Aslan
05-08-2019, 11:59 AM
And before you look for the poll to vote on or just answer with a snarky "Yes, absolutely you should."... :mad:
...the question is related to scratch bowling.
See, I swore I wouldn't bowl in a scratch league again until I got to a certain level...which I haven't achieved yet...that being a sanctioned average of at least 202 in one league.
But, it turns out summer bowling isn't as popular in Iowa as it is in California...most bowlers take the summer off to golf or farm or ride bicycles or do whatever. So, sanctioned leagues are few and far between (as illustrated below):
First center I called: No sanctioned leagues over summer except some average establishing nonsense league.
Second center I called: No sanctioned leagues over the summer.
Third center I called: Two scratch trios leagues that are sanctioned and a Team USA experience (sport/challenge shot) league.
Fourth center I called: One scratch trios league that is sanctioned
Fifth center I called: No sanctioned leagues in the summer...a couple that 'might' vote to be sanctioned...but probably not.
Sixth center I called: No sanctioned leagues in the summer.
Seventh center I didn't bother calling because I could tell from their website they weren't gonna have a sanctioned league.
So, it appeared that my only options were one of three scratch trios leagues. Thus far, I've started off doing fairly well...but I also kinda lucked out in that this is the least talented of the 3 scratch leagues...only 5 teams...only 3-5 decent bowlers out of 15.
And THAT leads to my dilemma:
Tonight...I am scheduled to face off against the bowler with the lowest average in the league. I'll be putting my inflated 193 average up against her 132 average. In a handicap league, I'd be in trouble. But tonight, I'd literally have to throw my worst series since I started bowling in 2013...to stand a chance of losing any of the 4 scratch points.
So, should I feel bad??:(
...the question is related to scratch bowling.
See, I swore I wouldn't bowl in a scratch league again until I got to a certain level...which I haven't achieved yet...that being a sanctioned average of at least 202 in one league.
But, it turns out summer bowling isn't as popular in Iowa as it is in California...most bowlers take the summer off to golf or farm or ride bicycles or do whatever. So, sanctioned leagues are few and far between (as illustrated below):
First center I called: No sanctioned leagues over summer except some average establishing nonsense league.
Second center I called: No sanctioned leagues over the summer.
Third center I called: Two scratch trios leagues that are sanctioned and a Team USA experience (sport/challenge shot) league.
Fourth center I called: One scratch trios league that is sanctioned
Fifth center I called: No sanctioned leagues in the summer...a couple that 'might' vote to be sanctioned...but probably not.
Sixth center I called: No sanctioned leagues in the summer.
Seventh center I didn't bother calling because I could tell from their website they weren't gonna have a sanctioned league.
So, it appeared that my only options were one of three scratch trios leagues. Thus far, I've started off doing fairly well...but I also kinda lucked out in that this is the least talented of the 3 scratch leagues...only 5 teams...only 3-5 decent bowlers out of 15.
And THAT leads to my dilemma:
Tonight...I am scheduled to face off against the bowler with the lowest average in the league. I'll be putting my inflated 193 average up against her 132 average. In a handicap league, I'd be in trouble. But tonight, I'd literally have to throw my worst series since I started bowling in 2013...to stand a chance of losing any of the 4 scratch points.
So, should I feel bad??:(