The Danville Men’s Bowling
Association will be having a meeting on Monday April 22nd at
Spanky’s Banquet hall at 7pm. They will be discussing a slight fee increase to
accommodate new state dues and other issues involving local bowlers. I would
encourage the bowlers to turn out in big numbers.
Remember, the City Senior Tourney is still
scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 27 & 28th. That will be
the last weekend of the month. There are
still openings, and would love to see this tourney packed out. If you are 50
years of age or over, you qualify. This is a handicap tourney, and your last
year’s average will be used to determine how much handicap you will get. 1st
3 games will be bowled at Bulans, with the last 3 being rolled at Lincoln
Lanes. The top 5 bowlers at the end of
play at Lincolns will compete in a step ladder roll off to determine this
year’s champion.
First things first. Looks like our big
bowler this week is Joe Rich. Rich bowls in the Thursday Lutheran League, and
this last week rolled a 286, his highest game ever with 10 strikes in a
row.
Let’s start off with the No Tappers on Monday
Nites. No really outrageous scores this week, but we did have some 50 or more
pins over average. Brock Dieu rolled a 264, 72 pins over his 192 average. John
Nixon, normally averaging a 164, rolled 73 pins over for a 237. Shooting 1 pin
under John was Pam Jones with a 236, 71 pins over her 165 average. 142 average
bowler Leean Palmer rolled 60 over for a 202, while Mallory Buss topped out
with a 192, 62 pins over her 130 average. Karen Hoskins knocked out the 5-7
split.
The
Tuesday Nite Go Getters were looking good on election nite, and we have the
returns. Gary Holycross was the top bowler of the week in that league where he
rolled a 251, 80 pins over his normal 171 average. Harl Miller rolled 61 pins over his 141 norm
to tally a 202. 162 average bowler Tracy Smith rolled 51 pins over to garner a
213. 2nd highest in the league was Joe Blagg, rolling 58 pins over
average for a 232. Bub Tiffin picked up the 5-7, Houston Key slapped out the
5-10, and Jon Castle converted the 2-4-10.
The Senior League reports that
Terry Bell rolled 54 pins over for a 246, while Raymond Berlin topped out with
a 196, 56 over average, and Pam Jeffers, who was substituting for her Mom that
day, rolled a 209, which was 74 pins over her average. She also had a 508
series, which was 103 pins over her normal series average. Shirley Lamm picked
up the 6-7-10, and 4-5-7, while Ernie Harvey corralled the 5-7, and the
3-6-7-10. Not to be left out, Jim Thomas was the split master. He converted not
only the 4-5-7, but the 5-7 twice.
Rule of
the week
Let’s
read what the USBC says about handicapping:
100g/1 What
is a good handicap percentage for a league with members who have a wide range
of averages?
According to Rule 100g, Item 1, the percentage
shall be 100 percent unless otherwise provided by league rules. USBC recommends
using 100 percent handicap because previous studies have shown that higher
handicap percentages help to equalize competition.
100g/2 What
is the most effective system of handicapping?
The individual method is most effective. A scratch
figure should be set higher than any bowler’s average in the league and all
bowlers are handicapped from that figure. For example, if the highest
individual average is 222, the base figure for handicapping could be set at 230
allowing for average improvement, and 100 percent of 230 could be adopted by the
league. The players’ individual handicaps are added together for the team
handicap. With this method, each bowler as well as each team has the benefit of
handicap. When the league awards individuals for high handicap game and high
handicap series, it is simple for the secretary to determine which league
member is in contention because individual handicap is already included.
Thanks
again to the folks who report the scores. Your help is greatly appreciated.
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