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bowler257628

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A sad day in the pba
« on: March 18, 2004, 09:16:23 PM »
The 32 man bracket left MANY well known pba pros out of the cut, meaning if they don't do tour trials they are not gonna make the show for a very long time until the PBA comes to planet earth and realizes exempt status sucks.
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freedomrules3

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Re: A sad day in the pba
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2004, 12:47:30 AM »
the worse thing about narrowing the field is it kind of takes away the dream of millions of people of ever making a telivised match. Most likely everyone's dream here. I know lots of bowlers who would love to get their card and 1 time make the big show. Would they ever get there? very doubtful, but with the new format it becomes much harder. I personally think it will turn young good bowlers away once they realise they may have to bowl much longer to make the show, even once. I personally think once you get exempt, it could become a matter of win once and keep the exemption. With x amount of bowlers chances are good you can win once a year.This could turn sour if favors are given and exemptions are kept year after year by the same players. I'm not  familiar with all of the exemption rules.
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Re: A sad day in the pba
« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2004, 08:54:40 AM »
Actually, most of the PBA pro's think that the exempt tour is a good idea.  Some have expressed the opinion that the number of exempt spots (64) is too low, maybe should have been 80 or 100.  Everyone out there understands that something has to be done in order for professional bowling to succeed.  The old way just wasn't cutting it.

Keep in mind that this is not a lifelong sure thing.  Check out the exempt field breakout for the 2005-2006 tour:


#   Location of Exemption 
40  PBA Tour (champions and point leaders) 
 7  Point leaders from the seven PBA regions 
11  PBA Tour Trials 
 4  Weekly PTQ 
 1  Weekly Commissioner Exemption 
 1  Weekly Elite Pro-am Winner 
64  Total Bowlers for 2005-2006

Of the 58 guys who hold exemptions into the 2004-2005 tour stops, only the top 40 are guaranteed spots for the following year.  There will be at least seven new guys on tour, the points leaders in each of the PBA regional tours.

The Walter Rays, Chris Barnes and Norm Dukes are sure bets to be on tour for years to come, but the guys who qualify this year through the Tour Trials will be on pins and needles all year long.

No more "I belong out here, just give me one more year to prove it."  If you're as good as you think you are, then be the points leader in a region.  If you can't do that, then stay home where you belong.
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jkiser01

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Re: A sad day in the pba
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2004, 08:56:15 AM »
Did Rudy Revs quit this week because he was injured or because he was bowling bad? If its because he was bowing bad, he basically quit and thats not very good sportsmanship in my opinion..

I have been watching bowling on TV since I was a kid and I am 41 now and as much as I hate to say this, I look forward to new blood each and every week..

The future of the PBA are players like DJ Archer, Chris Johnson and Wes Malott. These are up and coming young players that are exciting to watch and you can tell they love the game of bowling and would never quit or give up..

Lets not knock the exempt status until we see if it works or not..
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jkiser01

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Re: A sad day in the pba
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2004, 11:11:51 AM »
Angstfilled,

Great points in your last post and I totally agree with you..

Its 2004 and time to make a change or the PBA will join the PWBA and I don't think any of us want that to happen..
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Re: A sad day in the pba
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2004, 11:24:20 AM »
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Gee,thanks a lot!  I have 3 numbers after my name to represent my birthday.

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