them in tough conditions, because they know how they will act. they just keep throwing the new balls they have to learn and figure out. I understand they are selling new products for there sponsors but isn't winning priority. Phase II, HyRoad, ..ole faithful balls is what i'm wondering about. Can they not throw older balls?

I bowled the Ebonite winter classic and it was 35ft 28mils 1to 1. Nick Pate just had made team USA and shot 163 on it . It was brutal took -83 to make match play.

Were you in the movie Green Lantern?

I really like these videos, but I do wish you'd throw up the oil pattern schematic at the beginning.

Try keeping your trail leg down on release. It might help keep your hips more in line with what you're trying to do.

So you gotta get it out to the right,…but one inch too far to the right and you’re out of bounds. The ball isn’t coming back to the pocket. Then an inch too far left…and it goes high.

We need a netflix series following top and wannabees

funny stuff

You seem to lose your balance whenever your trail leg is up. Great job on this though, I know I'd struggle just as much, if not more.

Should of tried your spare ball

Why not play spares straight like the big boys... I know you are thumb out so I suppose that is reason why

Lose the 2 finger style, stay down on the approach and develop a “pro-tuck to release swing” and you’ll be more consistent.

Why didn’t you just try to go straighter? Example play up the 10 not on a angle pattern is 37 feet right?

I am FAR from a pro...hell, I'm barely a decent league bowler...but why were you trying to create so much shape on a short pattern? This one is definitely a case of straighter IS greater.

Averaging 225 in league you would get murdered on the pro tour. I think you gotta average 240 to consider trying out. Averaging 240 would mean your accuracy gotten really really good.....but that's only the first step. What you are doing right now is the best way to approach becoming better. League shots hide your weaknesses. I suggest you and maybe some of your friends to practice on these pro patterns.....but until then get that average to 240 and then and only then are you ready for the next step.

Stop making adjustments off a bad shot. Your making it way hard then it needs to be

Your trail leg is all over the place. You have no balance

its easier when you can hit the same spot...

Stop moving every ball. You hit a strike stay there.

Dude changed balls way to much should stay with the helios with surface 1000k or so and make better shots no magic ball