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E.J. Tackett leads as low volume 2021 Cheetah pattern rewards power in start of PBA World Series of Bowling XII

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, March 7, 2021 11:00 pm
E.J. Tackett leads as low volume 2021 Cheetah pattern rewards power in start of PBA World Series of Bowling XII
E.J. Tackett. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
As it does most every year, PBA tweaked its lane patterns before the start of 2021. The changes to the Cheetah 35 were among the most notable, as the volume dropped to 20.59 mL, the lowest I can remember the pattern being in years. The pattern has middle-outside track ratios of 1.29-1 on the left and 1.32-1 on the right, with 1-1 ratios for the middle-middle track and middle-inside track, meaning the only shape to the pattern is outside. Coupled with the short distance and you have a mandatory...