2025 PBA Wolf
PBA Animal Patterns
The 2025 PBA Wolf is a brutally flat 34-foot short pattern with a heavy 31.8mL oil volume and an extreme 1.31:1 ratio that punishes angular play and demands precision line bowling. The forward-heavy oil distribution (18.37mL vs 13.41mL reverse) creates minimal visual transition across 690 boards, forcing bowlers to navigate a compressed oil pattern where small adjustments in speed, rev rate, or axis rotation produce dramatic backend reactions. This layout heavily favors controlled, stroking styles with modern equipment that can read the flatter midlane and find continuous backends without overplaying angles: power players will struggle with the lack of margin for error on such a short, volumetric pattern.
• Multi-Pump
• Variable Buff
Board-by-Board Volume
Forward Loads Data
| # | Start | Stop | Load | Mics | Speed | T.Oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 5,550 |
| 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 1,750 |
| 3 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 3,060 |
| 4 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 2,970 |
| 5 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 2,560 |
| 6 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 2,480 |
| 7 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
Reverse Loads Data
| # | Start | Stop | Load | Mics | Speed | T.Oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 3,360 |
| 3 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 2,790 |
| 4 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 3,300 |
| 5 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 55 | 14 | 3,960 |
| 6 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 0 |
Pattern data provided by Kegel