1st Annual Bowlingboards.com Virtual Bowling Tour Participant / General Information

[tr33frog]

Holy.... My choices are drive forever or get shot in the hood. Awesome...

[tr33frog]

Holy.... My choices are drive forever or get shot in the hood. Awesome...

Oh whew, it is by schlitterbahn that is not bad at all. Seems they even lay out USBC tourney patterns on Mondays.

[Mudpuppy]

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!!!

California
Aslan
Zdawg
Mike White
Bunny

Michigan
Mudpuppy

Ohio
Noeymc

Connecticut
J Anderson

Texas
vdubtx

Oklahoma
tccstudent
Jeral999ok (May)

Arizona
classygranny

Kansas
tr33frog

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 Bowl1820, 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!!!

[Mike White]

Oh whew, it is by schlitterbahn

And that is a good thing?

[tccstudent]

Oh whew, it is by schlitterbahn that is not bad at all. Seems they even lay out USBC tourney patterns on Mondays.

Ive been to Schlitterbahn. Schlitterbahn Germany that it.

[Aslan]

Holy.... My choices are drive forever or get shot in the hood. Awesome...

KC Bowl would be eligible for a safety re-draw if you wish. Let me know.

[Aslan]

Pairings and averages have been updated for 2 new contestants. Updated the Oklahoma pairing. Updated Oklahoma centers.

Still need to assign J-Dilly a center; working on it. Complete.

[Jeral999ok]

Thanks Aslan, Mudpuppy and all.

Look forward to it..

Jeral

[tr33frog]

KC Bowl would be eligible for a safety re-draw if you wish. Let me know.

Thanks! I checked it out, it will be just fine. It is near the new good side of KCK. I was afraid it was downtown, lol.

[Stormed1]

can i request a redraw? the only open bowling times are in the evening and my night vision is not good enough to drive unfamiliar country roads at night (I only have 1 eye). and their only daytime availability is while i will be at dialysis.