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PR8.6
USBCSport
2026 PWBA Bowlers Journal Rockford Open
PR8.6What's this?Designed for: VARIABLE MICROLITER STREAMS | DUAL CONDITIONING TANKS | REVERSE DROP BRUSH
- Distance
- 45 ft
- Volume
- 31.46 mL
- Ratio
- 1.53:1
- Drop brush
- 43 ft
- Forward
- 24.70 mL
- Reverse
- 6.76 mL
- Tanks
- CURVE & ICE
- Pump
- MULTI
Forward loads
| # | Start | Stop | Loads | Mics | Speed | Buff | Tank | Distance | T. oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2L | 2R | 4 | 50 | 18 | 3 | A - CURVE | 0 → 8 | 7,400 |
| 2 | 2L | 4R | 4 | 40 | 18 | 3 | B - ICE | 8 → 18 | 5,600 |
| 3 | 5L | 5R | 3 | 60 | 10 | 3 | A - CURVE | 18 → 22 | 5,580 |
| 4 | 7L | 7R | 2 | 40 | 18 | 3 | B - ICE | 22 → 27 | 2,160 |
| 5 | 2L | 2R | 1 | 40 | 18 | 3 | A - CURVE | 27 → 29 | 1,480 |
| 6 | 5L | 5R | 2 | 40 | 22 | 3 | B - ICE | 29 → 36 | 2,480 |
| 7 | 2L | 2R | 0 | 40 | 14 | 3 | A - CURVE | 36 → 45 | 0 |
| Total | 24,700 µL | ||||||||
Reverse loads
| # | Start | Stop | Loads | Mics | Speed | Buff | Tank | Distance | T. oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2L | 2R | 0 | 40 | 30 | 3 | B - ICE | 43 → 36 | 0 |
| 2 | 15L | 15R | 3 | 40 | 30 | 3 | A - CURVE | 36 → 23 | 1,320 |
| 3 | 5L | 5R | 2 | 40 | 30 | 3 | B - ICE | 23 → 15 | 2,480 |
| 4 | 2L | 2R | 2 | 40 | 30 | 3 | A - CURVE | 15 → 7 | 2,960 |
| 5 | 2L | 2R | 0 | 50 | 10 | 3 | B - ICE | 7 → 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6,760 µL | ||||||||
Pinlocity Rating (PR)
How hard this pattern plays, 1 (a walled house shot) to 10 (long, flat, and heavy). Brutal. Computed from the sheet numbers and the load tables; no opinions involved.
- Ratio 45%9.9Flatter patterns score higher. 10:1 walls score 1, dead flat scores 10.
- Distance 25%7.339 to 41 ft is the playable band; longer and shorter both climb.
- Outside oil 20%7.4Oil on boards 3 to 7 takes away the miss room, measured from the load tables.
- Volume 10%8.120 to 26 mL is typical; heavier or lighter both add difficulty.
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Notes
Kegel Pattern Library: Usbc Patterns / Women's Tour.
Sheet dated 2026-04-30. Pattern data from the Kegel Pattern Library, reproduced with credit to Kegel and USBC.

