I guess your wondering why I haven't been picking on USBC for all those high scores out there in Reno. I don't think when I post some of my thoughts, that my sole objective is to pick on them. It is more less to point out there stupidity more than anything. I'm only being honest you know.....
The 2011 USBC Open Championship scores may be the highest in the history of the tournament. In the past, there has been some really high scoring Open Championship Tournaments. The first year was 1989, when you saw a big increase of scores mainly because of the new HPL surface that AMF introduced at the tournament. Back then AMF and Brunswick would take turns showcasing there own brand of new equipment and would feature it at the National tournament site. AMF had by far the best synthetic lanes at that time..... it was more durable and was (more scoreable because the surface produced more friction) a no brainer for attractive buyers to put these synthetic lanes into their own centers. That is why in 1989,1991 and 1993 saw a big increase of scores at the National Tournament site. By 1992 most of the bowling ball companies featured their new line of ball called re-active resin..... which would in my opinion ruin the integrity of bowling forever and increase scores even more.
The scores at the National Tournament seem to be even a lot higher the past 5 years. But some people don't understand that there has been some really high scoring years in the past. 1989, saw the scores jump up dramatically like I said earlier. 1991 and 1993 were relatively higher also. 1996 and 2000 the scores saw an increase too. In 2002, the tournament saw a record 64 300 games bowled......
The scores at this years USBC Open Championships Tournament may be the highest of all-time. They may not beat some of the record scores like they have in the past but overall the higher average bowlers are knocking down in general more pins this year. But is increasing the scores better over-all for this tournament. What is USBC's thinking behind this......do they think they can get more bowlers to shoe up. Do they think it will create more press! Will the bowlers be much happier leaving the venue with better bowling scores! The answer is yes.....
I actually have sat back and laughed at some of the bowlers who have spouted off with there comments about USBC and the high scores.....it doesn't matter if it is the Smart Fund, the scores in Reno or other decisions they have made. Some of these bowlers themselves do stupid things also...... like bowl with sandbaggers.....or themselves sandbag to make more money in handicap tournaments.....Hello.... That's wonderful.....I guess they are trying to start their own Smart Fund..... sounds more stupid to me....Lol
Hey people!!!!!! Scores will continue to get higher and there are several reasons why. For you bowlers out there who are dum-dums.....I'll list them for you. 1) Bowling balls... 2) Patterns being posted and practicing on them religiously before you go 3) Kegel and their dropped brush technology......hehehe
I really have to laugh at everyone out in the bowling world......Everyone has been a dum-dum sometime when it comes to the so called sport of bowling. The three reasons I listed above have the same thing in common......they all lack integrity.....Yes that is one answer..... but the answer I'm looking for is Money..... Or greed for money
It isn't all the bowlers fault for this, it started long ago with your governing body allowing first the so called "Cheater Balls" reactive resin.....which resulted in a big financial gain for USBC......Everytime a new bowling ball is made by a company......It is a financial gain for them because they charge the ball companies a fee to approve their equipment......
Patterns being posted.......big reason why the scores have gone up over the years, but what other alternative way do you have. You can't trust a laneman to keep a secret without telling anyone something about the pattern. The only other thing you can do is let everyone know what it is and post it. Either way you go its bad for the sport.... I miss the good old days, just throw the ball and figure things out for yourself, but then again it's a trust issue and it is very difficult to trust anyone involved with this game. Look what it has turned into.....a joke in my opinion......but you have to blame all those over the years who made all those bad decisions....
Now Money......this one has caused so much more harm than good and is the primary reason why the sport of bowling has gone by the way side......Here is a quote that should sum up what is wrong with your governing body....
Desire for money, or greed for money, is a good thing when people play by the rules, and when their desire for money and status results in better ways of doing business and in inventions that help people and that make the world a better place. Desire for money and status is only bad when people do bad things in order to obtain what they desire. And even then, it’s not “greed” that’s really bad, but the person who’s doing the bad things who’s bad.
The goal of a just governing body should not be to punish people for being successful in obtaining money unfairly, but to create rules to ensure that competition for money results in fair competition.
This sums up the sandbaggers around here and how USBC a non profit entity has operated over the years......And if you don't like the high scores in Reno.....don't bowl they are only trying to put money in their pocket......who cares what the bowlers in the organization think.....it doesn't matter....it's greed remember.....Lol
Hey P.S..........Don't forget about all those sandbaggers out there too.....
