It was nice to have a break from bowling tournaments over the weekend. Only one of my children bowled in their teen league on Saturday AM. She bowled all her games over average but it wasn't enough to win all the points after three games plus series. They only lost the series by one pin.
Last night we had our league to play which we managed to bowled most games over average and win most of the points too against one of the top ladder teams. They had only one player attended as the other player prebowled weeks ago as he is still recovering from day surgery he had done about a month ago now. This absent bowler intends to bowl alot of 200 games but not the last night's prebowl games he didn't. We only lost in the third game because of my lousy under average game. But my second game I done very well and looks like I am the SOTW rewarder as I have checked the standing sheet online this morning. Also I noticed we have moved up the ladder again. Hope we still stay up here for the next three weeks. We don't wish to be in last place for a horse's ass trophy.
Where we are at current placing, the team below us is only one point difference. And guess what? We are playing against them next week. But we have to prebowl this week as we won't be there next Sunday. I will be in Brisbane to see John Farnham in concert. Last night I heard one of the other bowlers is seeing Cold Chiesel in concert on Wednesday night.
Monday, 31 October 2011
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Tournament 2
We had another weekend at bowling as another tournament was played this morning. The girls entered into a 7 No Tap tournament. For bowlers who don't know this tournament, I will simply explain the one playing rule: when a player bowls either a 7, 8 or 9 for the first roll at each frame, it's an automatic strike. It's quite easy for any good bowler to roll a 300 game (the highest game anyone can bowl scratch) in this format. The adults had this casual tournament two weeks ago but I heard the juniors did better with this one then the adults. There were five boys and one girl who bowled the 300 game today. Only one adult did this 300 game two weeks ago.
The juniors had a four man team and bowled three games. It was about two hours used to bowl all their games. Also it was very quick to get the final results as everyone added up the total games to get their series. It was the top four players each of males and females with high series scratch wins the tournament. All the boys who bowled the 300 game won and the only female with her 300 game came 1st. Guess who that was?? My daughter!! I was so proud of her. She did wish her 300 game was the real deal. We showed everyone in my league tonight in hoping to tricking them it was the real game but they were too good for us and knew it was a no tap tournament.
Speaking of my league we bowled very well tonight and managed to win all the points against the number one team. We have only another month of this season left and we have to keep up with the points to avoid going back down the chart again. Because there is so many good bowlers in the league this year I am not expecting to take much of any individual placings this year.
The juniors had a four man team and bowled three games. It was about two hours used to bowl all their games. Also it was very quick to get the final results as everyone added up the total games to get their series. It was the top four players each of males and females with high series scratch wins the tournament. All the boys who bowled the 300 game won and the only female with her 300 game came 1st. Guess who that was?? My daughter!! I was so proud of her. She did wish her 300 game was the real deal. We showed everyone in my league tonight in hoping to tricking them it was the real game but they were too good for us and knew it was a no tap tournament.
Speaking of my league we bowled very well tonight and managed to win all the points against the number one team. We have only another month of this season left and we have to keep up with the points to avoid going back down the chart again. Because there is so many good bowlers in the league this year I am not expecting to take much of any individual placings this year.
Monday, 17 October 2011
Tournament 1
It has been two weeks since I last reported about bowling. Over the weekend we had all leagues played as normal and one tournament to be played as well. Unfortunately not many points were won in our leagues but we had a great outcome in the tournament.
On Sunday it was the under 21's tournament played at our team's home centre. My youngest child bowled four games as well as there was one player absent. Generally it is quite fast to bowl four games in a three man team. It's the waiting around afterwards for the final results takes the extra time of being there. But this time it was worth the wait as my eldest girl's team came 2nd. They were the only team from their home centre who won a medal each. All her games were over average but it wasn't high enough to receive an extra medal for individual placing again.
On Sunday night we stayed around at the bowling alley abit longer after the match to socialize with a small group of bowlers and had dinner there. It was interesting to find out the monthly tournament my daughter has played this year has broken some rules. I am glad we won't be back there to play next year, well not for the centre she has been respresenting for. Not sure if she should return to the same centre to bowl in any junior leagues because I am not happy on the way their junior coach has been handling things this year.
Under tournament rules, no prebowlers are supposely to take place and there has been two bowlers who have prebowled before the weekend of that match. When I first heard about the prebowl incident I went off my rocker at our kid's coach if that person wins a medal, I will say something about it. Apparently she did win an individual medal but I didn't do anything because I was happy to see my daughter came home with two medals that month. This weekend another prebowler did it again but this time the team he supposely represented didn't win or this kid didn't received any medals for high games. I didn't see it but my daughter said she overhead their coach having ago at the main organiser over it.
Another thing that taken place yesterday was some social bowlers show up and played beside a tournament team. I was told last night social bowlers aren't suppose to be on the lanes until the tournament is finished.
Under any league or tournament rule, you must give way to all players on the either side of you. If they approach the lane to bowl first, you must give away to them. It means you wait until they walk back down the playing area. This rule is more for safety because we all had past experience of missed judgement when to release the bowl to roll abit too early. If you release the bowl from your fingers too early, the bowl will go backwards instead of the lanes in front of you. If you approach too close to the bowler who is playing, getting hit by a bowling ball can be quite painful.
