Understanding Invisible Oil Patterns on Bowling Lanes

[@majesticplatypus9948]

Best bowling channel on KZbin

[@TheSkippy70]

This is an awesome tutorial video. I will immediately start using this method. Thanks!

[@TraumaER]

_Back in my day, lanes were oiled 80 ft and all I had was my Black Beauty!_ 🧓🏼

[@djrickysmith]

Brad-" hold my beer, I just added 20 feet to the lane"

[@johnniec2861]

well they did use to have a 100 ft lane i forgot where i think it was in Reno

[@charlieray967]

“80 foot pattern?” *oils approach* “good luck boys”

[@eric_v2004]

@@weathdone it’s a joke bro, chill

[@nyxys7419]

@@weathdone Don't gotta be so hostile man.

[@weathdone]

@@nyxys7419 lol true true... u dont have to care what i say though.. lmao

[@weathdone]

@@nyxys7419 pretty sure i wasnt being hostile.. u must have being annoyed mixed up with hostile but all good ....

[@weathdone]

@@eric_v2004 i deleted it .. dont wanna upset anybody...

[@SirJoelsuf1]

I like what Brad said from 1:50 to 2:20, but one thing that every bowler should pay attention to is VOLUME. Length doesn't mean anything anymore because of ball technology. If a 52' pattern only has 14mL of oil , you can play the gutter. Sure you'll need to break the oil down a little bit, but if you get an aggressive ball with lots of surface that oil is gone by the 5th frame of the first game guaranteed. The reverse is also true: If you are faced with a 35' pattern with 40mL of oil, get ready to go all the way inside, stay aggressive, and loft the gutter cap if necessary. Volume is everything when it comes to oil patterns. Unless it's 80' I guess lol

[@bigboots6114]

35 ft you want to use a urethane ball up 5

[@DomClipzz]

Brad and Kyle post, I click, I like. Simple

[@03mrbusdriver]

Just saw u guys at the lanes yesterday in Akron!!! Good luck fellas

[@captainricco2777]

@ 2:16 It seem like every Tuesday night on league I'm facing an 80 foot pattern. What a world!!! I think I'm going to be able to learn something here. I hope to continue watching as soon as I feed 12 hungry cats. And thanks Brad, I hope you're right that I don't need to study the names of oil patterns (you can just ignore my last question about what pattern was the TOC) looks like if I learn what you are teaching I'm good to go on any pattern and can start shooting 250's like Kyle!!!! :) Yes???

[@ta420nk5]

you guys have made me better thru knowledge.. yall do a great job not only explaining the process buy WHY the process works.. the WHY is key. keep up the great videos, you guys rock

[@TITOFROG1]

Thanks for the tutorial video. Very helpful for us average bowlers who love the game. Kudos to both of you.

[@95tay4lyfe]

When you shot the ball down 5 board, where were you standing with your feet, and the same when you moved to 15?

[@flippperboy]

95tay4lyfe use the rule of 7

[@ArthurWord]

@@flippperboy I had the same question. So, what is the rule of 7?

[@flippperboy]

Where your sliding foot should land +7 boards on your intended release point. Right handed players slide foot is about 7 boards left of your release point, vice versa for leftys. 7 is a rule of thumb, but depending on your body size (skinny/wide) it could be 5 or 8 boards. I hope this makes sense. If not try asking some bowlers or a coach.

[@ArthurWord]

@@flippperboy Ok. Actually I did know that. What I was actually wondering was when he moved from 5 to 15 at the arrows, how big of a move did he make with his feet. Being that he moved his target 10 boards to the left, did he move where he was standing 20 boards to the left?

[@stephenyoung2936]

@@ArthurWordrule of 7 would dictate start at 22 for rolling 15 and 12 when rolling over 5... that's around where they started... but nobody walks straight to target, Kyle appears to drift a few boards left... when rolling down 5 kyle started approx. at 9/10 finished 12/13 and swung out to 5 at the arrows

[@lukedoyle4902]

I love the content guys especially the vlogs keep up the great work

[@BhawkReaL]

This video single handedly changed my game for tournaments. Thanks guys

[@rmrare]

Sorry for my ignorance...when you throw different lines, what determines your starting spot with your feet. I’m a new bowler and would love to know a rule of thumb on where to start for the 5 arrow, where to start for the 15 and then the 23 as you did in this video. I’ve always started on the same spot and moved arrows to find the pocket... seems there should be a better strategy

