Would you bowl in a league like this?

**billf** · 03-21-2013, 07:53 PM

I don't know where in Central Ohio you're at but I would tavel to this league as long as I could make it from work in time. Of course I would still bowl as many leagues as I possibly could.

**swingset** · 03-21-2013, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by billf

I don't know where in Central Ohio you're at but I would tavel to this league as long as I could make it from work in time. Of course I would still bowl as many leagues as I possibly could.

I'm near Newark/Heath...Park Lanes in Heath would be my preferred house to put this league together, but I guess there are other local houses too...so that's up for grabs. I am gonna get it going tho, got a few interested guys already from my winter league.

I had a good talk with a guy I respect and has done a bunch of leagues, and he had some really good ideas about how to do the payouts to make it more competitive without scaring off new or mid-handicap bowlers. He had a cool idea of scrapping the randomness of the 2 scotch doubles payouts and making the 3 doubles games USBC scratch, but the scores of those leagues also determine a handicap which is applied to the scotch double part.

Then, the scotch doubles winners get a payout. Handicap bowlers can still cash, especially if paired with a better scratch guy...so there's motivation to do well, but someone won't be deflated if they get saddled with a high-handicap bowler. Since it's the fun portion but still has a carrot to chase it would make the whole thing competitive but not intimidating.

I think splitting winnings between league-end on the scratch side, and then nightly on the doubles/handicap would be a great balance.