I understand rule 400, but is there a way that I could bowl and get in things like mystery and high game and be able to win money?

I am 17 btw

Any help would be appreciated 

Looking at Rule 400 No, if you want to keep your Youth Membership. If you win money, you've violated the rule.


Youth Membership Eligibility - Rule 400
USBC Youth membership is available to individuals who have not reached their 20th birthday prior
to August 1 of the current bowling season and have maintained compliance with Item a below.
Individuals who purchase Youth membership in a summer league and turn 20 prior to August 1 will be
allowed to complete the summer league. The age limitation is waived for those authorized as mentally
challenged.
a. Except as provided in Item b, a youth may not bowl, substitute or pace in any bowling activity
which offers any of the following as prizes:
1. Cash or bonds.
2. Merchandise exceeding $500 in value.
b. Youth may bowl in singles competitions (including side competitions/brackets) offering such prizes,
provided, prior to bowling:
1. The competition agrees to award the youth’s prize in the form of a scholarship; or
2. The youth signs the USBC Singles Competition Prize Waiver waiving his/her rights to any prize in
violation of this rule.
In youth competition, youth members may participate in side competitions/brackets provided all
entries are returned 100% in the form of scholarships only and awards comply with Item a above.
Buying or selling of earned prizes is prohibited.
Any youth bowler deemed in violation of this rule is subject to disciplinary action including the
potential loss of youth membership.
NOTE: There are no limits on scholarship amounts or entry fees (must be paid directly to the
tournament director/manager) and reimbursement of actual travel expenses into the next
higher level of competition or any tournament or event. (Receipts must be provided upon
request.)
The prizes authorized by a state high school athletic association or a collegiate athletic association
recognized by USBC and USBC Collegiate are not subject to the limitations of this rule.

If you are not interested in bowling youth anymore go adult...unless you want to stay in for college and scholarships

if you want to bowl adult just sign up for a league. you dont have to sign a waiver or anything. you just automatically lose your youth eligibility and chance at scholarship money. you just make the money in the form of cash instead. you do not lose any collegiate elligibility either since mens bowling is run under usbc collegiate instead of NCAA.

As stated just go and sign up on any adult league and your ready to go. More options for bowling then in youth events.

He can still bowl college. Witchita State bowls the Tulsa open every year for money.

Thanks for your replies, I found what I needed to know.

The reason I am making the jump to adult is because I've done what I wanted to do in youth bowling. Traveled, had my fun, won, lost, dealt with the politics of people who are out to get you. Did it since the day I could walk and it burnt me. Took a 1 year break, and decided to move up and join some old friends.

My parents are aware of me moving up and I'm not looking for big money or anything, but an occasional hit on mystery or high game would be nice .Just goin to bowl with the people I want to an hopefully it reignites the fire I used to have for the game.

And bowling in college no longer intrests me because (this is just my opinion) its pointless and not worth my while being its not a NCAA sport.

I just hope you're ready for the mega egos, major attitude temper tantrums, house hacks, the 1 bowler who constantly complains about their shot no matter the outcome, and the I know all there is about bowling bowlers that are in every adult league there is.

Either way, you sounds like this is going to be what you want to do. Only 1 thing to do, go out there and join an adult league.