Bowling lanes are oiled, but in this simulation, a 'flat oil pattern' in which oil is evenly applied over a 40-foot (about 12.2 m) length and a 'short oil pattern' in which oil is unevenly applied ...

“In competitive bowling, oil is applied to the lanes in patterns specifically designed to create challenging friction profiles,” they noted, examining the conditions of oil patterns used in ...

The resulting equations take into account such factors as the composition and resulting pattern of the oil used on bowling lanes, as well as the inevitable asymmetries of bowling balls and player ...

The researchers also paid particular attention to the impact of oil patterns on strike chance. “In competitive bowling, oil is applied to the lanes in patterns specifically designed to create ch ...