FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. | Our Team can't bowl next week. Who do we notify? |
A. | Notify the team that you are scheduled to bowl at least 24 hours before the scheduled match. Remember that you only need 2 members of your team present in order to bowl. If you can not contact a member of the other team, notify the Secretary-Treasurer by e-mail or by phone 887-3128. Except in emergencies, failure to notify someone in advance will result in your team forfeiting all points. |
Q. | I bowled well last time. Why wasn't my name on the radio or in the newspaper? |
A. | The radio station and newspaper get this list - what they do with it is up to them.
Here is the criteria for the list: 1. Bowl a 600 series or a 200 game. 2. Be a woman and bowl a 500 series. 3. Be a man and bowl 50 pins over your series average or 30 pins over your game average. 4. Be a woman and bowl 40 pins over your series average or 20 pins over your game average. 5. Bowl a triplicate or pick up a 7-10 split. 6. Bribe the Secretary/Treasurer. |
Q. | Why were the wins & losses in the newspaper different from when we bowled? |
A. | The most common reason is that the wrong handicap was used. The handicap printed on the score sheet is based on the averages of the first 4 bowlers on your roster. You must manually recalculate the handicap if others on your roster bowl. The second most common reason is a math error. Another possibility is that the team you bowled made up a game they missed and their averages changed. That could change their handicap and affect the results of your games if the scores were close. |
Q. | Why did our wins/losses total suddenly and inexplicably change? |
A. | More than likely, some other team made up a match they missed against you. |
Q. | We didn't bowl. Why did we lose all the match points? |
A. | My policy is to record a forfeit for an absent team until you make up the match, at which time the match results will be determined and the league standings updated accordingly. |
Q. | How do we calculate our handicap? |
A. | Subtract the sum of the averages of those bowling from 725. |
Q. | We have only 2 or 3 bowlers present. Now what? |
A. | The scores for the missing bowler(s) are their averages less 10%. If there are several other bowlers on your roster, use the one with the most games. If 2 bowlers have the same number of games, use the one with the lowest average. Compute the handicap in the same manner as if the absent bowlers were present. |
Q. | Only 2 of our bowlers will be present for a scheduled match. Can the other 2 make up the games they missed? |
A. | Yes, they can bowl either before or after the scheduled match so long as they do so before the next scheduled match. |
Q. | Our team can't make it next week. Can we pre-bowl? |
A. | Yes. |
Q. | Our team was absent. How much time do we have to make up the matches we missed? |
A. | You must bowl the make up games before the next scheduled match. |
Q. | Can we pre-bowl or bowl make up games in Horicon or Juneau? |
A. | No. All games must be bowled at Tower Lanes. Be sure to tell the proprietor that you are bowling a league makeup or pre-bowl. You should not be charged for bowling because you pay the league for those matches as with all others. |
Q. | Our kids are cute and well behaved. Can they be down on the floor with us? |
A. | No! Only league bowlers may be on the floor. Your cute well behaved kids belong with the other spectators or at home with the baby-sitter. |
Q. | The lanes are sticky. Can I put talcum powder on my shoes? |
A. | No! Never! There is no quicker way to encourage the wrath of the proprietor and fellow bowlers. |
Q. | What is the "sponsor fee"? |
A. | The sponsor fee pays the secretary-treasurer's salary. If your team has a sponsor and the sponsor pays the fee, great. If not, you'll have to pay it yourself. The "sponsor fee" is $20 per year and must be paid within 30 days of the start of the season. See League Rules #5 and #7. |
Q. | I think the rules in this league suck. |
A. | The rules are set each year prior to bowling at the Fall league meeting. Your input is welcome, encouraged and appreciated at that time. |
Q. | I think the officers in this league suck. |
A. | The officers are elected each year at the conclusion of bowling at the Spring league meeting. Your input is welcome, encouraged and appreciated at that time. |