Having oil on the lane is absolutely necessary, as we all know. But what happens when you throw a ball on a lane with no oil?
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Lol it started hooking before the arrows I’d never want that
Had to make up some league games the other week. They hadn’t oiled the lanes in four days. Needless to say it was interesting.
This should really not be aloud, dont you think? I am sure the other team got to play on the fresh, why not you as well?
Because there is not USBC rule that states you have to have fresh oil on the lane for league. So unless it is in your leagues contract with the center oh well.
PROS NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRY LANES
4 days?? We oiled atleast once a day even if there wasn’t a league that day.
I was hoping Dustin was gonna do a loft shot with the spare ball. 🤣
That was fun. Kinda wish he’d thrown a few more on the dry lol
Right? I’d love to if he could eventually figure it out.
yeah it would be fun, but i think they would hardly ever try those for it can damage the ball and the lane
@Jarred Taylor Just need to keep your hand behind the ball and not create a lot of turn on the ball. Back in the day this is how you had to play the game.
@Aereaux nah. Its still impossible. I keep my hand behind the ball and I get like 450rpm+. I’ve went out and practiced at places before and the lanes had zero oil on them(one time its like they stripped them and didn’t oil the lanes lol). It absolutely sucked but you could stand far left and get it to work if you threw it out in the right angle. Or you have to throw the fast knuckle ball. Its the only way on no oil
@Jarred Taylor not a chance unless he could loft the bowling ball 3/4 of the way down cause as you seen as soon as it touched the lanes it shoots left
Edit: you could try to get the ball to roll more end over and but even than it just flys right
Looks like the oil pattern we had at the city tournament
I really wanted him to step out on the lane and say
“As you can see, I’m not dead. So there is, indeed, no oil on this lane.”
That first ball got to about 30 feet and was like NOPE. I’m out!!
Many, many years ago I bowled in an ABC national tournament. Team, doubles and singles. It was in a bowling alley, but in a big building where ABC laid down the lanes. These were maple lanes with no oil and hard rubber balls. It was brutal.
The dry lanes are what they give you when you do Friday night bowling.
yep😭
facts and then you end up with 6 gutters and 28 points
@Matthew Velez bro literally i only got 119😭
Thats because people have been on them all day long. Lol not gonna oil lanes for people who use house balls anyway lol
I took bowling as an elective at La Tech….. teacher said he was a “pro” back in the day lol. Didnt like that I was a bowler so he made sure there was no oil and no one tried to “hook” it. lol Still spanked him rolling straight!
I wish there was house ball tournaments played on an entire Saturday of open play
Dude that was simply amazing, I’m a beginning league bowler and that video really helps me understand more of the lane condition part of bowling. Well done thank you!
I use to have to explain this to everyone when I was a pinsetter mechanic. Knowing the oil pattern is vital .
The none oiled lane now known as the 0ft mohave desert pattern 😛
So the rule of 31 says that you must be on the -31 board for the ideal shot at the breakpoint lol
One place I bowl at is usually bone dry lol I do use my plastic ball at that facility
I throw it straight. The beer is what curves it.
I remember we had a school bowling practice once and I don’t think they oiled the lanes at all. So everyone ended up bowling like 100, and I threw my urethane ball cross lane and even then, I only got 6 pins at most. It was really funny and frustrating at the same time.
Wow my mind was just blown at the end when he turned the lights off and it showed the patterns of his shots. Pretty cool.
Not gonna lie, when he turned off the lights and showed the tracked rolls on the floor, that was pretty cool
Didn’t know that tech existed but it is very cool
Literally the only reason I scrolled down to the comments. That’s awesome!
Lane 3 is pretty much my local alley lol
I’m impressed that this video is all one continuous shot