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Lol, do you like arguing for the sake of it? I wonder? I never said the Storm stuff was the strongest or most angular on the market. What is there to not understand that we are talking about entry level equipment that in this case, the Storm Tropical ranges, that have the general characteristic...

Can't dispute your line of thinking there, dependent on where you are likely to bowl and what you need it for. I use it for league and the occasional tournament, ie the last couple of NSW Opens where they have played a short pattern, the urethane has been extremely useful. At the moment, IMHO...

My point exactly, most brands have a fairly decent range of balls where you can pick out the good, some brands dont suit some people so calling a particular brand garbage is just plain rubbish itself, i know the majority of brunswick balls dont suit me, but doesnt mean they dont suit others...

As opposed to any other brand? The Tropicals are quite good entry level balls, strong to their purpose and consistant. If a ball is good, a ball is good, every brand makes good and bad balls along the way. At present Roto Grip and Storm are making more good than bad. Hardly a bad thing IMO ;)

Bluey, I wouldn't be admitting you leave five pins with any of today's equipment lol ;) I have always found I still need some midlane oil to use a urethane ball in the dry, light reactives are the way to go, but I would try and find a strong core, weak cover combo, drilled with a pin closer...

Certainly wasn't saying some bad shots weren't punished, or saying that those guys who finished up in higher positions didn't put in the effort, you can only bowl on the conditions laid out (and this is the problem), but, everyone should really take these scores with a big grain of salt and...

I agree, I just didn't want to say it and be the mean one haha. :p If guys were averaging 230's to high 240's, that is roughly 6-8 strikes a game, every game, with the majority of spares also being converted, which would also mean, that few splits were most likely left and conversions were...

lol, I may as well say it and get in first, the pattern name is surely the biggest understatement of the year :p

I think he has been rooming with Belmo too much and was taking the piss out of Tommy.

This is all dependant on what X is, anything under the higher skilled bowlers average will most likely be in favour of the higher average bowler. As I said before, I bowled a 100% of 200 league a few years ago. Much better for me, if I was playing a 180 avg bowler and mine was around 230 and we...

Divided by the number of spanners in a Sydchrome tool kit ;)

I agree with Robbie on this one, a higher average bowler is more likely to throw a 230-240 game than a 150 avg bowler throwing a 200. I have bowled a variety of leagues with various handicap, but any league where the maximum is below the highest averaging bowler, will generally always favour...

Give Richard over there a call definitely mate, he will be able to hook you up with the latest and greatest Roto Grip ball and anything else from their awesome range and Sam is right, Brando has everything Roto Grip and Storm you can ask for and Richard will be more than happy to get them in for...

Unfortunately here in Newcastle, there really aren't any decent scratch leagues to play in, so I bowl a handicap doubles, where we use 80% of 440 team total to a maximum handicap of 75 per team. There is a scratch singles as a side comp to the league which is just straight points win/loss. And...

Virgin are definitely the worst when it comes to excess baggage, however I have heard they are going to change their policies in line with Jetstar and Qantas. Jetstar, usually the flights are cheap enough, I pay the $40 excess which gives me the choice of 5 balls in a 3 ball roller and 2 ball...

So why not have that thrown in as part of the accomodation package, I think it would bee greatly appreciated. I think the Rachuig guys also received half price or similar off the hotels buffet breakfast, which I thought was alright because every bit helps.

You are probably right Robbie, doubtful that the $96k they would have received would cover their normal 3 weekly intake, but certainly doesn't mean they were losing money aside from the sponsorship dollars. AMF when stumping up the cash certainly have the right to dictate some terms of their...

The food at the RSL was a bit dodgy last year and the staff were ordinary on occasion, aside from that, can't fault the rooms, the food within the motel was nice and the staff friendly at the motel and bowl.

My first year of Rachuig was to travel to Perth 1997, which was a great week, bowled a truckload and over the next few years also bowled Gold Coast, Adelaide, Sydney. I kind of agree, as per Brenton's previous post, if it is decided that the National's event is to be held at a certain...

Their standard room rate is $172/185 a night depending when you book, so dropping it to $160 a night isn't a huge discount, granted it is a little bit, but when you think of their guaranteed accommodation bookings for pretty much a full 3 weeks, ongoing spendings within the club itself ie food...

I mentioned to Dean that perhaps they should butter the Melbourne Cup folk up and swap weekends lol. The heat sucked balls, I certainly didn't enjoy Saturday, but what can you do lol ;) This was a well run tournament, the guys from the tournament team from front to backend staff put in the...

To be fair, the skins have been on for many years, but I would imagine it would be in everyones interests to have them on separate weekends from now on in. Until this tournament came up, I was heading down to the skins one.

I agree Brenton, prize payouts have been similar since I started my journey into Adult tournaments, yet over the last 18 years, since my first tournie, the entry fees have doubled if not tripled. I don't mind this entry fee being a touch higher than normal, as I said, the payout is well over...

I agree, I don't see how almost 30 bowlers when all said and done, will have pulled out after initially saying they were bowling. A lot of last minute dropouts, everyone can't be washing their hair this weekend surely. You might expect a few dropouts due to last minute stuff, but 20-30 over the...

I have also had the luxury of doing this for a lot longer too, but did spend a lot of time practicing before I moved down here, as Batesy at Caboolture knew how to look after his league bowlers or those he felt genuinely could benefit from his help. Can't thank him enough, but I was afforded the...