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I think we are mixing up achievements with watershed moments here. I can relate to Jason - I had exactly the same 'aha' shot (probably with half the revs though) in practise for a skins at Clayfield about 100 years ago - the ball came off my hand, I caught it and just thought 'so THAT'S what...

Wouldn't 300 be a clean game, John? It's a funny thing about the scores. I remember 2 years in a row at Redcliffe - the first year the lanes were tough, I made the stepladder in 3rd with a 210 average behind CB and Pablo Kelly. The cut was well under to make matchplay. The following year the...

Lucky door prize for half an entry to next year, must be present to win, drawn at presentation. Fixed.

Fundamentals. The pros let almost every shot go from a stable solid position and post. The league bowlers don't.

TBA should split off the Restricted and Seniors from the Open Nats and run them earlier in the year around March-May. Allows time for the bowlers to do both Holt/ATBSO and Nats or Open Nats, centres have a two week and one week event to tender for and allows totally different patterns to be laid...

Ok, that works but the link from the TBA website didn't. No change for 2014 though, not one single lower grade bowler was more than 25 under average and most bowled over entering average. Perhaps they are being brainwashed by the complaining from some of the higher grade bowlers whose averages...

Financials are all online. TBA have no immediate financial issues and plenty in the bank. They have accomplished this by not spending money on promoting and developing the sport. This is what they need money for. Does trying to get all league bowlers in the country really equate to chasing big...

I couldn't resist looking at 2012. Of the total 53 entries in C & D grade, exactly 3 (THREE) juniors averaged below the bottom of the grade cut off across all games bowled. More than half averaged BETTER than the ceiling average for their grade. I know left handers can't count past ten, but really?

OK, I looked at 2013 (link to 2014 is broken). Obviously you didn't actually look at the scores. C grade cutoff 110-129 boys 100-119 girls. All Events Boys 10th/18 is 1167, first place 250 over cutoff average. Last averaged over 110, which is the bottom of the average cut. Girls last place shot...

C and D grade bowlers can't score on anything. That's why they are in C grade. To suggest that oil patterns are going to affect the scores of <140 average bowlers is optimistic at best. However, that doesn't mean they know or believe that. We have the best bowlers and coaches in Australia there...

After wading through the miracle of misdirection and confusion that passes as the TBA website, there were 18 combined male and female C & D grade entries in 2012 and 20 total in 2011. Can't find the 2013 all events scores or any prior to 2011. There is absolutely nothing to attract lower grade...

Hey ya go, John: http://tenpin.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Current_Content/Annual_Reports/2013_TBA_Annual_report_final.pdf About half way down, just before the financials. 2014 there were 290 all events entries plus 97 seniors, some of whom were double-ups with the adults. Of the...

2010, 11 & 12 were the years the Masters had $100,000 prize fund.

Congrats Col! Not too many people do it in that order.

What are they trying to 'slip by you'? The net result for the members is that they save $5 on their membership. As for telling the membership first then putting it to the proprietors, who are the ones actually affected by this, you might want to think that through some more.

Yes, because with your BSB and account number they can get in and steal all your money... Really? You think this equates to access to your account? Tracking the games will be automatic for those paying the 25c game levy, which will probably include all of the AMF centres that will not make a...

Seems to be some confusion about the proposed levy system. This is my understanding of it. Centres have three options - the lane levy, or fee of 25c per game on league games, or charge a membership fee as per this year. Centres choosing the lane levy will most likely recoup this cost by charging...

Hey Animal, Not sure if I'll be able to make it now, so can you take me out of A squad please? Will confirm Otty once he gets back from Manila.

I'm prepared for scorn to be heaped upon me, but I don't think Allison's 900 should be retrospectively sanctioned. The ABC, the body that rejected the series, no longer exists. Whether it was rejected for what appear now to be spurious reasons or not (I believe that the oil pattern on the left...

Flat oil. Considering there is usually none on half the lane (10-10) it's no wetter than 42' medium house shot at most centres in terms of oil per board. Gotta have that lake in the middle! There's a thread on bowlingchat discussing the test.

It's about an inch below the blue dot in the totalbowling logo. On the brown bar. Blind & senile are not mutually exclusive, btw. ;) edit - nvm, looks like that is 'notable members'.

Hi Steve, the avatar is the picture above the members name (like my Lab Rat pic). BTW, I had a good look at Jim's pic and I think I can make out Fred and Wilma Flintstone in the background - hard to tell, they look younger than in the cartoon. ;)

lol about the $7.00. Here is the entry fee breakdown: If it wasn't for the teams events and Master/Cups, nobody would bother. STANDARD ENTRY FEE PER PERSON PER EVENT BOWLING FEE $19.50 PRIZE MONEY AND TROPHY FUND $6.50 TOURNAMENT EXPENSES $9.00 TOTAL (INCLUSIVE OF GST)...

Andrew, is there an option for people who do not bowl or bowl in a non-registered centre to join TBA? We have several people here who don't bowl but are members so that they can coach or be chaperones etc for teams. Also, no silver memberships?

The Crux core is designed so that clueless drillers can't screw it up. It's not going to damage what is left of Bowling's integrity (lol) any more than any other ball that will cover 20 boards for people with the rev rate of a sundial. Lane conditions give everyone the pocket, ball technology...