what do you guys and girls think would create the best league possible?...im talking about # of teams, # of bowlers on each, average restrictions, lane type and condition, league format and handicap, and money payoffs.
i know its gonna look like ive been thinking about this for awhile, but this just came to me in teh past hour or so. if i was bowling in a money league, which i will be doing starting this fall after i leave juniors, this would be the format i would enjoy most
im just looking for opinions...im just curious to see what bowlers like. be as simplistic or as detailed as u like or feel free to tell me what u like/dislike about my idea...thanks!
for myself, i would say this:
20 teams, 4 man teams, 900 cap with team handicap being 90% of difference between team avg and 900, synthetic lanes and a typical house shot only with an out of bounds past the first arrow on both sides. 32 weeks, 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th, 30th-32nd weeks are position rounds.
21 points are at stake each week, one each for individual match games and series, along with one for each team game and series. 1 additional point goes to the team with the high scratch series.
as far as money, heres what i think should happen:
$15 per week towards prize fund=$480 total(lineage would make up rest of weekly payment)
$480x80 bowlers=$38,400 total prize fund
$500, $300, and $200 will be awarded to the 3 highest individual scratch averages, games, and series(ties will be pooled and split) that leaves $35,400
$1000 will also be split the same way among the top 3 scratch team games and series $33,400 left
$200 will be awarded to high team handicap game and series, leaving $33,000
after the 32 weeks, the top 8 teams will bowl in a playoff for an additional 3 weeks to crown a winner. the other 12 teams will be done and receive the following team payouts:
20th $500
19 600
18 700
17 800
16 900
15 1000
14 1100
13 1200
12 1300
11 1400
10 1600
9 1900
8th thru 1st get $2000 before playoff
that leaves $4,000.
week 33 has the top 8 teams, seeded, bowling 3 games, best 2 out of 3 team handicap game wins:
#1 vs. #8
#2 vs. #7
#3 vs. #6
#4 vs. #5
all 4 losers earn extra $250 per team, leaving $3,000
week 34 has highest remaining seed bowling lowest remaining seed and the other two remaining teams bowling in the same format:
both losers earn $400 per team, leaving $2200.
week 35 has the two remaining teams bowl a best of 5 game series in the same format, with the loser taking $600 and the champion taking in $1600.
sound good to everyone???
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Erik Olsen - e13ez85@hotmail.com
