The phrase "a patchy form of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is inconsistent, incomplete, or uneven in quality or coverage.
Example: "The report provided a patchy form of information, leaving out several key details that were crucial for understanding the overall situation."
Alternatives: "an incomplete version of" or "a sporadic type of".
The patchy form of Contador and Nibali, combined with the stranglehold in which Sky quickly grabbed the race, made it something of a no-contest.
Despite their own patchy form of late Jay Heaps' team remain one of the best in the league right now, with New England's quality shining through in the two goals from Teal Bunbury and especially Diego Fagundez, whose stunning freekick strike capped a frenetic opening 40 minute spell.
In contrast, TP25.99 revealed a patchy pattern of immunoreactivity in V1 of enucleated animals.
The 2012 13 season was blighted by injuries and patchy form: after opening the season with three wins and briefly heading the table, United lost their next six games, a pattern of inconsistency that was to continue throughout the season.
He ended a patchy run of form with 105 in a tight run chase against Bangladesh, then shattered Chris Gayle's record for the highest World Cup score with an astonishing 237 not out in the quarter-final victory over West Indies.
Injuries, patchy form and a struggle to adapt to the Premier League have affected all at some point.
Typical, though, of Williams's patchy form was her start to the seventh game, a pumped-up ace followed by the limpest of double faults.
Last season's beaten play-off finalists won three out of three at the start of the current campaign to establish themselves as the early pacesetters, only for patchy form thereafter and the managerial departures of Ian Holloway and Michael Appleton to all but end their promotion ambitions.
Director Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young Victoria, CRAZY) has patchy form but could scrape a nom.
Despite taking five wickets on his Test debut in 2003, Anderson's patchy form meant he was in and out of the England side as coaches tried to tinker with his action.
