Hey Michael,
Great idea mate, i have been thinking about a Sport series in S.A. for a while now and here are my thoughts.......
1. I believe that 4-5 comps a year would be plenty if you want to attract the majority of bowlers (taking into consideration Rachuig,Youth Team,Shield as well as local tournies and interstate tournaments!)
2. We should take a leaf from the other States and create a South Australian Sport Series and bowl on the PBA Patterns.
3. The entry fees should be as low as possible and pay down as far as feasable..(not easy)
4. Working on a entry fee of $90 and 8 games straight up (and hopefully a good game rate from the centres, bowling on Sunday mornings)....heres 2 payout formats...one for 36 bowlers and one for 48 bowlers,
48 bowlers…………………………36 bowlers
1...$350………………………………1...$300
2...$255………………………………2...$215
3...$200………………………………3...$170
4...$180………………………………4...$150
5...$165………………………………5...$140
6...$155………………………………6...$130
7...$140………………………………7...$120
8...$130………………………………8...$110
9...$120………………………………9...$100
10.$105……………………………..10...$90
11....$95…………………………….11...$70
12...$90………………………………12...$65
13...$75………………………………13...$60
14...$70………………………………14...$55
15...$65………………………………15...$50
16...$60………………………………16...$45
17...$55………………………………17...$40
18...$50.…………………………….18...$35
19...$45
20...$40
21...$40
22...$35
23...$35
24...$35
So as you can see....I have tried to formulate it at 2:1 payout and hopefully this will attract more bowlers to come and have a go.
I have already been in contact with Andrew Cherret from BOWLERS BASEMENT and he is quite happy to sponsor a series in S.A. with the help of EBONITE Bowling products.
If anyone has any thoughts, it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Paul Kanafa.