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If you have the money, definitely get seats behind the bowlers, $60.  The one time my dad and I went for a telecast, we had the next level down, $45 seats that go down the side of the lanes to the left of the bowlers.  We got there the recommended hour before showtime, but they had already filled the $45 section, so we were actually seated at the very edge of the $30 section (around 20-25 feet downlane), only 5 feet or so from where we should have been.  Even that 5 feet wouldn't have made a difference in our view, though, as we couldn't see the 4,7, or 8 pins from that angle.  Basically we would have had to watch the monitor after every shot to see the result.  I can do that at home, for free!

So, since we were seated in a section at lower cost than what we paid, I complained, and they told us we could sit in the back of the $60 section, and didn't charge us for the upgrade.  The view was substantially better from behind.

If you are looking for the best bang-for-your-buck, I would actually recommend against attending the Sunday telecast, and instead go to the rounds of 32, 16, and 8 on Friday.  You will see much more bowling, many more of the pros, and for less $$$.

(Note the prices I quoted above were the different levels when I attended 3 years ago.  They may be different now.)

-Tyshoe


Edited on 1/28/2008 12:40 PM

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