Anyone interested give us a shout. I am on the companion team and would love to see one of the regulars out here join in on the fun. We have a good time bowling, but also have multiple team titles to our credit. Dallas, Texas State Div. 1, Oil Capital and local tournaments. I think the fact we support each other and have fun is what has helped us stay loose and score well.

We have 2-3 guys that love the inside. We have shot 2800-3000 out there and wnat to explore the Riggs method to see if we can open up the lane like they had in the ustream.tv/usbc video. We want to turn our $300 check into $3000.

One tip,  your practice lanes won't be like the lanes a NBS. Also, if you have a preconceived idea of what you want to make in brackets, it might put a little pressure on the bowlers?

Shipper

We are just putting our plan out there so there are no surprises.  No one on the team is expecting the practice house to play the same as the stadium.  We prefer not to start practice and the sub starts playing 4th arrow and refuses to even try playing outside with the rest of the group.

It is apparent that due to the economy, lots of teams are looking for subs during the time we are bowling as well as the remainder of the tournament.  By posting that we are going to try to manage the breakdown of the pattern. It might be something that will give us a slight advantage over other teams looking for a sub.

This will be my 15th consecutive year. We know what has been there in the past. We know what is on the video. We also know we have never even tried to work as as team. I don''t think I have heard of a single spot being filled by asking on here, but at least we wanted to ask. We really didn''t figure we would get sacrastic replies about our intent, especially with the rave revues of Riggs group after their consistent success. I think it is big of Riggs to open up the world to what makes there game plans work and hey I have been the most resistant to trying out of the bunch. So yes I am sceptical. Videos don''t lie and there are three different teams that have played on camera and showed us the way. We would be crazy to continue to do what we have in the past and expect a different result. So we bow to the teams that win this one and will at least start out trying to emulate. Oh and the brackets comments. We don''t invest a fortune in brackets, we are not rich, but we do win as a team. So why not try and go for the eagle. What is the worst thing that can happen? We shoot another 2700, 2800 or maybe even get close to 3000, or it works and we get to have the last laugh or bomb and get to say we failed but had fun.

One thing for sure, we always have fun. We are not filling a spot on our team, we are helping out a companion team that lost a bowler. The name is SLAM, strike like a machine and when we get hot that is what we can do.

Edited on 5/30/2010 0:07 AM

Well said Track Fanatic. We have won numerous tournaments and most in team event. We have not game planned but have always been versatile and took what the lanes give us. The Nationals is the one tournament that is appears having a game plan is a must. So we are going to go in with some practice and a game plan. We are asking the other team to follow, but can not control the other team. Next year we will roll into Reno with two solid higher average teams and with a 2 team game plan. Funny a request for a bowler has turned into a stratagy discussion.