[@AlterSchwedeWieGeil]

It's a little different for everybody. First you have to walk consistently. If your starting on the same board every time but finish on a different each time you should work on a consistent approach first. Once you've settled that one in experiment a little o. Where to stand and where to look to hit certain targets(you should be looking for a target at around 40ft). You should be using a plasticball that doesn't hook for this. That's because Reactive balls will skid differently on different patterns and therefore might corrupt what your seeing. You should have a couple of base setups for where to play the lane. I have 3 base setups for 3 different basic lines(8 to 5 / 18 to 7 and 32 to 9) From there I usually make 2 and 1 or 1 and 1 moves. The first number tells how far I move my feet and the seconds how far I move my eyes. I use 2 and 1 to keep the breakpoint the same and 1and1 to move the breakpoint. The 1 and 1 should work for every player. It moves the whole line by a board. The move you have to make to keep the breakpoint the same and alternate the laydown can be different for each player. However most of the bowlers make either 3and1 or 2and1

[@ObjectiveEthics]

@@AlterSchwedeWieGeil very comprehensive tutorial of your own... ggs.

[@Habeev07]

I really like this info about your surroundings. I tend to play deeper than I should. So many behind the headpin strikes that don't carry bc the ball is late.

[@cliffordbreaux3176]

Thank you this helped me tremendously

[@Demon_of_Razgriz]

This is super helpful. I've always wondered how you would line up on some of the more difficult patterns out there. This is some info I've been needing.

[@mm09291]

Great video. I am going to now start my league practice with going up 5 and then move to 15 and go from there. Thanks for the great tip.

[@DANVIIL]

"Pitsure" "Startidgy" "Schtrwait". I love regional accents. Great video, but I'm just trying to hit a 175 average on a THS.

[@donreinholz8121]

I enjoy watching all of your videos on how to bowl better. Thanks for all that you guys do.

[@ClydeDaMac]

Learn something new from you guys everytime I watch💪🏽🎳

[@marchellejohnson-king7816]

Thanks guys for this great info, I will be using from now on.

[@danasperling5918]

Great advice. Great method to dissect the pattern.

[@thomastaylor2513]

This doesn't work for a amateur especially an older one because it takes us one game just to warm up. And alot of us dont always throw the ball the same way every time. I like old school that taught to stand in middle and adjust your shot starting with throwing the ball over the second arrow the move your feet left if the ball hooks more or right if the ball doesnt hook

[@thomastaylor2513]

Still works fine for me

[@thomastaylor2513]

I am a house bowler where every lane set up is the same and being a ex professional bowling instructor it still would work on professional layouts

[@thomastaylor2513]

@@darrinlindsey what they still laminated or synthetic surfaces on the lanes and they still use urethane or reactive resin for bowling balls. Most everyone in the tour will use if there right handed the second arrow 10 board to figure out there strategies for handling the surface there bowling where it be a 35 ft oil pattern or a 45 ft oil pattern eventually that ball will either start out over the 10 board and move out to between that mark and the 1 or 2 board or anywhere in between all they they do is adjust left or right on approach

[@SharkBytesKnox]

great advice. Thanks!

[@SayCheeseM3dia]

Also i was taught this method when i was young to “paint the picture “ as u guys nicely call it Ive been bowling for 30yrs

[@weathdone]

AWESOME JOB... i just started bowling and been watching ton of vids .. i saw a vid from u guys from 2018 and then watched this and u guys have gotten so much better... thanx so much for doing these vids guys keep up the great work.. And remember when teaching anything it's almost never a bad thing to over explain every detail especially since it's not pro bowlers watching ur vids its mostly guys like me who r just starting out and have no clue yet... LOL

[@paullanoue9885]

Great tip going to try this tomorrow at league,C if it helps

[@joekoke1]

Some times you can't use the same ball on all of your lines tries because you may need a different ball for the pattern. That's why being a professional is beneficial because your sponcer (if you have one) sends you balls till they come out of your ears to drill to any pattern you encounter.

[@ochibiechizen491]

just like Jonesboro Open haha... love ur videos...

