Shark oil pattern

A Shark oil pattern is a pattern of oil on the lane used by the Professional Bowlers Association in tournament play.

A typical Shark pattern is 44 feet long. it forces players to move toward the center of the lanes, because if the ball moves to the outside it will not curve back into the pocket. This play is more risky, because it puts the gutters in play. The forcing of players to take inside angles makes playing these lanes tougher and lower scoring for professionals. It is used in tournament play for the Professional Bowlers Association.

This oil pattern is named after the shark because, like a shark, which lives primarily in the depths of the ocean, the bowler is forced to play deep in the middle of the lane.

Tournaments that used this pattern

Tournament Winner
Rick Rude's Milwaukee Down-to-Brown-Town International Championship -2011 David Nadboralski
Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship- 2008 Rhino Page
Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship Women's Series - 2008 Jodi Woessner
Bayer Classic - 2008 Chris Barnes
ConstructionJobs.com Championship - 2008 Tommy Jones
CLR Windy City Classic - 2007 Robert Smith
MBNA Tom Hulce Congolese Invitational - 2007 Dwight Boudreaux
GEICO Classic - 2007 Chris Barnes
Columbia 300 Classic - 2006 Chris Barnes
Etonic Championship - 2006 Pete Weber
Pepsi Championship - 2006 Christopher Collins
Motel 6 Phoenix Classic - 2006 Ritchie Allen
Earl Anthony Medford Classic - 2006 Brian Himmler
PBA Birmingham Open - 2005 Patrick Allen
PBA Earl Anthony Medford Classic - 2004 Mike Wolfe
PBA Chicago Open - 2004 Brian Himmler
PBA Reno Open - 2004 Mika Koivuniemi
PBA Medford Open - 2004 Pete Weber
PBA Empire State Open - 2003 Ryan Shafer
PBA Pepsi Open - 2003 Jason Couch
PBA Storm Las Vegas Classic presented by The Castaways - 2003 Lonnie Waliczek
PBA GEICO Earl Anthony Classic - 2003 Mike DeVaney
PBA Empire State Open - 2002 Doug Kent
PBA Memphis Open - 2002 Brian Voss

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