Sure, ditch the USBC because the increase equates to one less trip to Burger King a year.

No city, state or national tournaments for you guys.

Screw the guy who bowls his 1st career 300 game and get no ring from the USBC.

Also, I sure hope no one runs off with your prize fund. The USBC won't be there to reimburse you.

Leave the AMF house? That is a no-brainer. Of course you should leave.

Yeah, I just don't see the upside of leaving USBC. While the organization certainly has its flaws, it does offer some services that are well worth the cost. It never ceases to amaze me what bowlers expect to get for the pittance they pay the governing body.

You have to realize that 90-95% of league bowlers see 3 functions of the USBC and no more:
1. They provide a printed set of rules.
2. They provide national registry of averages
3. They provide awards to certain scores.

Since the USBC has dropped about 90% of all awards, people see little to no benefit to paying the USBC $1 per year, no less $20 per year.

Don't argue with me; I think the USBC fulfills several essential purposes. The common Joe and Jane Bowler do not.

The best thing the USBC does is protect you from a crooked secretary that absconds with your prize money.

I would agree with others
Leave AMF if you can
USBC I would stay

Most of the seniors really don't cars about being sanctioned and aren't going to be bowling in tournaments they are bowling for the fellowship. As far as the awards or trinkets go they are a dime a dozen. As far as being sanctioned to use the rules do you guys pay the dues for all the other sports you participate in, I seriously doubt it. I myself do pay the sanctioned fee don't bowl tournaments and the little trinkets they hand out are a laugh.

the bowling community in my area is pretty large in this city (it expands to other cities too) and everyone knows everyone. Most bowl multiple leagues with all being sanctioned. I believe there's a senior league that's not sanctioned in the center currently and have been for a while. These bowlers also still vote for the same officers in many of these leagues that I have bowled at one time or another. So nobody is worried about people stealing money.

Though pocketing money has happened in the past in non sanctioned league I was in, luckily the people involved got served legally and later brutally by some of the league bowlers. It opened my eyes and I joined ABC the next season.

We (nisei) voted to leave LP and go to CC. Here's why......

Lineage is $2.25 or $3 less than LP. Way Better service with porters standing behind the league at all times. Better incentives for league bowlers/leagues. Here are a few I heard in the meeting this week:

CC also will give $500 (league prize fund) for adding two new teams into another league that we joined. League bowlers will have Free buffet twice a year!! Practice is $.25 for league bowlers any time, and if the bowler brings his/her family who are not league bowlers to bowl, I heard they get league rates or big discounts on bowling on Sundays.  CC owner really wants to cater to leagues since glow bowling wasn't making profit like he thought it would. CC got fairly new lanes, fancy qb system, will also get new pin setters this year, and have bowlers who manage the place. managers who understand league bowlers.

Bowlmor told our officers that Corp. doesn't want to allow buffer lanes if rec bowlers fill the house while we are bowling leagues. They are raising the lineage $12 plus, and no improvements on service?!!. They wanted our league to cancel one night last month for spring break specials (open play), but the league refused. And from what I noticed, LP doesn't really fill up that much with Rec bowlers often, compared to other bowling centers. Got add, something with the contract that was shady with bowlmor that made the officer/league shorten our season this year to 29 instead of 33/34...

Also, I looked at other AMF houses and how much they were redone, these places look nice and inviting. Compared to LP and with very little improvements done... I really think this house will close in the next 2 to 3 years. Same feeling I had before they closed down Alpine Lanes few 5 miles away.