Who said anything about having fun, I just said MOST of them just want to enjoy themselves............it is amazing how words get twisted.............
I take it theres nothing exciting to comment on in the Adult section, so you are on here to share the wealth of knowledge.........and lecture the older inexperience about ball selection and lane patterns..........
Terry (not included in that group), you and a few including myself dont care most of the time what patterns are thrown at us, but there are those that just want to bowl and they walk out feeling much better throwing a 200 ave than walking out shooting a 170 ave.
Remove the ranking and national team selection...........well why ?.......ranking side make no difference be cause you all bowl on the same condition, whether its hard or easy.....as as for national selection, we all know there was probably a better way of doing it.............cause we all know the adult way has been so perfect over the 40 years I have seen..........
Without all the bull**** that goes on these days and the delcine in adult numbers since the 80's, I would still rather have 100 bowlers wanting to bowl on a easier condition than only 50 bowlers turn up on a tougher pattern.
Valid points Tony, I think I have alluded to something similar but in regards to juniors and the type of patterns they are playing on in some tournaments.
I guess the guys that bowl Seniors can look at it a few ways, never going to please every body, but personally, I would envisage easier conditions than general open adult tournaments should be the norm as things need to be taken into account.
These things include age (not being ageist), knowledge and ability.
Age comes down to those guys and girls getting on in years, who have spent years in the bowling game, when it comes to shorter patterns, or any pattern where speed makes a difference, why submit them to something like that. Knowledge, some people just like to bowl and not worry about the science, its fair enough, and ability, most of the guys that are leading the rankings have been doing it for years before and will probably do it for years to come, however, spare a thought for those guys that used to be in and around the bubble at tournaments on tougher conditions, they are now eligible for playing seniors on what they perceive to be slightly easier conditions, do you think that would influence their decision to enter? I reckon so.
It is almost the same as what I feel should be done for juniors, sure have the tougher sport patterns, but only to a degree. In my opinion, especially for juniors, there is no point dumping them into a tough as hell pattern (last years nationals come to mind) as most don't have the knowledge, training or experience to deal with it (same 3 reasons above). My belief is that if you want to look at the laying different patterns to see who can bowl and be successful bowling different areas of lane, by all means lay conditions that dictate a type of shot should be played, but back off the severity until they become accustomed and experience in it.