I am missing something. Where am I supposed to bowl? I know that no one is near me, but I am not sure where the draws are listed? I will go this week to bowl my 3 games, just need to know where to go.
Wait I am confused. Everyone gets 1 game of practice. Easy enough.
So it shouldn't matter if there was 1 person or 100 people. You each pay for your own 4 games. So on the scoreboard it would be like this:
Aslan
MWhite
Zdawg
Mudpuppy
So we each bowl our own 10 frames each game, right? Just like in a league.
I mean the other option is to see if the center can give 10 minutes of practice - a lot of houses I go to around here do that anyways whether it is open bowling or league bowling. Once you throw the first ball the timer starts. But in this scenario you get back to disadvantage if it is more than 1 person.
I am missing something. Where am I supposed to bowl? I know that no one is near me, but I am not sure where the draws are listed? I will go this week to bowl my 3 games, just need to know where to go.
Nevermind, I skipped over it too quickly. So I just need to go to 1000 Oaks before the end of the month and bowl 3 games, get the printout, and post it or email to Aslan? Is there anything extra that needs to be done?
Well me and Jerall went to Green Country Lanes in Muskogee. Which is where I was drawn to go. We were going to go to Wagoner Bowl which is where he was drawn for. We called and could not get a answer looked at thier facebook page and I am not sure they even have leagues. So we went with my draw and that was a pretty good decision. Lanes were pretty fresh heavy oil and a pretty good shot. Last game there was a little bit of carrydown that was affecting me but it was a nice shot. It was my first time in that bowling alley I know he bowled a 9 pin no tap tourney there last summer.
We split the first game (practice game) and we have everything on video.
I think that if Wagoner get drawn again it should be removed from the list due to thier wierd hours and only having glow bowl.
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Yes that is correct and I am not aware of anything else having to be done. Somehow I missed you on the participant list but I see Aslan did not (too many posts not enough cliff notes for me). But yes you are on there so you can bowl 1 practice game, 3 games for scoring, get a printout and email to Aslan.Originally Posted by J-Dilly
This thread will be used to list participants (updated as people join), averages & who / where you bowl, once available and general information. Please save discussion, general comments, etc. for the discussion thread: http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...m-Virtual-Tour!!!
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Aslan
Zdawg
Mike White
Bunny
Michigan
Mudpuppy
Ohio
Noeymc
Connecticut
J Anderson
Texas
vdubtx
Jdilly
Oklahoma
tccstudent
Jeral999ok
Arizona
classygranny
Kansas
tr33frog
Illinois
Stormed1
To join you can sign up here: http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...791#post104791
General Information
Okay folks!!! I had a small invitational with a couple other Bowlingboard.com members earlier this month and we then had ideas floating around about a more inclusive tournament format. Bowlingboards.com thought it was a great idea (I wasn't so sure) and is offering a $25 gift certificate to the winner of Season 1.
Below is the tournament format followed by details in how to sign up and participate.
REGISTRATION IS EASY!!!
STEP 1: Simply post HERE between 3/25 and 4/9 indicating that you would like to participate.
STEP 2: If you have a USBC ID number, post it along with your indication that you'd like to participate so your starting average can be validated.
STEP 3: IF you have a USBC ID but no established average on Bowl.com as of yet…you'll need to e-mail me a scan of your league sheet from March 2014 or give me the link to your scoresheet if it's on league secretary or something like that.
STEP 4: List your home city, county, and state (where you reside) and the centers you've played in leagues at (sanctioned and non-sanctioned) during 2013 and 2014.
EMail: aslan_supreme@yahoo.com (It's an "L", I'm not asian)
FORMAT (How does the tournament work?)
Once we have the participants, I will list everyone's starting averages. No validation (USBC #, league sheet, etc..) = you bowl scratch.
I will then draw names out of a hat to pair up you with another participant for that month.
You will then have the REST OF APRIL to meet up with one or more bowling board.com users within 110 miles of you and bowl at a center that will be selected for you at random (chosen within 45 miles radius of your location). You will get a different center/alley each month of the tour. If you live in a remote area where alleys are scarce, you may have to bowl at the same center more than once. You will bowl 3 games, get a print out of the scores, and e-mail them to me BEFORE the end of April.
RULES:
- USBC rules apply.
- No charge - you pay your own bowling fees to the alley you bowl at
- THREE games…not best of 9, not best of 12. Cheaters make Aslan very upset…and Iceman even MORE upset…if you need to cheat at an online tournament then save the bowling money and spend it on therapy.
- You MAY bowl 1 game as a "warm-up". 5 frames each if it's a pair of you…3 frames each if it's a threesome. More than 3 players may bowl 1 warm-up game per 3 players, 2 games per 4-6 players, 3 games per 7-9 players, etc…
SCORING:
- HANDICAP TOUR. Handicap is 90% of 220. (220 - your average) * 90%. 220 averages and higher bowl scratch.
- Your average (and thus handicap) changes EACH WEEK. It's a TOUR…which means for the months of April through September…it is a VIRTUAL LEAGUE where your average goes up and down (just like a league).
- You will get POINTS for each win against your pre-selected bowling opponent each game and overall handicap series. 4 points per month at stake.
- At the end of SEPTEMBER….the top half of the participants (minus 3) will compete in a single elimination virtual tournament similar to March Madness style single elimination.
- Regardless of point totals, the participant(s) with the:
- most games bowled above average.
- most improved average.
- highest scratch pinball.
will receive automatic bids to the tournament. If there is a tie or one of those participants already makes the cut, we'll just continue down the points list to fill the last 3 spots.
- Seeding in the tournament will be based on points: most points plays least points (of those that make the cut), etc…
OTHER IMPORTANT RULES/NOTES:
- IF you don't play one month, you forfeit all 4 points to the chosen opponent.
- IF you bowl in a center where you are in a league, you lose 10 pins per game of handicap.
- YOU MUST bowl against another BB user so you can validate each other's scores. BUT…if you don't live within 110 miles of another participant…that restriction is waived and you are on your honor.
- If there is some "issue" with meeting another user or an "issue" with the center chosen/assigned…email me and we'll work something out.
- All disputes will be handled by an independent 3-person committee of zdawg, noeymc, and Mudpuppy. Their majority decision is final.
Tournament WINNER receives a $25 gift certificate from bowling boards.com and a custom wood plaque. If 20 people join another $25 gift certificate will be added.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Last edited by Mudpuppy; 04-22-2014 at 02:10 PM.
Forgot Stormed1.
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Mudpuppy-
Can you do me a favor and add the following links to the other pages in your first post?
It takes me forever to bop between virtual tour threads by having to search for them and since we're up to about 5 now, it might help people to find what they are looking for.
General Information: Rules, Participant List, etc... Also the thread where at the beginning of each month, pairings will be listed, opponents will be listed, and your assigned center will be listed. So bookmark THIS one! (this thread)
Tour Sign-Up Thread: For those that would like to jump in late to the Tour. Tour entry is open until September 30th (however chances of winning get lesser and lesser the longer you wait to enter).
Tour Center Selection Thread: This is where participants go to select the SIX centers where their assigned center will be chosen randomly from. This thread was added when we abandoned the April format of random centers being selected from larger lists. Once you (participant) have gone here and selected your centers, you won't need to really go to this thread again.
Virtual Tour Standings: Results and Standings updated as the Tour progresses.
Virtual Tour Discussion Page: To discuss the 1 million different facets of this innovative Tour. Everything from claiming it's completely unfair and MWhite is getting screwed to talk about the gift certificate and wooden sign that can be won...to just the usual trash talking...to actual important stuff where people are pointing out legitimate concerns/issues.
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Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181
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