2008 Ebonite Gold Coast International Sport Series Final

[Street Racer]

Dont forget to watch the scores online guys!

http://www.totalbowling.com.au/news/livescores/

(i didnt bowl in the pre tournament, someone had to work:mad: )

[Street Racer]

hmm... very interesting.....

[Street Racer]

take on 2 of the 3 pattern(had to do this for my coach)



Dead Man Curve (Block 1)
Information on the Pattern
DEAD MAN'S CURVE - 3043 This 43 foot pattern has more out of bounds than most patterns because of the increased application of conditioner on the forward pass. With a slight increase slope of oil from the tenth board to the fourteenth board on the return pass, the goal of the player is to target along those boards of extra conditioner without swinging the ball too much towards the outside part of the lane. Players who try to excessively curve the ball with too much speed will find DEAD MAN’S CURVE hazardous to their score.
Game 1: 179 Game 2: 146 Game 3: 147 Game 4: 195 Game 5: 214
Balls Used: Complete NV
Length: 43ft
Ratio: 3:1
Found this pattern to break down at the heads pretty quickly first up, causing overeacting shots, lanes really started to break down between 2nd-3rd game and also started to carrydown. Adjusted a lot to the left, added some loft and some ball speed, found a good line to the pocket to finish, also had a glass wall to contend with in the 3rd game, Complete NV worked awesome on this pattern, worked even better in the carrydown


Highway to Hell (Block 2)
Information on the Pattern
HIGHWAY TO HELL 2340 - This 40 foot pattern is the flattest of the group and therefore can be the most difficult. With an increased amount of conditioner outside, the HIGHWAY TO HELL is a low latitude ratio pattern with very little left to right shape to help guide the bowling ball towards the pocket. Each player will have to decide and make sense of their ball reaction to decide what’s best for them to find their way down the HIGHWAY TO HELL!
Game 1: 192 Game 2: 168 Game 3: 149 Game 4: 244 Game 5: 177
Balls Used: Total NV, Black Ice
Length: 40ft
Ratio: 2.25:1
Had the glass wall again in game 1, but found a nice line with the total NV standing on 22ndish board and shooting over 15-13, between games 2 and 3, the lanes broke down massively and quickly, leading to a lot of confusion and stress, gained my thoughts back in Game 4, got out my black ice at the end of Game 3 and found a line, slowed my ball speed down a little and found a nice tight line for the 4th and 5th game, 5th game, the lanes carrydown more, so I had to slow down my shot even more to get carry, but still didn’t work out, found this pattern a lot more easier than I expected

[Street Racer]

leaving in 20 mins to roll on the winding road!....

to make the cut of the tournament, i have gotta ave 220 on this pattern

[idlehourlegend]

leaving in 20 mins to roll on the winding road!....

to make the cut of the tournament, i have gotta ave 220 on this pattern

Dont think about it, just go and do it. Good Luck man.

[Street Racer]

Winding Road (Block 3)
Information on the Pattern
WINDING ROAD - 2839 This oil pattern uses a distance of 39 feet with very little downlane help to guide the ball into the pocket. Because of the lower ratios towards the end of pattern, the greatest factor on how the WINDING ROAD will play is the lane surface and how the bowlers breakdown the pattern. The WINDING ROAD could play more inside or it could play more outside but the player who figures it out will straighten out the WINDING ROAD!
Game 1: 179 Game 2: 185 Game 3: 223 Game 4: 229 Game 5: 128
Balls Used: Complete NV, Black Widow Pearl
Length: 39ft
Ratio: 3.4:1
This series, I had no glass wall at all, so I was happy, was going to play a inside line, but I watched Mick little’s ball reaction, and there was a hold spot outside, so I tried my Complete NV, standing on 20, aiming out to like 7 board, not my full revs, just off my hand, and smashed the pocket. So I started the game, bowling the same line, I kept on missing my target after the 2nd frame, so I just tried to get my line back in the 2 game as well, nothing worked, sat down and looked what Jason Walsh was bowling, black widow pearl, so I tired the ball at the end of the 2nd game, didn’t strike, but got a better ball reaction, so I adjusted my hand position to a flat hand, so I could get a more of a skid/roll, not a skid/snap reaction, adjusted left into move fresh oil and my breakpoint into Mick little breakpoint and I started to string strikes together, moved to another lane for game 4, lanes were dryer, no problem, just moved another couple of boards left, same breakpoint and all, last game, this lane was even more drier, had my black ice ready. But I didn’t use it, moved right on my first shot, and it missed the head pin on the right, I thought carrydown. I was right, so I adjusted right, standing on 20, going over 15 and straight into the pocket, same hand release, strike then all of sudden, I lost all carry, got annoyed, stressed and started to miss single pins, and that’s why I finished with a 128

[Street Racer]

overall, i had a hell of alot of fun, got to bowl with australians best bowlers..

even beating a couple of them:D

left with lots of experience

what was good about this tournament, different format to the normal australian bowling tournament format (10 game roll off, 15 game matchplay) or something like

this was 15 game matchplay straight up(5 games on each pattern), then 2games elimination final on a different pattern....tested your adjusting skills and mental skills

also where this event was located, 1 of australia's biggest holiday places(Surfers paradise)... looked left onto the approach, u looked into a shopping centre, looked right and u seen the beach:)

Bowling centre was amazing, small... but good centre....

some photos to come(hopfuly)