I love how the same people who have bashed USBC for not doing enough to regulate the scoring environment are also the ones complaining about these proposed changes. Would it have been nice if these things had been done years ago? Sure, but as I've said over and over again, high scoring paces are NOT what has hurt the sport. Bowlers are two-faced as all hell. Many say that they want lower scores, yet they're the first ones to complain after they shoot 580 for a few weeks in a row. The game has suffered because time has past it by. There are 50,000 recreational activities, both real and online, that people can be involved in these days; that wasn't the case 30 years ago. Also, getting younger bowlers to commit to a 33-week season just isn't a thing like it used to be.

Lastly, in regard to skill level, outside of the league environment, the best bowlers with the most talent still win 99.9% of the time. Sure, if you put them on a house shot where ANYBODY can score, the playing field becomes more level, but in truly competitive environments (Open Championships, PBA, big money events), the best bowlers still win because they're the most skilled.

... There are 50,000 recreational activities, both real and online, that people can be involved in these days; that wasn't the case 30 years ago. Also, getting younger bowlers to commit to a 33-week season just isn't a thing like it used to be.

Quote from: HackJandy on December 12, 2017, 12:15:17 PM

Quote from: Gene J Kanak on December 12, 2017, 11:59:18 AM

... There are 50,000 recreational activities, both real and online, that people can be involved in these days; that wasn't the case 30 years ago. Also, getting younger bowlers to commit to a 33-week season just isn't a thing like it used to be.

Bingo.  Esports are growing and bowling is dying because people are inherently lazy and want to live the dream potato life in Wall-E.  A lot of us grew up bowling because there was less to do indoors in the winter decades ago and fell in love with the sport.  Not happening as frequently with the young ones who sadly are too lazy to even play video games but prefer watching other people do it over the internet (kid you not).

Youre wrong, my friends son is a professional gamer and makes 6 figures a year. They arent "too lazy" they are picking up strategies and tactics to use themselves.

You can't bring back bowlers by continuing to believe in a failing business model. Many bowling centers/leagues are running today no differently then they did in the 50s,60s 70s etc.

Think of all the other businesses and how they have had to change over the years to keep up with the changes in society and what customers want. Most bowling centers and USBC are not on the same page of keeping up with society today.

If bowling is so easy today there would be no lower averages bowlers. There is. Then all of the bowlers who quite did so because there averages got too high and they no longer found it competitive? Plenty of lower average bowlers quite.

Judging by the law of averages most that quit bowling would be lower average bowlers. That means they left for other reasons. Yet many wish to ignore the obvious and chase rabbits.