After just competing in a couple of PBA regional rounds I though I would share the format they use to run the tournaments. They run smoothly, no waiting, no mistakes, results are promptly delivered - very professional!..
1. The draw is done well before the qualifying round. They have a system on the PC to do this.
2. Pre Tournament, all bowlers are permitted 2 hours of practice on the condition - you are free to move across all lanes, try different balls, change surface etc.
3. On each pair of lanes they allocate bowler A,B,C,D and maybe E. You may initially draw lane 5 and be bowler B – You’re bowler B for the entire tournament. What this means, is when they set up the computer scoring they put in 8 games with bowlers A,B,C,D and E on each pair. When you are finished you just move to the next pair and bowl. No need to retype names.
There is no even move right, odd move left - just the bowlers on the pair move to the next drawn pair and start bowling when the group on that pair are finished.
4. Scores are collected after each game and results are posted within 2 games of being bowled. They constantly walk through the bowlers holding up a board with the 2 cut's score - Finals Cut (eg +90), and Cash Cut (+34). You know where you are at anytime.
5. They also run a High Game Skins where you can elect to enter at a cost of about $50 - they then pay each game the high and second high game - the total payout for this is 100% of the pool.
It just worked really well and ran so flawlessly, I can’t see what this type of this couldn’t be adopted for many of our tourns esp the Super 6 – It would make running the tourn a lot easier, quicker and less prone to criticism. A good thing aye Tony!
BTW: I got smashed so don’t ask!
1. The draw is done well before the qualifying round. They have a system on the PC to do this.
2. Pre Tournament, all bowlers are permitted 2 hours of practice on the condition - you are free to move across all lanes, try different balls, change surface etc.
3. On each pair of lanes they allocate bowler A,B,C,D and maybe E. You may initially draw lane 5 and be bowler B – You’re bowler B for the entire tournament. What this means, is when they set up the computer scoring they put in 8 games with bowlers A,B,C,D and E on each pair. When you are finished you just move to the next pair and bowl. No need to retype names.
There is no even move right, odd move left - just the bowlers on the pair move to the next drawn pair and start bowling when the group on that pair are finished.
4. Scores are collected after each game and results are posted within 2 games of being bowled. They constantly walk through the bowlers holding up a board with the 2 cut's score - Finals Cut (eg +90), and Cash Cut (+34). You know where you are at anytime.
5. They also run a High Game Skins where you can elect to enter at a cost of about $50 - they then pay each game the high and second high game - the total payout for this is 100% of the pool.
It just worked really well and ran so flawlessly, I can’t see what this type of this couldn’t be adopted for many of our tourns esp the Super 6 – It would make running the tourn a lot easier, quicker and less prone to criticism. A good thing aye Tony!
BTW: I got smashed so don’t ask!
