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12-19-2012 , 06:59 PM

#976

pokerpipes

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 507

bowled like ****. 627. i used all my run good last month.

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12-19-2012 , 11:06 PM

#977

yeotaJMU

Shines ELIte's Shoes

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22,410

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Originally Posted by yeotaJMU

This week is our bowling Xmas potluck where everyone brings food, which usually causes most people to suck since they are focused on eating.

Works for me because I wont be eating much.

Really hit a better groove last week so looking to put up some good scores.

Kinda disappointed because I missed waaay too many single pins. Two 7 pins, two 10 pins, couple 6-10s.

Still shot 172/181/211 on a 176 avg. Team lost all but one though.

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12-20-2012 , 12:54 AM

#978

ham on rye

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,559

side note: i hate bowling potlucks and end of year banquets. most places i've bowled it's a total rip off. my current league, they do a 50-50 all year and then the league secretary (who is married to the owner) makes like three plates of soggy roast beef and you get free pitchers of soda from the bar and they keep the money. f that

seems like there is no prize money in any of these gd leagues anymore either.

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12-20-2012 , 01:18 AM

#979

yeotaJMU

Shines ELIte's Shoes

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22,410

hah yeah, the team that won our league last year (we got 2nd) was named "Prize Fund Sucks" because our dumb league always votes to like evenly distribute money, so the only teams out of like 36 that actually make a profit are the top 3.

our 50/50 was split between 2 winners tonight but we usually get a pretty good spread of food, though the vast majority is brought by the league members.

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12-20-2012 , 02:20 AM

#980

Run Ricky Run

banned

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,857

It is stupid how the prize is voted on after the league has started. one summer league, the last place team got $360, which meant that out of the $9.60/player they put in to the prize fund each week, they got back $7.50 of it. My team name that year was Bowling for pennies.

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12-20-2012 , 02:21 AM

#981

ham on rye

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,559

it's not even the flat prize funds, in my league i think first (per half) for a three man team is like 200 bucks, and we pay 18 a week. sweep both halves and you don't even come out ahead. total rip off.

ugh posting in this thread is making me realize how much i hate the house i bowl in. i'm looking for a new league next season. wish i could bowl more than 1 night a week.

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12-20-2012 , 02:24 AM

#982

Run Ricky Run

banned

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,857

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Originally Posted by ham on rye

How much actually goes to the prize fund? We pay $18 in our league. 10.05/house, .40 sec. and 7.55 to the PF. The house fees goes up every year or 2, but the bowling fee doesn't so it keeps eating into the prize fund.

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12-20-2012 , 02:53 AM

#983

ham on rye

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,559

yeah i dunno exactly but it's in the same ballpark, 7 or 8 bucks.

i just remember bowling scratch leagues 10 years ago where first place was a pile of money. you'd make back your whole 20 bucks a week and then some. plus brackets and pots every week. sigh. those were the days.

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12-20-2012 , 07:07 PM

#984

dbcooper279

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,678

225 251 208 on Tuesday house shot. My 5 man team shot 1141 scratch the second game. Lost the other two, both by ~30 pins each.

Most house leagues where I live have rather flat payouts at the end of the year. Even in big league (12+ teams), the first place team won't get much more than 75% of their money back.

There are some "big money" leagues, but those are dominated by house shot pros who only bowl on easy shots in houses they know they can bowl in. No respect for chumps like that.

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12-21-2012 , 12:33 AM

#985

dbcooper279

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,678

539 on the 2012 European Men's Championship pattern (44ft, lower volume). 191, 158, 190. Left 5 splits, missed two single pins. Okay night, other than the middle game.

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12-21-2012 , 03:36 PM

#986

cha59

ARTist

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,272

193 206 182 = 581 @ Classic - avg 196 meh.

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12-21-2012 , 03:52 PM

#987

pokerpipes

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 507

had my first good set in a few just bowling pot games, 1044 for 4. 248 278 240 278.

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12-21-2012 , 03:53 PM

#988

cha59

ARTist

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,272

783 equivalent for 3 games - that's awesome!

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12-21-2012 , 03:59 PM

#989

pokerpipes

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 507

thanks. the 4 high game pots were 269 278 268 278. not easy to win a pot.

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12-21-2012 , 07:16 PM

#990

Dyonysus

adept

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 897

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Originally Posted by pokerpipes

had my first good set in a few just bowling pot games, 1044 for 4. 248 278 240 278.

That's some nice bowling pipes, you beat my groups all time high game twice and second best every game lol.

I didn't get a chance this week to pick up a spare ball, but I'm here to post for some run-good tonight. I see it's worked for others, maybe I can crack 200 a couple more times.

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12-21-2012 , 09:35 PM

#991

pokerpipes

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 507

thanks, man.

im posting for some run good too! ive had a few bad league outings lately. we have already won the 1st half but we bowl position round tonight, were up by like 11 points in a 7 point a week league. i want high average of this house this year.

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12-22-2012 , 01:19 AM

#992

B00T

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,246

227-277-246 750 Thurs night. Back up to 240 for the year. 15 weeks down, 21 to go!

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12-22-2012 , 01:52 AM

#993

cha59

ARTist

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,272

nice!

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12-22-2012 , 03:05 AM

#994

pokerpipes

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 507

chit for me, 640 with a 268 the 1st game. my wife shot her 1st 600 tonight though. 604.

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12-25-2012 , 11:45 PM

#995

ham on rye

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,559

up 6 going into position round this week. just need one game to clinch the half.

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12-26-2012 , 05:16 PM

#996

Mother Mucker

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,772

You guys are beasts....nice job.

I had a 300 game back when I was 17 and averaging 200 but I suck now. I'm currently averaging about 170 on a THS.

Anyway, anyone see the Storm Hy-Road first hand? My Anaconda is on it's last legs and I need a new ball. I prefer reactive pearls. Thanks.