Poor Life Decisions

I know I’ve been a little bit of a slacker on the scores, but I want to gather your opinions:

We are only down 7 losses, 5 of which are legitimate. If we bowl strong, we can keep our 5th place position. If the scores are corrected right now, we’ll only move up to 4th place.

The question: Would it be worth it to have the 2 losses corrected?

We have decided to pre-bowl Tuesday night, 05/13, at 8:30PM. Please be sure to be at the bowling alley with your league dues ($12), and be ready to bowl!

Victor is going to be out of town for the 18th, so he will be unable to
bowl with the team. We have the option to pre-bowl individually, or as
any combination of players in the team.

When in the following would you guys be able to do it?

* Monday - 8 am to 6 pm
* Tuesday - 8 am to 11 pm
* Wednesday - 8 am to 6 pm
* Thursday ? 8 am to 6 pm
* Friday - 8 am to 6 pm & 9 pm to 1 am
* Saturday - 8 am to 1 am

Vic said he’ll be out of town on the 16th and get back late on the 25th.

Let me know what you can do.
-Tim

8XgXime

Gentlemen!

It is my pleasure to introduce you to the summer 2008 instance of the “Poor Life Decisions” bowling league. We are to start bowling May 4th at 6:30PM. I strongly suggest that you arrive at 6:15 to be ready for practice at 6:25.

The bowling alley, for those of you who aren’t aware, is Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl, located just off Teal Avenue in Lafayette.

Stay tuned for the notes from the April 27th pre-league meeting!

The following is what was discussed on April 27th at the pre-league meeting.

• League sanction fees are $16 and are due by week 2.
• League will be sanctioned USBC.
• League will begin May 4th @ 6:30PM.
• League will not bowl on Sunday, May 25th.
• League will bowl 14 weeks. Last week of bowling is to be pre-paid by week 10.
• Position rounds are scheduled for weeks 11 & 13. To be eligible for position rounds, bowlers must have completed a minimum of 3 games by week 11.
• Secretary/Treasurer will receive $100 from the prize fund at the end of the league.
• Each team will consist of 4 bowlers, any combo. 2 regular bowlers are required to form a legal lineup.
• Each bowler will pay $12.00 weekly, out of which $9.00 will cover lineage fees. Bowlers will not be allowed to bowl if payment is not received. No pay - No play.
• All bowlers will establish their handicap from the first 3 games bowled. This will also establish your bowling average.
• Handicap is 80% of 220 pins minus your average: hcp = (220 - avg) * 0.80
• An absentee score will be the bowler’s average minus 10 pins.
• Any bowler arriving late will have up to 5 frames to catch up. After 5 frames, the bowler must use an absentee score for that game.
• A blind vacancy score is 135 for both men and women.
• If a league has a vacancy team, the opposing team must bowl within 40 pins of their team average to receive any points.
• League is based on an 8 point system. Each game is worth 2 points, Series is worth 2 points including handicap.
• Floating substitutes will be allowed except for week 11 and 13. Team substitutes must be added to the roster by week 8.
• Pre-bowls are permitted only when the league secretary has been notified. Any pre-bowl or make-up must be reserved with the bowling center. Make-ups are only permitted in the case of an emergency. Any league officer must be notified concerning an emergency. Individual pre-bowling is permitted.
• 2 weeks written notice must be given to the league president prior to withdrawing. The team will still be responsible to pay for those 2 weeks.
• No 50/50 raffle will be run this season.
• All other rules and regulations will be governed by the USBC.
• Awards: League champions will receive plaques or trophies and 2008 Nationwide race tickets in July. Individual and team awards will receive $10 per person. A bowler can only win 1 time in an individual and team category. Male and female are in separate categories. High average is considered a separate division. Remainder prize fund will be based on team placement.
• Week 14 will be carry-in banquet and prize distribution.
• Free game cards will be made available on week 3, and expire 10/31