With thanks
Attributions & Sources
CarryDown is a brand-neutral catalog built on top of data that other people publish first. None of this site would exist without the manufacturers, governing bodies, pattern archivists, retailers, and reviewers below. We credit them all here. Where a source goes quiet, we freeze its data at last-known-good rather than delete it — so the record they helped build stays put.
Oil patterns & lane conditions
- Kegel Pattern Library ↗ Official oil-pattern catalog and KOSI machine files — the backbone of our pattern pages.
- Maverick Bowling — KOSI Archive ↗ Archive of tournament and federation KOSI pattern files.
- PBA — Oil Patterns ↗ PBA Animal, Legend, and regional competition pattern files.
Legality & certification
- United States Bowling Congress (USBC) ↗ Official approved, non-conforming, and ineligible ball lists with approval dates.
- Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) ↗ PBA-certified ball list.
Ball specifications & imagery
Specs, descriptions, and product images come from each manufacturer's own website. All brand names, ball names, and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
- Storm Products ↗ Storm, Roto Grip & 900 Global catalogs
- Roto Grip ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- 900 Global ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Brunswick Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- DV8 Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Radical Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Hammer Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Columbia 300 ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Ebonite ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Track Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Elite Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Motiv Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Swag Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Epic Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- Pyramid Bowling ↗ Ball specs & imagery
- ABS (American Bowling Service) ↗ Ball specs & imagery
Where to buy
Retailer links and availability are sourced from the merchants below. Some links are affiliate links — see our affiliate disclosure in the footer.
Bowler reviews & commentary
- YouTube — bowling reviewers ↗ Independent ball-review channels whose videos power “Word on the Lane.” Thanks to every reviewer who puts in the reps on camera.
Something missing or miscredited? CarryDown is independent and not affiliated with any manufacturer, the USBC, or the PBA. If you publish bowling data and want a correction or a different attribution, we want to get it right.