BowlingBoards Virtual Tour 2014 Standings

[vdubtx]

Most tournaments wouldn't re-adjust averages...they'd just use the starting/entering average. If you go to USBC Open with a 215 average and in the first round bowl a 435 series...is your average going into the 2nd round a 215 or a 145?? This "Tour" is too short to use standard averaging. It's more like a tournament where you'd use the entering average for all games bowled. I decided to invent my own way, a hybrid if you will, because I didn't want anyone married to a high average but get center draws where they simply couldn't compete.

Take me for example...I am pretty sure I'm a better bowler than a 156 average...so keeping that would have been beneficial. However...I also know my average is 10-20 pins lower on synthetics...so using that average may also hurt me. By keeping it...but also adjusting it each week based on performance at varying centers...it creates a "best of both worlds" type of scenario.

Just because something is "new" doesn't mean it's wrong. I'm not trying to invent a square wheel. I'm trying to invent a rounder wheel.

Apples vs. Oranges.

USBC Open is conducted in a (mostly) 2 day window when all events are scored and averages only make difference in what classification you fall in. Using the entering average as part of the equation with actual scores bowled is pretty much bassackwards. My last $.02 on it as I don't want to be labeled the new Mike White.

[Mudpuppy]

Tourney is a bad example - that is using scratch scores so average doesn't really matter.

[Aslan]

Tourney is a bad example - that is using scratch scores so average doesn't really matter.

Well thats true.

My point stays the same though. If you enter a smaller tournament…your division depends on your book average. If it's a multi-round tournament…they don't re-calculate your average and put you in a different division because of how you rolled in the 1st round.

That was my point.

[J-Dilly]

My bad on missing the first round. I will definitely bowl next round

[Aslan]

My bad on missing the first round. I will definitely bowl next round

You better. Or everyone will hate you. <------peer pressure.

[J-Dilly]

Duly noted

[Mudpuppy]

My bad on missing the first round. I will definitely bowl next round

No big deal - life happens. This tourney is supposed to be as flexible as possible to help alleviate most of life's headaches, etc. But not 100%. But the beauty is that even though you missed round 1 you are still able to bowl round 2 and you are still in the running at this point.

[J-Dilly]

Where is the 2nd round posted? I want to make sure I get my scores done and submitted this month

[vdubtx]

Where is the 2nd round posted? I want to make sure I get my scores done and submitted this month

LINK

Go to last post of Page 5.

[Hampe]

I will play around with it a bit. I think I can make it more readable. That was a first run quick go at it. Question: How did you figure averages for month 2?

That's why you guys should use google spreadsheet instead of excel screenshots

https://docs.google.com/

You can give Aslan write privileges using his Email address and you can both enter scores / edit the layout, then give everyone else just read access. I'm guessing google docs isn't blocked by Aslan's IT security.