Photo Courtesy Of Qubica AMF. String Pinsetters.
B3 Performance And Training Center In Tempe, Is One Location In Arizona, That Has These Pin Setters Installed.
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Happy Veterans Day!
Happy Veterans Day To All Of The Vets Out There! Thank You! For Your Service To Our Country!.
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USBC Affirms Its Position On String Pinsetters. Courtesy Of Bowl.Com.
ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Congress affirms string pinsetters currently are considered non-approved equipment. String pinsetters may not be used in USBC-certified competition, including USBC-certified leagues and tournaments.
USBC is clarifying its position related to string pinsetters following the recent announcement from the International Bowling Federation, stating it will allow the use of the machines in IBF competition.
"Currently, there is no empirical data for USBC to determine exactly what additional variables string pinsetters may present related to equipment specifications and standards," USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said. "USBC cannot take a position related to string pinsetter certification until objective research on the subject is conducted, published and properly analyzed."
USBC is in the process of conducting research related to string pinsetters. USBC plans to complete an initial phase of the study and publish the results in 2022. However, the results may or may not provide conclusive data to support a position on string pinsetter certification.
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While The International Bowling Federation Certifies String Pinsetters. Courtesy Of IBF
The International Bowling Federation on Sunday Nov. 8, made official what it indicated it would do in a bold open letter last week announcing its change from World Bowling to IBF: make string pinsetter certification its policy, available for every member country. For more information go to the IBF's website: International Bowling Federation.com
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Tournament News Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC
Tucson - - - SENIOR WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT UPDATE: We are all feeling the repercussions of the pandemic in our leagues and tournaments. In an attempt to continue bringing tournaments to our bowlers we may need to make adjustments to create a better experience for everyone. The Senior Women's Tournament Directors have decided it would be more practical for everyone involved if we hold this tournament on one weekend instead of two weekends this year. Bowlers who originally signed up to bowl on the weekend of November 14 and 15 have been contacted and asked to bowl on November 21 and 22 instead. The squad times remain the same and the entry deadline has been moved to November 18 instead of November 9. We will not have any squads now on November 14 and 15. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in making this happen. We apologize if this has caused a problem with anyone who is not able to bowl on the available dates.
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Tournament News Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - - Tucson Metro's SENIOR MASTERS TOURNAMENT will be held at Bowlero Bowl this year. Qualifying squads will be on Saturday, December 5th at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. The Finals squad will be on Sunday, December 6th at 10:00 am. All participants must be 50 years of age by December 5th to enter.
The total entry fee will be $100.00 ($75.00 prize fund and $25.00 lineage/expense fee). All prize money will be returned 100% plus added money. Entries must be paid by cash at the time of bowling. The tournament oil pattern will be PBA Johnny Petraglia 46. This is a walk-in tournament. Please check in at least 30 minutes before squad start time.
This tournament is being sponsored by Park Avenue Jewelers and 643 SportsCards. Tucson Metro thanks our sponsors for their support and generosity to the bowling community of Tucson.
If you have questions, please contact our Tournament Director, Steve Harris, at 591-0622 or am@tucsonmetrousbc.com. Tournament flyers have been distributed around Tucson and you can also find this information on our website at tucsonmetrousbc.com very soon.
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The NAWIC Chapter #122 Annual Shirley Dail Bowling Tournament.
Tucson - - - The NAWIC Chapter #122 Annual Shirley Dail Bowling Tournament at
Lucky Strike Bowl was a blast!
Woman that tried the hardest: Gloria with Brightview Landscaping
Man that tried the hardest: Nick with West Coast Roofing
Most Team Spirit: CalPortland
1st Place Woman: Kathy with Shirley's Plan Service
1st Place Man: Kyle with MW Morrissey
1st Place Team: General Air Control
A Big THANK YOU to our Sponsors!!!!!
