AMF ILLAWARRA CHRISTMAS FUN TOURNAMENT

Rowey the li'l lefty

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2012 AMF ILLAWARRA CHRISTMAS FUN TOURNAMENT

This year, I am trying to organise 3 mini-tournaments to bowl for anybody who is interested. They are all designed as a bit of fun and they all offer very unique formats. You have the option of entering all 3 tournaments or only 1 or 2 of them. You just have to let me know what you would be interested in :)

1) 2-GAME FUN TOURNAMENT

TIME: 10 AM CHECK-IN FOR A 10:30 AM START

COST: $18.00

FORMAT: Bowlers will bowl 2 games with varying formats. Game 1 will be a normal, open play game. Game 2 will be 9 no-tap. The person who manages to bowl the highest 2-game total including handicap (80% of 200) will be declared the winner of this events. (NOTE: Averages for handicaps must be your highest average from an established league and as of November 30th, 2012; no minuses will be in place for this tournament, so bowlers averaging over 200 will have a 0 handicap). In the event of a tie for 1st place, a one-ball roll-off will be used until the tie is broken in order to determine the winner.

PRIZE FUND (Based on 20 people)

1st: $80.00
2nd: $40.00
3rd: $20.00

2) ROWEY'S TRICKSHOT CHALLENGE

TIME: 11:30 AM CHECK-IN FOR A 12 PM START

COST: $11.00

FORMAT: I have designed 10 trickshots for this event, as well as a points system. All bowlers have to attempt 5 trickshots from the list of 10. You can only attempt each trickshot once. NOTE: Bonus points are available for one of the trickshots. The winner of this event will be the person who manages to get the most trickshot points. In the event of a tie for this events, a trickshot roll-off will be used until a winner is determined. The winner of this event takes home all of the money, so it is important to choose wisely when picking which trickshots to attempt. The list of trickshots are as follows:

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10) TOWEL SHOT - Bowlers attempt to bowl by holding a bowling ball in a towel and rolling it out of the towel in order to get a strike) - 100 points for successful conversion

NOTE: All other trickshots to be announced today

PRIZEFUND: 1st Place (Based on 10 bowlers): $55.00

3) ROWEY'S MINI-ELIMINATOR

TIME: 12:30 PM CHECK-IN FOR A 1 PM START

COST: $11.00

FORMAT: The name of the game is simple: bowl the highest ball out of everybody else to stay in the game. If you match the highest ball bowled, you also stay in the game. The winner of this game will be the person who manages to survive until the very end. The winner of this game will also take home all the money, so it's an all-in shootout!

PRIZEFUND: 1st Place (Based on 20 bowlers): $110.00

ENTRY FORM (Please copy and paste this via inbox to me or obtain an entry form from AMF Illawarra):

NAME:
PHONE NO:
E-MAIL:
LEAGUE:
CENTRE:
AVERAGE (highest as at November 2012):

The following section is to select which of the tournaments you would like to participate in. If you would like to participate in all 3, just put a 'Yes' next to all events. If participating if only one or some of them, put a 'Yes' next to which events you would like to enter.

1) 2-GAME FUN TOURNAMENT - $18 pp (YES/NO):
2) ROWEY'S TRICKSHOT CHALLENGE - $11 pp (YES/NO):
3) ROWEY'S MINI-ELIMINATOR - $11 pp (YES/NO):
4) ALL-EVENTS - $40 pp (YES/NO):

Thanks everybody and Merry Christmas!

Rowey :)

Please note: Prize funds and prizes are subject to numbers. So, the more people we get, the better the prize fund and prizes will be! Please let anybody from around the Illawarra area know about this new tournament and hope to see you all there!

Cheers,

Rowey :)
 
UPDATE! ROWEY'S TRICKSHOT CHALLENGE: The following list is the list of trickshots and the points available for each if successfully converted:
1) THE 8-BALL - Bowlers attempt to bowl with an 8lb house ball and strike - 10 points for successful conversion
2) MIRROR IMAGE - Bowlers attempt to bowl a strike with their opposite hand - 20 points
3) LOW BALL - Bowlers will attempt to spare the 7 pin and 10 pin only out of a full deck of pins; maximum of 2 shots per attempt; NOTE: BONUS 30 POINTS AVAILABLE FOR SPARING THE 7 PIN AND 10 PIN ONLY OUT OF A FULL DECK ON THE FIRST SHOT - 30 points for successful conversion (+30 bonus points available)
4) THE BELMO - Bowlers attempt to bowl using 2 hands and strike - 40 points for successful conversion
5) TUNNEL BALL SHOT - Bowlers bowl under their legs and attempt to strike - 50 points for successful conversion
6) REVERSE TUNNEL BALL SHOT - Bowlers face their back to the pins and bowl under their legs to try and strike - 60 points for successful conversion
7) SLEEPER STRIKE - Bowlers lie on their stomach on the approach behind the foul line and attempt to push the ball forward to strike - 70 points for successful conversion
8) SOCCER STRIKE - Bowlers stand at the foul line and attempt to roll the ball with their foot to strike - 80 points for successful conversion
9) RAMP SHOT - Bowlers roll a ball down a ball ramp and attempt to strike - 90 points for successful conversion
10) TOWEL SHOT - Bowlers attempt to bowl by holding a bowling ball in a towel and rolling it out of the towel in order to get a strike) - 100 points for successful conversion
 
Two more days to go to let me know if you would like to enter! Got some great prizes on offer on the day including giant lolly jars full of lollies, savoury snack packs, a drink and cooler bag pack, Angry Birds prizes, a giant New Years bag of goodies and more! So come along everybody and have some fun before Chrissy :)
 
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