Whats your take on regional tournaments?

[kev3inp]

There's nothing wrong with making it through the regionals, or through the yearly qualifier. But the life has to be really hard, especially if you would like to have any social life, and aren't independently wealthy enough to bring friends, family, and girlfriends along. It's expensive. Andres Gomez lives down here and made 46K on the tour in his year. But he had to spend 30K to be out there. It's no way to live for most. Like it's been said, the talent pool is very deep.

[Big_Stroke82]

not sure..ill ask him 2 day..

[onefrombills]

not sure..ill ask him 2 day..

Ok sounds good ....let me know

[JAnderson]

Touring pro< regional pro< house bowler< novice

That's tricky. I don't disagree completely, but there are too many regional card holders out there that hold a card that have never bowled a tournament. Yes it's against the PBA membership rules. No the PBA doesn't enforce those rules because it is a revenue source.

There's some overlap between the top amateurs and the regional pros. The gap between the top regional pros and the top-40 touring pros is much larger than the gap between the top house bowlers and the top-40 regional pros.

like lane courtesy, the pace, the golf course style silence

Good points. I've had some experience with regionals bowling as a guest. You also learn the rules, the pressure of the environment (if you choose to acknowledge it), and how a tournament generally operates. Off the lanes, you learn the cliques, idiosyncrasies, good/bad habits, and personal tendencies of your competitors.