Every bowling lane, including the one in your neighborhood alley, is coated with an oil pattern to protect the wood.

The bowling form has a big influence on the score, but on the other hand there is a "pattern" that is not visible in the lane of the bowling, and there is a big difference depending on whether you ...

To keep bowling competitive, some bowling alleys such as the NRV Superbowl change the lane oil patterns on a regular basis to give different bowling balls and rolling styles a shot.

On the PBA Tour, a designated lane maintenance team applies the oil in different invisible patterns, intended to affect the difficulty of the game.

Waldy Diez says bowling requires some skill and there is much more to the game than just throwing the ball down the lane. Oil patterns of the lanes, time of day and type of ball all factor into ...

After six years of using the Allen oil pattern for regional and state competitions, the Michigan High School Athletic Association decided to switch to the Phantom oil pattern for the 2022 bowling ...

“It’s friction–how the bowling balls traveling through the lanes deplete the oil and changes the unseen oil pattern.

The NCAA Women’s Bowling Committee proposed to change the parameters for oil ratio application for the 2016-17 season.

MUSKEGON – Nobody seemed to be a fan of the oil pattern at Northway Lanes during the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association bowling tournament Wednesday. Those who adapted best, however, were ...