That is not a perception.....that is the truth. The By Law for negative handicap was added because of one Sub that lit up a couple of teams while subbing. The PBA member that the league was trying to prevent from hurting them wont sub in the league anymore anyway. Now its effecting a regular team member whos average is above 220. I see both sides of the issue, yes, the higher avg. bowler could just go bowl somewhere else except their are no scratch leagues. The mens league uses no negative handicap and 90% of 225. Or just accept his negative handicap and keep bowling in this league.
Since I have never encountered this I was hoping for this kind of conversation. My first thought was it was penalizing a bowler for being good. I think to a degree it still is, but as you folks have pointed out, their is more than one way to look at it. And if the league wants to discuss it, their are several ways to handle it.
All input and thoughts are appreciated.
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