Chameleon oil pattern

A Chameleon oil pattern is a pattern of oil on a bowling lane. It is used by the Professional Bowlers Association in tournament play among others.[1]

A typical Chameleon pattern is 43 feet long.[2] It forces players to play in a specific zone on the lane because of the way the oil is layered in "strips". The lane conditions dictate where the bowler should play. This is considered a "retro" approach to pattern designing.

Use of a Chameleon pattern results in a large range of scores (low to high), as does the bowlers' approach to the pattern. No one bowling style is most effective on this type of lane, because there can be multiple starting points that dictate how much the ball will spin, and thus how much curvature its path will have.

This oil pattern is named after the chameleon because like a chameleon, which can change its color repeatedly, so too must a bowler be able to change his style of play.

Tournaments that used this pattern
Tournament Winner
Mixed Doubles Championship - 2009 Norm Duke
Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship Women's Series - 2009 Liz Johnson
Chameleon Championship - 2008 Michael Machuga
Chameleon Championship Women's Series - 2008 Michelle Feldman
Go RVing Classic - 2008 Rhino Page
PBA Exempt Doubles Classic - 2008 Danny Wiseman
Lake County Indiana Classic presented by United Way - 2007 Michael Haugen Jr.
Lake County Indiana Classic Women's Series - 2007 Joy Esterson
Go RVing Classic - 2007 Patrick Allen
H&R Block Classic - 2007 Patrick Allen
Lake County Indiana Classic - 2006 Norm Duke
Great Lakes Classic - 2006 Patrick Allen
Keystone State Championship - 2005 Patrick Allen
Greater Omaha Classic - 2005 Michael Machuga
PBA Banquet Open - 2005 Tommy Jones
PBA GEICO Open - 2005 Mika Koivuniemi
PBA Denver Open - 2004 Tommy Jones
PBA Baby Ruth Real Deal Classic - 2004 Mike Scroggins
PBA Greater Philadelphia Open - 2003 Patrick Allen
PBA Greater Kansas City Classic - 2003 Norm Duke
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References
  1. "PBA Oil Patterns: Chameleon". Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. "PBA Oil Patterns: PBA Tour Chameleon". PBA.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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