[@551Newf]

First off, thanks for the content and insights! So, as someone new to throwing a hook, and wanting to implement this system, I’m a bit confused on how you seem to just call out a single board and not a position at the foul line to a position in the arrow zone. 1) 5 foul to 5 arrow 2) 20 foul to 15 arrow 3) 35 foul to 20 arrow ( you missed the 23 (😜) So, is their a rhyme or reason to how you do this, because it seems you need two aiming point to create a track line to shoot on. What am I over thinking?

[@hysterheister0947]

Do you make enough from KZbin to cover your tournaments? That's the dream. 😅

[@SneakySteevy]

147k sub ! Wow! I feel like bowling is back!

[@RyuuFeist]

When you guys do these types of videos, do you guys just start to play games once you finish? Sorry for my bad English. Still learning.

[@DANVIIL]

Good English, great job and keep at it. Learning new languages is excellent!!

[@jameswhite2744]

Sounds great! Good job :)

[@bdatwood76]

That is better English than a lot of people that speak it regularly!! Keep up the good work!!

[@bigpotpoker1]

how do u get the bowling alley to yourself every video?

[@WhiskeySkyTV]

My goal is to make it to the PBA to bowl with you guys. I may be a little older than you but I got this haha

[@ObjectiveEthics]

This is a really good video 📹 Thank you, as always

[@hawks70james20]

Where do you guys look on the lane when you go through your approach and swing/release?

[@808maxy]

Thanks you guys are awesome. One question... does it make sense to watch other bowlers even though they have different rotation on the ball?

[@captainricco2777]

@ 2:35 Brad says it all... that shot IS usually my first shot ROFL!!!!!

[@S.Clause]

Thanks Kyle and Brad 👍🏼. Any idea when you will be back in Japan again?

[@centric-jet8]

My favorite oil pattern is stone street 42 feet long

[@matthewmartinosky6707]

What would you recommend for high school bowling matches where we only get 2 shots on each lane?

[@joachim95687]

New to bowling league at 62 and love the channel.How do I become more consistent with limited practice time on the lanes?What can I do at home/

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Search for "Drop Your Damn Shoulder" exercises by Joe Slowinski, if his tutorials are still on this website. He has all kinds of drills you can do at home.

[@jameswhite2744]

I’m a somewhat new bowler. What does up 5, etc mean? Thanks

[@SirJoelsuf1]

"Up 5" means to throw the ball directly up the 5th board without creating any kind of trajectory.

[@jameswhite2744]

Sir Joelsuf thank you

[@slighthyzerpro7074]

What board is the target down lane? Arrows are fine, but the break point is the key. Rule of 31?

[@jmfoty4280]

Thank you!!

[@kylercrevier8461]

Especially game 15

[@kellyfrancis4397]

How do you find out the length of the oiling pattern? Thx Kelly

[@charlieodom9107]

I use a similar method, but I take 6 shots. Breakpoints need to be changed to see where the miss room is located. I tend to miss outside, so my miss room needs to be there, so I move my feet and breakpoint to allow for the miss.

[@DSLatte1]

Can U please tell me how you're adjusting where you're standing when you're adjusting where you are throwing? I've just started taking lessons & bought a reactive ball. What confuses me is if you need the oil, why do you start on 5 which is usually dry to hook onto more friction at the end of the lane? I really need this explained in very simple terms to try to understand this.

[@brianschumaker5912]

Since this hasn't been answered, I'll take a stab at it. I think he is lining his feet to the breakpoint with the target spot in line with the two.

[@psaunders300]

Great video as always, but what happens if you do not get hook straight up 5?

[@joshlarsen7648]

How often would you use surface up 5 or other parts of the lane in practice to create hook spots?

[@SirJoelsuf1]

All the time. This is how the best college teams transform insane sport shots into modified house shots. This is exactly what I do myself on medium patterns (or even long patterns that are modified to have less volume). Carving a line on the outside is very useful and in many cases necessary.

[@eagleheart76]

Question regarding this 3 shot "picture". I am a heavy set guy and typically very stiff when I begin league play. Will this work for me if I am not yet fully loose?

[@jacobmccoy6373]

u should do a video on how u get onto the pba tour, how does that work

[@SirJoelsuf1]

As someone who is attending his first PBA regional tournament this weekend who is close to the level that Brad and Kyle are at, I can tell you that it all starts with bowling at and winning local tournaments. PBA has regional tournaments and it has national tournaments and the national bowlers always get their start by performing well at regional tournaments. Brad and Kyle were on the PBA regional tour when they started this channel I believe.

