let me understand,, if you come into the league with an established 200 average and bowl terrible isn't it hard to change that average? I came in with no average and no card, and after 6 games have a 140.
My first night last Friday I hit the head pin every shot with 95% what you could call pocket hits. I was rewarded with 4 strikes all night. Even my team was laughing.
Good bylaws can help keep sandbagging down a little bit. Best way is banning them.
let me understand,, if you come into the league with an established 200 average and bowl terrible isn't it hard to change that average? I came in with no average and no card, and after 6 games have a 140.
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Not at all. My leagues for example use your book average from that league the year prior (then regular book if you didn't bowl that league) for the first 3 weeks then you go to your current average. It's hurts some and helps some.Originally Posted by LOUVIT
Take me for example... Last year this league was my "experiment" league when I'd get new balls, trying new things ect.. I only booked a 190 in this league so that's what I'm using the first 3 weeks.
First week I went and shot 690. Then this week I shot 715 (w/ a 300) all while getting 27 pins a game... So currently I'm at like 234. Even if I throw horrible next week I'll still likely go into week 4 (when current average starts) losing all handicap since it's based off 220.
Now take the guy who booked 219 last year... If he continues shooting how he has next week, he will go into week 4 around a 170-175 and going from 1 pin of handicap (219 ave) to getting 45ish
In one of my leagues I heard something new in our first night meeting. Your established average after 9 games cannot be more than ten pins lower than your entering (book) average. So in this case, the bowler you mention will be re-rated to a 209 average. Now this past summer I had established a 187 after booking a 203 and they did not re-rate me and I have seen others in similar situations (usually just bad bowling, not bagging). So I'm assuming this is a new rule or one that no one really enforces.
I do like the idea. If someone is capable of averaging 219 over a long winter season, they should not get the handicap of a 170 bowler because of 3 low scoring weeks.
That's something the league would have to vote in. We have a honest league for the most part so we have never even mentioned anything like that but I have heard of leagues putting that in place. The tournament I did weekly over the summer had something like that but your tournament average couldn't fall below your entering average (book Ave)
This week I played the team with the leagues highest average bowler from last year which was 227. This was week 2 in the league this season and he averaged 181. Said point blank he has to get the 10 pin drop.
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Atleast he's honest lol
If your league uses BLS league soft ware the 10 pin drop rule can be put in automatically. Even a 5 pin drop rule.
It also allows you to put in the cushion rule.
At the beginning of the year you take your carry over avg. from the league last year. If you are new to the league you take the highest year book average from the last 3 years.
Say you are a 200 average bowler. you start with 21 games bowled and 4200 pins. Say you bowl 500 the 1st week your average would drop to 195. this continues until you have 21 real games then it is dropped automatically.
You don't get dramatic jumps or drops in avg. and no matter how much you sand bag your too will never go below 190.
I know some were talking about singles leagues but if it is a team league you should only H\C teams not individuals. No cap or number you take your h\c from should be lower than the highest team average. All of these are covered in the BLS program and also in the other major one League sec.
Our mens league has the rule you can not go below 10 pins below your book average from last year. I strongly believe in this rule just for the reason below with the guy that has a 219 book and is bowling in the 170s. That is ridiculous
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