All parents were given a survey to fill out but our kid's coach told us don't bother because we won't be there next year. Really I should written something down about the rules because I feel the organiser should know what she did wrong. I will contact the main company (where you pay the bowling membership from) and ask about their terms and conditions with tournaments because I feel this is all wrong.
On Sunday it was the under 21's tournament played at our team's home centre. My youngest child bowled four games as well as there was one player absent. Generally it is quite fast to bowl four games in a three man team. It's the waiting around afterwards for the final results takes the extra time of being there. But this time it was worth the wait as my eldest girl's team came 2nd. They were the only team from their home centre who won a medal each. All her games were over average but it wasn't high enough to receive an extra medal for individual placing again.
On Sunday night we stayed around at the bowling alley abit longer after the match to socialize with a small group of bowlers and had dinner there. It was interesting to find out the monthly tournament my daughter has played this year has broken some rules. I am glad we won't be back there to play next year, well not for the centre she has been respresenting for. Not sure if she should return to the same centre to bowl in any junior leagues because I am not happy on the way their junior coach has been handling things this year.
Under tournament rules, no prebowlers are supposely to take place and there has been two bowlers who have prebowled before the weekend of that match. When I first heard about the prebowl incident I went off my rocker at our kid's coach if that person wins a medal, I will say something about it. Apparently she did win an individual medal but I didn't do anything because I was happy to see my daughter came home with two medals that month. This weekend another prebowler did it again but this time the team he supposely represented didn't win or this kid didn't received any medals for high games. I didn't see it but my daughter said she overhead their coach having ago at the main organiser over it.
Another thing that taken place yesterday was some social bowlers show up and played beside a tournament team. I was told last night social bowlers aren't suppose to be on the lanes until the tournament is finished.
Under any league or tournament rule, you must give way to all players on the either side of you. If they approach the lane to bowl first, you must give away to them. It means you wait until they walk back down the playing area. This rule is more for safety because we all had past experience of missed judgement when to release the bowl to roll abit too early. If you release the bowl from your fingers too early, the bowl will go backwards instead of the lanes in front of you. If you approach too close to the bowler who is playing, getting hit by a bowling ball can be quite painful.
All parents were given a survey to fill out but our kid's coach told us don't bother because we won't be there next year. Really I should written something down about the rules because I feel the organiser should know what she did wrong. I will contact the main company (where you pay the bowling membership from) and ask about their terms and conditions with tournaments because I feel this is all wrong.
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Leagues closing soon
Been two weeks since I last made a bowling report. Probably didn't want to say much either because we haven't really been winning many points during league.
Depending on what league bowlers are in, there is only 5-10 weeks of play left to end the season. There will be a 4-6 week break and all leagues will resume by the time school resumes in late January 2012.
My Sunday night league finishes up in five weeks time. In the following week we will have our night out at a bowls club in a suburb, south of Brisbane. Two ex-members of Wickety Wak will be this club performing for us in the function area. Our night will involved a three course meal, entertainment and presentation of bowler's rewards (teams and individual placings), Secret Santa and raffle draws. The night generally starts around 6pm and finishes up by 11pm. Don't think we will be there that late this year because we have a junior party to attend to the next day.
This league have been going to the bowls club for their end of year break ups for afew years I assume but I did hear the league has been going for about three decades. I started this league in the early 21st century but I intend to come and go into different leagues. But this time I haven't! I have been there for three years straight now as I made some great friends. There is a couple of friends I have grown close to and intend to see each other at times outside of league hours. It will be nice to have a good break as I have bowled all summer. But at the same time I will miss my friends for six weeks when we have a break from bowling until mid January.
Found out today all junior leagues will come to a close when school finishes up in December. It means the girls only have another ten weeks of play left then they will have their prize presentation at the centre in the following week. Their break up party is generally held in late November but this year it hasn't been announced as yet on where the party event will be held at. Junior leagues will resume when the new school year resumes in late January 2012.
Depending on what league bowlers are in, there is only 5-10 weeks of play left to end the season. There will be a 4-6 week break and all leagues will resume by the time school resumes in late January 2012.
My Sunday night league finishes up in five weeks time. In the following week we will have our night out at a bowls club in a suburb, south of Brisbane. Two ex-members of Wickety Wak will be this club performing for us in the function area. Our night will involved a three course meal, entertainment and presentation of bowler's rewards (teams and individual placings), Secret Santa and raffle draws. The night generally starts around 6pm and finishes up by 11pm. Don't think we will be there that late this year because we have a junior party to attend to the next day.
This league have been going to the bowls club for their end of year break ups for afew years I assume but I did hear the league has been going for about three decades. I started this league in the early 21st century but I intend to come and go into different leagues. But this time I haven't! I have been there for three years straight now as I made some great friends. There is a couple of friends I have grown close to and intend to see each other at times outside of league hours. It will be nice to have a good break as I have bowled all summer. But at the same time I will miss my friends for six weeks when we have a break from bowling until mid January.
Found out today all junior leagues will come to a close when school finishes up in December. It means the girls only have another ten weeks of play left then they will have their prize presentation at the centre in the following week. Their break up party is generally held in late November but this year it hasn't been announced as yet on where the party event will be held at. Junior leagues will resume when the new school year resumes in late January 2012.
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