[@ChesterSpringsVideos]

What type of ball do you use for this initial look (9.0 hook ball, medium,etc)

[@Todulchaos]

People tend to use what they call their benchmark ball for test shots, and move on from there with there more extreme layouts/surfaces depending. So id venture to say more your medium ball in your arsenal, if you go to either extreme as a test, you have to make more ball changes if you start out with the wrong one.

[@Todulchaos]

For me this tends to be my medium aggression ball that kinda reads the mid lane well also. If it goes too long it doesnt tell me much about the pattern earlier, and if i use a ball that rolls too early it tells me less about the oil through the mid lane and end of the pattern.

[@tylerrinehart4440]

What ball are you throwing Kyle?

[@j23p24]

How u tell when to use polished or dull ball?

[@KingRockets]

New to bowling. When he says 5 spot or 15 spot on the floor, what exactly does that mean?

[@jessibri665]

Brad I would like a one on one with you

[@walterrussell7584]

That’s the thing with spam more commercials

[@stoneypatchkid7734]

What do these numbers mean?

[@dcccvislimbone9147]

1:45 Why does every pro bowler seem to blow into their thumb holes? I just can't understand why they do this? I've bowled in leagues for over 30+ years and I never see any other bowler do this. Even the ones that are very good bowlers with 200+ averages including myself. But for some reason.. almost EVERY LAST PRO does this with their ball.

[@polishbanjodad]

Where are you with your feet on each of these shots

[@Higgiebaby]

Thanks guys, been telling my HS team we run up 5 first shot every time we hit the lanes.

[@rickcaruso8496]

Brad Miller I was following you from your tournament when you got up to Jason Belmonte and I thought for sure you're going to win you did a really good job working your way up to Jason well I know you can do it so good luck the next time

[@MRmw2XxX]

Hey fellow St. Louis bowler here. Asking what the 5 and 15 numbers mean exactly? Not Educated enough

[@stevothegreat]

They are talking about the positions of the arrows . The numbers start from right to left on lane when facing against the pins. The number 5 refers to the first arrow which is 5 boards from the edge of the gutter,every five boards are the the positions of the arrows . 10 means ,ten boards from right will be second arrow, 15 boards equal third arrow.

[@bdatwood76]

I like that idea of going up 5. Although, It would've been neat to see a different pattern on the other lane, say a 42-45ft flat, heavy volume, to kinda show the difference. Like if the ball doesn't come back from 5, it just stays straight!!

[@jasonstender3102]

What ball are you throwing?

[@CRPULSE300]

Ebonite Red Wolf. Released in Korea

[@jacewelsh8537]

CRPULSE300 paradox red

[@CRPULSE300]

@@jacewelsh8537 if you look closely you can see the both ebonite logo and the wolf head logo.

[@johnwillock6787]

With a guy like Barnes that can do so much with just his hand, would you ever pay attention to his ball motion.

[@billem3085]

the 80 foot pattern starts at the snack bar

[@Ganjin88]

Stupid question: what's a shot at 5?

[@maxelliott2460]

Brad always looks so damn goofy in the intros lol

[@SayCheeseM3dia]

A video i don’t see is new school vs old school What is ur preference Old school= move feet keep mark New school=move mark keep feet

[@d.sweatt360]

Excellent tutorial only thing is feet to target locations. You all give what board your hitting, but left out what board your standing on with your feet. You can't have 1 without the other. At this point you leave us guessing on feet location. That's the only issue with this vid.

[@MrPostman900]

LOL.. no that shot CANNOT be my first shot of the session. if that were the case 'up 5' would be filed as hooked off air and may have shaped over the toes of my slide foot. I am like a 230lb fawn on a frozen pond out there the first shot of the night. not a chance anything was learned with that dump just to be moving sorta toward the foul line!

[@BradCarlMusic]

Brad seems really bored while Kyle is setting up his shots. That's what we Brads do. :-)

[@krisbrann3501]

Speaking of invisible oil, why is it that only the pros on tv get to use the blue dyed oil? Have you guys every bowled on it? Is there a reason why that's not available to everyone? Would be much easier to finally convince the manager of the local alley that the machine is broken and not correctly putting oil down if the lanes looked like a smurf sneezed on it.