YETI Sponsor: Barker Contracting
Lunch Sponsors: CalPortland and Swaim & Associates
Printing Sponsor: KE&G Construction
Drink Sponsors: Building Excellence, General Air Control, Achilles, West Coast Roofing
Lane Sponsors: Mirage Plastering and Dimensions
Raffle Prizes: Cornerstone Foundation, GMI, Arcadia Landscaping, Habitat for Humanity, Sigler, Excel Mechanical, Parson Steel, Pate Contractors, Mirage Plastering, Assured Partners. #NAWIC #womeninconstruction
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CBE News - Courtesy Of Theo Douthit.
Mesa - - - On a very grueling pattern that only saw the top 5 in the Open division finish on the plus side of scores,
Andrew Cain was able to defeat Chad Summers to take home the open division title on Sunday Nov 8. Congrats Drew.
Congrats to Bryanna Caldwell Coté for grinding out the brutal pattern to take home the CBE Women’s title in the beat the board format. Thank you to all of our great sponsors as always: AVTECH Industrial (Kevin Jenkins )Chucks Painting (Chuck Lucas Apparel EFX Your Strike Shop (Dennis Klein )And big thank you to Jodi Edger and the staff at Bowlero Mesa for having us out.
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Go To Their Grand Canyon University Bowling Page To Donate.
Phoenix - - - GCU Annual Fund Raising Drive Information. Courtesy Of GCU.
A message from the Program
The Grand Canyon University Bowling Team is conducting our 2020 Grand Canyon University Bowling Challenge to help generate financial support for our program. Our team members spend many long hours preparing to be the best they can be and are very deserving of your support. We appreciate any amount you can give and thank you in advance for your generous support!
Needs of the Grand Canyon University Bowling Program
Your donation will allow us to achieve our primary goal of purchasing a new set of tournament jerseys for our Men's and Women's team. Additional funds will be directed towards practice, tournament and and equipment costs once we are able to return to competition in the future.
Grand Canyon University Bowling Activities
This season we will be training at Thunder Alley on campus in hopeful expectation that we will be able to return to competition in the Spring. We will do our best to be ready to represent GCU as soon as it is safe for our athletes to do so.
Grand Canyon University Bowling Achievements
- Qualified for the 2019 Men's ITC National Championships
- 3rd Place Women's Team at the 2018 Collegiate Club National Championships
- 5th Place Men''s Team at the 2018 Collegiate Club National Championships
- 6 Women's Team Tournament Victories
- 10 Men's Team Tournament Victories
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E&BC 'Classic Worlds' Tournament News.
Reminder:
Scottsdale - - - E&BC “Classic Worlds” Tournament is back and in full swing!!!
When: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Time: 12:30am Check In, Bowl at 1:30pm (Only one squad);
Location: Bowlero Via Linda at 9027 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Cost $55 Per Bowler (cash only please)
Pattern: 37’ Melbourne (WTB)
Cash Ratio: 1 in 5 Bowlers
No limit of bowlers
This event is with handicap. Handicap will be based on my sport converted average table from your composite league average from the 2019-2020 season. If you do not have a 2019-2020 season composite average, we will use your composite league average from the 2018-2019 season. In the case you have no composite average, you will be bowling scratch, which is zero handicap. The handicap amount will be 215 at 85% per game.
Side Action will be available:
1. Series Sweeper w/handicap- $10; payout to the top 1 in 4 entries
2. Handicapped Brackets - $2 each bracket (unlimited)
3. High Game Pot w/handicap - $5 payout for highest one game, but if more than 16 entries, will payout high game for each of the 4 games, if more than 10, but less than 16 bowlers, payout will be top two games.
You will be bowling 4 games. cut to the top 1 in 3 and bowl two additional games, then cut to cashers (1 in 5 total bowlers) for 1-game elimination rounds. Pins carrying over until the start of the elimination rounds. There will be no re-oil. Brackets will start game 2 for each squad.
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