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I appreciate your comments Steve, as I said, my original post wasn't meant to trample on past reputations etc, however good intentions/integrity or not doesn't mean we can ignore previous issues and you are right, hindsight is great and there are many things that should be learnt/hopefully not...

I think the problem is you are slowly perceived to being much like another serial poor poster on here, where your posts are filled with sarcasm, ignorance, unrelated agendas and a chip filled shoulder. I don't see too much common sense in your posts but more an intent to stir the pot without the...

What is it that you do have an issue with then? It would be seem that you are saying Cara should have been there the whole time or was your original post about something else?

Steve, You know me well enough to know, no slurs on people's reputations were intended so hopefully noone is offended by my post, but more that the focus was that whilst bowling as a sport was flourishing at the time, money was probably not well spent, and was bound to come to a grinding...

Not too bad an idea, keep us posted.

Really? She is supposed to sit around the bowl for 10hrs a day for 3 weeks non stop just talking to bowlers and other associated people. Do you live in the real world? Do you really think this would be a productive way to spend her time as the TBA's CEO? Do you think Jordan should have also been...

I don't disagree with the first part of your post, but with the amount of work Cara has to do and time and effort she puts in across the sport as a whole, it is practically impossible for her to be there for a whole 3 week period of Nationals. She spends half the year doing exactly what you...

I wasn't so much talking about NSW but other states that have zero to bowl in currently like SA and WA. NSW has two sports series, a host of individual tournaments here and there throughout the year, QLD has the Wide Bay series plus bits n pieces, VIC has its own Sports Series and again a few...

As long as AMF are putting up the sponsorship, then we still have a half decent tournament to play in that can represent us on the international stage. And Robbie is right, I would bank on the majority of bowlers being from within NSW that attend. I think that subsidizing bowlers from other...

I would say no, as a majority of all bowlers will have some part of their body going over the foul line at some stage of their delivery, I think the line is there in a much similar purpose to that of a javelin or discus thrower etc. Never bothered to look at the rules and I may sound like an...

I agree Jo, anytime a local tournament folds, it is the tournament bowlers who should shoulder the majority of the blame. The SA Cup used to be an excellent tournament to compete in, when I was bowling, reknowned for the crappiest approaches at Woodville or the sauna at Crossroads, still didnt...

I think the Masters will remain a part of the WBT as long as the WBT exists. They have extended it to 14 events next year, the Masters still included. You can see the release on the Bowling Digital website As for the PBA forum, you are right, it is usualy spent filled with wannabe knobs who...

I find myself agreeing with you, and you are also correct in the generational differences, I always took my hat when going indoors regardless of where I was, always drummed into me as a kid, kind of up there with opening doors etc etc. Personally couldn't care less if someone was wearing hat...

Gagged perhaps? lol It isn't such a bad idea, except that there is no money in Rachuig and they all received appearance fees to bowl the challenge, therefore hardly likely to bowl a teams event for 3 days with no opportunity of reward. I think regardless of whether internationals were...

At least 90 guys, if not a few more, there are only 60 Rachuig bowlers each gender, so maybe 10-15 women outside of Rachuig attempted to qualify, as I doubt all women bowlers that competed in Rachuig would have attempted a masters qualification. I understand the convenience and that the event...

Purely because there is very limited lane availability once Rachuig is on, unless you can hang around each night to get on when the whole house opens up, I know I would personally prefer to bowl 2 full days and a half day of qualifying as opposed to running a chook raffle to get in first for...

The 2nd option is actually the better one for the majority of people who are not involved in Rachuig. It does not require those only travelling to compete in championship events and Masters the need to be there the whole week, whereas the bowlers bowling Rachuig are there the whole week...

Because my friend, I do not wish to watch you bowl in a skirt, those white pants are hideous enough as they are :p On a serious note, am sure some events could adopt this to their formats, although maybe a few women shouldn't be allowed to enter as they may walk away with the loot!

Certainly not discounting it at all, there are plenty of these volunteer people around who just do it for the love of the sport and they are just as important as those that are paid to do what they should in promoting additional customers. Unfortunately there are plenty of bowling centre...

lol, I can imagine if some of those guys couldn't repeatedly bowl the ball with some speed, it would prove difficult as there was a lot of back end friction.

Daz, I know you throw a straighter style of shot, but you should not require any aggressive equipment on the Beijing pattern as this is a known short pattern from the WTBA library. Generally speaking playing on shorter patterns requires shots to be produced using a line further outside on the...

I think the key as Geoff has stated as already starting to occur and what I thought may have already been happening is that the centre, bowling group or otherwise are the ones who commit their own staff to this training, so it is seen as an investment in their own business, they are more likely...

I agree, where the hell are all of these players, not just women but guys as well when there are other tournaments to bowl in and support? Not everyone has to bowl in every national tournament around if they don't think they are suited to doing so, but plenty of entries at this years nationals...

Carl, you would have loved this pattern this year, maybe not so much on the fresh, but lookout after that lol I think the scoring was up this year due to a) the international players raising the level and scoring pace across the board, b) bowlers becoming a little smarter in how to play the...

And it is commendable adding to the prizefund from own sponsorship, but this shouldn't be necessary, only the women know and only other bowlers know for other various tournaments, but why are some tournaments supported better than others. I mean it is quite logical with some of the previous AMF...