[@jacewelsh8537]

Are you serious? Brad was just on tv yes he bowled on blue oil everyone saw him.

[@krisbrann3501]

@@jacewelsh8537 so then he should be able to provide some insight.

[@captainricco2777]

OH MY GOD!!!! COME ON MAN??? ONLY 3 SHOTS??? You just leaving us hangin there. What about your 4th damn shot, man!!! Was it a strike??? Should have been if you threw it just like the 2nd shot. Too late for a 300 game after that, but you could finish in the upper 200's and possible get the win. Strikes are better and I feel jipped that you didn't show us more of them. I hope you make it to the top 10 in the rounds. Best luck. I think your day is done now and results should be posted by now.

[@dejabowler873]

Why are you wearing a c300 shirt if you are Brunswick

[@brianwaite854]

déjá bowler He’s on staff with C300. They were purchased by Brunswick. He can wear or throw either.

[@dejabowler873]

@@brianwaite854 no he switched to Brunswick watch the hall of fame classic vlog he even said that he switched

[@Matt_729]

Back to Columbia 300?

[@brianwaite854]

Matt 729 He’s on C300’s staff. EBI and it’s brands were purchased by Brunswick. He can throw any of the former EBI brands or Brunswick, DV8, or Radical.

[@stellannie86]

I have no idea how my ND-brain got me here in the middle of watching Love is blind 💀

[@joepiccoli711]

Typical Frontier. Middle is flooded lol

[@lowlifeangler]

Rash bowls with an illegal ball...be careful

[@Charles13033]

Brad FCKN MILLER

[@timtheenchanter6896]

CHIEFS BABY!!!!!!! Superbowl champs!!!!

[@captainricco2777]

TOC Lane Maintenance reports Don Johnson 40 as the oil pattern. That's why y'all having troubles with it. but this video will show us how to plow through all that oil. right?

[@ba-tv.]

Kyle, you gotta trim up that neck beard, bro. It's out of hand. Manscape!!! It matters.

[@weslarsen8251]

80 foot pattern 🤣🤣🤣 aren't the lanes 60 feet long??🤣🤣

[@joshuait9701]

Two guys see a dog licking his balls. The first guy says "Man, I wish I could do that!" The second guy replies, "Maybe you should try petting him first"

[@baguette_0775]

*The U.S. Government wants to know your location*

[@donaldcook6997]

child please!! pros are told what pattern is on lane..go to their notebook..this pattern,used this ball ,this line up..shot 220 ave..they know where to start..they do not walk in cold with no idea what is there and have 5 min practice before scores count..stop telling lies..I've been bowling longer than you guys have been living.

[@Booboosik]

Like zero useful information. Started out great and then went abstract and non-factual.

[@RealFlankenBerry]

Sure Jan.

[@MrMalditor]

Asking people how to bowl on specific patterns sounds like a good idea, but once you realize that the lane type, lane topology, oil type, oil machine, lane temperature, ball temperature, etc etc all make such a difference on how the lane will play you realize the question isn't really going to be helpful.

[@dcccvislimbone9147]

So let me get this straight. For the best bowlers on earth they have blue oil that is visible easy to understand the patterns. But for EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD that is LEARNING HOW TO BOWL they're like you know what? Let's leave it invisible!? I will never understand the logic behind this bullshit! It's bad enough that Pro's have the luxury of drilling a new ball every 15 minutes of their career for free. If bowling centers across the world don't start utilizing the blue oil the way they do for these professional televised events within another 5 to 10 years I will spend the rest of my life shitting on the PBA and anything to do with bowling. Just kidding! I love bowling! But STILL!

[@bthivierge]

I wanna see footage on the 80 foot pattern. C'mon lets make this happen. 😂

[@johnniec2861]

there was 100 foot lane they used to have i think it was in Reno, they oiled 60 ' and left 40' dry :P

[@BobRobie1]

Hardest part of bowling maybe

[@williamaldridge5104]

I never received the free gift

[@kenbeattie3967]

This is a excellent video for learning how to read your lanes... I'm definitely going to try this out and see if it can help with being able to find the shot early... Thanks Guys!!

[@robertpurkapile952]

Yalls videos are so useful thank you for them and good luck at the next pba stop.