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Dead Man's Curve (40 uL)

PR5.8What's this?
Source
Distance
43 ft
Volume
24.48 mL
Ratio
2.89:1
Drop brush
43 ft
Forward
14.04 mL
Reverse
10.44 mL
Tanks
KEGEL
Pump
40µL
020841662483210401L: 0 µL forward1L: 0 µL reverse12L: 280 µL forward2L: 80 µL reverse3L: 280 µL forward3L: 80 µL reverse34L: 280 µL forward4L: 80 µL reverse5L: 280 µL forward5L: 80 µL reverse56L: 280 µL forward6L: 80 µL reverse7L: 280 µL forward7L: 80 µL reverse78L: 280 µL forward8L: 80 µL reverse9L: 280 µL forward9L: 80 µL reverse910L: 280 µL forward10L: 160 µL reverse11L: 320 µL forward11L: 240 µL reverse1112L: 400 µL forward12L: 360 µL reverse13L: 400 µL forward13L: 480 µL reverse1314L: 520 µL forward14L: 480 µL reverse15L: 520 µL forward15L: 520 µL reverse1516L: 520 µL forward16L: 520 µL reverse17L: 520 µL forward17L: 520 µL reverse1718L: 520 µL forward18L: 520 µL reverse19L: 520 µL forward19L: 520 µL reverse1920L: 520 µL forward20L: 520 µL reverse19R: 520 µL forward19R: 520 µL reverse1918R: 520 µL forward18R: 520 µL reverse17R: 520 µL forward17R: 520 µL reverse1716R: 520 µL forward16R: 520 µL reverse15R: 520 µL forward15R: 520 µL reverse1514R: 520 µL forward14R: 480 µL reverse13R: 400 µL forward13R: 480 µL reverse1312R: 400 µL forward12R: 360 µL reverse11R: 320 µL forward11R: 240 µL reverse1110R: 280 µL forward10R: 160 µL reverse9R: 280 µL forward9R: 80 µL reverse98R: 280 µL forward8R: 80 µL reverse7R: 280 µL forward7R: 80 µL reverse76R: 280 µL forward6R: 80 µL reverse5R: 280 µL forward5R: 80 µL reverse54R: 280 µL forward4R: 80 µL reverse3R: 280 µL forward3R: 80 µL reverse32R: 280 µL forward2R: 80 µL reverse1R: 0 µL forward1R: 0 µL reverse1LEFTRIGHTforwardreverse

Forward loads

#StartStopLoadsMicsSpeedBuffTankDistanceT. oil
12L2R340103A - KEGEL0 → 34,440
22L2R440143A - KEGEL3 → 115,920
311L11R140183A - KEGEL11 → 13760
412L12R240183A - KEGEL13 → 181,360
514L14R340183A - KEGEL18 → 261,560
62L2R040223A - KEGEL26 → 330
72L2R040263A - KEGEL33 → 430
Total14,040 µL

Reverse loads

#StartStopLoadsMicsSpeedBuffTankDistanceT. oil
12L2R040303A - KEGEL43 → 320
215L15R140223A - KEGEL32 → 29440
313L13R340183A - KEGEL29 → 211,800
412L12R340143A - KEGEL21 → 152,040
511L11R240143A - KEGEL15 → 121,520
610L10R240103A - KEGEL12 → 91,680
72L2R240103A - KEGEL9 → 62,960
82L2R040103A - KEGEL6 → 00
Total10,440 µL

Pinlocity Rating (PR)

How hard this pattern plays, 1 (a walled house shot) to 10 (long, flat, and heavy). Sport. Computed from the sheet numbers and the load tables; no opinions involved.

PR5.8
  • Ratio 45%6.9Flatter patterns score higher. 10:1 walls score 1, dead flat scores 10.
  • Distance 25%5.639 to 41 ft is the playable band; longer and shorter both climb.
  • Outside oil 20%4.8Oil on boards 3 to 7 takes away the miss room, measured from the load tables.
  • Volume 10%3.920 to 26 mL is typical; heavier or lighter both add difficulty.

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Notes

DEAD MAN'S CURVE - 3043 This 43 foot pattern has more out of bounds than most patterns because of the increased application of conditioner on the forward pass. With a slight increase slope of oil from the 10th board to the 15th board on the return pass, the goal of the player is to target along those boards of extra conditioner without swinging the ball too much towards the outside part of the lane. Players who try to excessively curve the ball with too much speed will find DEAD MAN'S CURVE hazardous to their score. Kegel Pattern Library: Kegel Patterns / Navigation Patterns.

Sheet dated 2021-12-01. Pattern data from the Kegel Pattern Library, reproduced with credit to Kegel.