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mainzer

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Are you man enough?
« on: September 08, 2008, 07:55:25 AM »
Their has been alot of talk about handicap and scratch around here the last couple of weeks I have found some of the comments and thoughts on the subject matter very interesting. which brings me to the question, Are you tough enough to bowl scratch and be competitive? Or do you shy away because you think you are not good enough? Also if you average say 200-215 why aren't you in a Scratch league? you are more than good enough.

My answer... Scratch leagues, all the way. No excuses just pure talent vs talent match play format. It seems like I bring my game face in Scratch leagues more so than handicap which I have a hard time being fired up for.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2008, 09:55:47 PM »
1) Nobody I bowl with would be interested in scratch leagues except me
2) I don't even know of any scratch leagues around me

I love bowling scratch, scratch tournaments are great.  It's just so hard to find anyone around here who doesn't want the handicap crutch.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #17 on: September 08, 2008, 10:19:30 PM »
I perfer scratch leagues, they actually make me show up and bowl.  And it actually puts you with bowlers of your own caliber, i always bowl terrible in handicap leagues because i go up against someone with a 150 average and i just dont focus because of it.
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9andaWiggle

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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2008, 08:21:28 AM »
I'm man enough to bowl scratch, but I don't.  Why?  Because it would get really old bowling against myself in a one-man league.

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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2008, 08:35:21 AM »
there are no true scratch leagues around here, maybe that's why i'm only bowling maybe 10 weeks this season.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2008, 08:58:09 AM »
Yeah. Im man enough. Funny thing though....our scratch league is full of bowlers who, THINK they are men... but, arent willing to bowl on anything but an easy house shot. Its a friggin joke!
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #21 on: September 09, 2008, 09:06:03 AM »
I don't bowl scratch because it interferes with my son's soccer practice (I'm helping to coach the team).
I would like to bowl scratch, but with just 1 scratch league in the nearby house, I can't make it due to the schedule conflicts with the kids. Family first.  
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2008, 09:22:26 AM »
My friend tried to put together a scratch league this fall and we couldn't get the bowlers together to make it happen.  Several 215+ guys backed out.

No one wants to bowl a scratch league I guess.  No matter how good the format, prize fund, extras are.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2008, 09:27:10 AM »
with 200+ you do not get any handcap here.... the line is drawn at 190
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #24 on: September 09, 2008, 09:27:53 AM »
After bowling handicap ABT tournaments for a few years, I finally decided to try regionals a few years back.  I loved the feeling of seeing everyone's scores on the monitors and knowing that was their score, no wondering how many pins they got, or getting beaten out by someone and wondering if they just had a good day, or were sandbagging, in one tournament club there was a guy that I could tell had to be a 190-200 average bowler by how well of a ball he threw that was getting 24 pins a game to my 3, having to feel I need to shoot 700 scratch at least to make the cut was getting extremely frustrating.  I still bowl a handicap league with my wife, and whenever sweepers comes around, I just try to not focus on the money, or who shot what, and just do as well as I can, because it can drive you nuts sometimes.  Would never bowl another handicap tournament again.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2008, 09:57:53 AM »
I'm bowling in a 3 man Scratch, house shot, league... and a 3 man Scratch, sport shot, league this year...

Come to think of it, in the past 2 years, the only handicap league i've bowled is the summer PBA exp league.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2008, 03:58:53 PM »
Ok i dont wanna sound disrespectful, but why do people assosicate 200-210 with a sratch bowler any more. If you dont avg 220 or better your not even in the top 15-20% of the bowlers in america. The house shots out there are a joke now-a-days, when u miss by 5 and can stillg et the ball back to the hole, c'mon who are you kidding?
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2008, 04:21:58 PM »
They should base "scratch" on what the pro's(PBA)average the previous year.  True, they bowl on much tougher conditions but I'm guessing their average will be around 220 or so.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2008, 07:30:19 AM »
I think there is only one scratch that I know of in Evansville, I would love to get in it right now, becasue I know I could be compeptitive, but it is pretty far away, and already bowl in Eville once a week.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2008, 03:39:04 PM »
I bowl one mixed league with wife (handicap league). Don't bowl in any other leagues. Only handicap tournaments I do are the local Association and State....everything else Scratch.

I wish we had a Scracth League in my area I would definitely join it.
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Re: Are you man enough?
« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2008, 04:20:31 PM »
There is no scratch leagues here in memphis.
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