Cheetah

Length: 35 feet

A cheetah may look harmless, but this speedster has a dangerous side. So does this pattern - with a fast scoring pace and play near the gutter, there's no room for error.

Cheetah measures 35 feet in length and is the shortest of the five patterns. Sometimes used on lane surfaces that are well worn, it tries to maximize the area on the lane with less wear, which is usually extremely close to the gutter. Because of this, players tend to migrate toward those spots to take advantage of the more pristine surface areas. The cheetah is exciting for its ability to allow players to make "risk-reward" decisions based on playing near the gutter. The scoring pace is normally medium to high for this pattern.

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Champions on Cheetah include:

• Tommy Jones (Geico Classic - West Babylon, NY)
• Wes Malott (Lumber Liquidators Earl Anthony Medford Classic - Medford, OR)
• Walter Ray Williams Jr (Great Lakes Classic - Wyoming, MI)
• Mike Mineman (Bayer Classic - Parkersburg, WV)
• Tony Reyes (Motor City Classic - Taylor, MI)
• Tommy Jones (PBA Tulsa Championship - Tulsa, OK)
• Brian Voss (PBA Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic - Trussville, AL)
• Doug Kent (PBA GEICO Classic - Cheektowaga, NY)
• Sean Rash (Beltway Classic - Baltimore, MD)