Poll Time! Yes or No???

[Rowdy]

Here's the ballot you recieve one league night:

All USBC certified leagues will be bowled on a sport shot,NO exeptions!

Vote once.

Yes

No

Thank You for your vote.

Now,how do you vote?

[BubbaRay]

I thnk yes except for the juniopr leagues. the sport shot should be implimented for them slowly. Each week make the pattern just a tad harder. This way they can adjust weekly without to much difficulty untill they reach the full sport pattern. By that time they should be able to play the pattern.

[idlehourlegend]

I say yes without a doubt. Although I agree with Bubba the juniors should be brought up into it slowly to keep there interest. But I would welcome a harder shot with open arms, definately would be a great idea. But you are going to hear a lot of the higher average guys complaining that they dont want to bowl on it cause there precious 230 house shot average is going to drop to 180 because they cant play the same groove they've been playing for 10-15 years.

[Crusher279757]

I say no because the shot on my league is tough enough.

[Rowdy]

Originally Posted by Crusher279757

I say no because the shot on my league is tough enough.

How shortsighted. That's not what the question was.

[slap]

I voted no.

I'm still on the bandwagon for a true tiered system. If everyone was forced onto sport pattern, the amount of b---- and moaning would be a constant distraction.

I want to bowl in leagues with bowlers. People who have a passion for the game, people who are always trying to improve, people who practice when possible. Pay into pots, brackets and side pools. People who look forward to traveling to tournaments. Real bowlers. These are people who would accept the challenge of the sport tier.

[pipes]

I vote yes I have not bowled on a THS except for open bowling since I got back into the game 4 months ago . I started bowling once a week on a Sport Shot Sweeper tourney local here. And when I or IF I join a league it a be a PBA or sport shot league .

No I don't think I am better than some or hell I am not as good a bowler as most of you. but IMHO there is no real challenge to the THS around here . 1 house I know forsure had 4 / 300 games last week . Now that is just not right .

[Crusher279757]

Originally Posted by pipes

I vote yes I have not bowled on a THS except for open bowling since I got back into the game 4 months ago . I started bowling once a week on a Sport Shot Sweeper tourney local here. And when I or IF I join a league it a be a PBA or sport shot league .

No I don't think I am better than some or hell I am not as good a bowler as most of you. but IMHO there is no real challenge to the THS around here . 1 house I know forsure had 4 / 300 games last week . Now that is just not right .

Tonight in my league there were at least 3 300 games shot. One guy almsot had back to back 300s. Threw a 300 in the second game and then a 299 in the third. Had a ringing ten pin to blow the other 300.

[bluerrpilot]

No...Plus economics wont let it happen. there is more work involved that you are unaware of. True sport shots must be certified. In order to certifiy them, tapes must be taken before and after bowling. The machines also run slower on some shots. Which means it could take upwards of an hour or more to oil the lanes. Although this isnt allot of work, it can be very time consuming for the staff and the centers. Which will get passed down the bowlers in higher fees and whatnot. Not all oil machines are even capable of putting down specific patterns. And if a house is going to have to shell out $70k for a machine, you can bet we will pay for it somehow.

[grayfin68]

I'd be in favor of it but I think fewer and fewer centers would bother certifying their leagues if it came down to that. I'm already seeing that with our center because they want to do a Kegel league instead of a PBA Exp league this summer due to not wanting to do tape readings and stuff. So, I'm going to assume other lane managers would take a similar stance.