In majority or possibly all sports, there is an offense and a defense. But now some of you may ask, well bowling cant have that because your just throwing a ball down the lane and hitting pins, there is nothing really stopping you to score like in basketball and football. This is true that there is no physical person there to keep you from scoring but there is a physical presence that defends the pins so that you cant score that easily, and the most interesting part, its invisible.
Have you ever gone to a bowling alley and you have all seen one person accidentally or purposely run onto the lane and fall on their backside????? That is the invisible defense I am pointing out to you guys. In bowling we call these OIL PATTERNS. It is our invisible defense that dictates where a bowler like me is supposed to play on the lanes in order to score. There are so many oil patterns for bowling ranging from the simple to the extremely hard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejYmFGtQyM&feature=related
Now the link above will give you a visual of what I am talking about. This is a video from the United States Bowling Congress for their Professional Bowling Association Leagues. These leagues are constructed for local non professional bowlers to bowl on the same oil patterns that the pros do on a weekly basis. In the video you will see the 3 major styles of bowling bowling on the hardest pattern called THE SHARK. It will explain where each player plays and why.
So I hope after you read and see this video you will believe that bowling is just like any other sport with an offense and defense.
So here is my question to you guys! What was your last experience when you went bowling? Did you know that the lanes had Oil Patterns?
My last bowling experience was at a friend's apartment in downtown... Where they actually have two lanes available for residents to use! It was soo much fun... Hadn't done it in at least a year! I was actually on a Bowling League at Hickam a few years back with some friends :) I was in now way a pro (the boys really just kept me on the team because of my handicap...lol! But I do have my very own bowling ball (that looks like a fishbowl/aquarium) and white bowling shoes with pink flames on the side! I love to bowl, but really don't get a chance to do it as much. I was not aware of the Oil Patterns, that's super interesting!! Thanks for sharing your bowling experience with us... I think it's a sport that is definitely underrated! Hoping to have another great bowling experience again soon...
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