What exactly is bowling lane oil carry down?

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  What exactly is bowling lane oil carry down?

  What exactly is bowling lane oil carry down?

If you are trying to learn about changing lane conditions, then it’s important to understand bowling lane oil carry down. With the use of high technology bowling ball coverstocks every time a bowling ball is delivered, the lane condition changes.

On any oil pattern, the length of oil carry down extends beyond the final distance the oil pattern was initially applied to the lane surface. Every time a ball is thrown, it picks up oil and carries it down to the drier part of the lane. The factors most affecting ball motion changes resulting from oil carry down are the volume of oil application on the front portion of the lane surface, the distance of the lane oil pattern and the number of deliveries made on a given lane in a given period of time.

There are several adjustments which can be effectively used when oil carry down occurs. Adjusting your ball speed slightly, changing bowling balls, changing release techniques varying the rev-rate or axis tilt of a given delivery, and changes of delivery angles are the most common adjustments.

The leagues are rolling on at JP’s Classic Lanes; some handicap scoring is available; unless otherwise noted, honor scores are scratched (no handicap added).

Rollin’ Dirty, The Black Oak and Shield’s Warriors are rising to the top of the highly competitive Thursday Commercial League, with respective season records of 14-2, 13-3 and 12-4. Donnie’s HVAC, Garbage Wagon and Keeping IT PG are still in early contention with double digit winning tallies. Adriana Brena paced the ladies’ scoring with a 233 game and 597 series. Louis Lufkin also took both top honors, rocking out a 265 game and 686 series for the men.

Sunday’s This Ain’t Yo Momma’s Bowling League sees five teams pulling ahead in the early going with double digit wins, headed by Ravens/Rams at 13-3. The other top teams are Texans/Vikings, Bills/ Bucs, Broncos/Saints and Chiefs/Seahawks. Man about the alleys Sisco Zarco led the men’s game scoring, blasting a 265. Chad Dailey was on target all night rolling a 693 series. Adriana Brena adds to her great week, scoring a 218 game and 593 series to lead the ladies.

The Monday evening Fall Youth/Adult League sponsored by Dixon & Dixon Insurance is led by Alley Oops at 10-6. Team 7 and The Three Randoms round out the top three. High scratch and handicap honors for the young ladies all go to Madisyn Douglas, with scratch scores of 119 and 323 and handicap results of 209 and 593. Likewise, all the marbles for the young men go to Axel Watson with 122 and 320 scratch and 218 and 608 handicap. For the more mature bowlers, Bryan Hosking knocked out a 189 and Justin Parmer scored a 521. For the ladies, Tiffany Gatlin was the overall leader with 184/464 scratch and 234/614 handicap.

In the Monday Mixed Trio league 2-Lucky Strikes and Team 1 are atop the leaderboard with season records of 10-6. Debby Essary, familiar to regular readers of this column, topped the ladies with scratch scores of 200 and 573. Russ Boyd had game honors for the men with a 233 game and Harold Stone led the men with a 577 series.

The Tuesday Mixed League is looking very competitive with no less than four teams tied for first with 13-7 records. They are Money B!, We Got Game, Cletus’s High Rollers and Mom, Dad & Tha Boy. The Odd Ones, Holy Split, Thompson’s Tornado and 3 Men and A Lady all have double digits in the win column to tighten the race. Mike Gilliand scattered the pins for a 257 game to lead the men and David Strain knocked over a lot of pins to score a 651 series. Amy Austin led the ladies with a 195 game and Carrie Shields scored a 560 series to lead the ladies.

Wednesday afternoon’s Ralphie’s Memorial Fall Classic presented by White Oak City Limits is topped by We Be Rollin’ and Mighty Mo’s Gang with season marks of 13-7. This senior league (age 50 and better) has six more teams with double digit wins, so the competition is heating up. For the men’s high scoring, the “Jims” were “the men”, with Jim Beard scoring a 207 scratch and 234 handicap game and Jim Brinkley coming in strong with scratch 542 series and 665 handicap. Pam Parmer, also well-known among the high scorers, took both scratch game and series honors with 194/537. Cyndie Ewart was the class of ladies for handicap game, rolling a strong 240 and Kay Dunahoo had the distaff side’s high handicap series at 678.

Until next week, good luck and good bowling – and watch what your ball does in the oil.