The problem is, if you don't bowl league, you don't have a book for that year. Some tournaments do go to a 2 year book, but others use current book. So if you don't bowl league, you have to sub enough in one league to get in the 21 games or whatever amount the tournaments require.
I can relate to your Hdcp league. We pay $15 a week ($1.00 goes to 50/50 which means $0.50 per bowler goes out each week)which makes it more like $14.50 and very little goes to prize fund. The hdcp isn't as high as your league set, ours 90% of 200.
There is a group of people in the league that refuse to vote for fee increases even when lineage is increased. Their reason is that they believe with a small prize fund sandbagging will cease. It doesn't, makes me think sandbagging must be a way of life for them. I continue to bowl this league because I have friends who I would see very little of outside of this league due to schedules.
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