A new bowler
is assigned an ID number and given a starting average
based on their highest league average for 30 or more
strings in the bowling center where they purchased their
Association Membership Card. The bowler is given a theoretical
50 strings at that average. Each time the bowler bowls
in an APH, Senior or Open event the oldest strings are
dropped and the new ones added. The new total is divided
by 50 to compute the new average.
For bowlers participating in the
APH spring finals a different method is used for adjusting
a bowler's average. This is due to the fact that all
strings are bowled in the same house, bowled in a short
time frame, not all houses score the same, and if a
bowler bowls in all the events (40 strings) his average
would nearly be an average for that house. Therefore,
the bowler's total score for the APH spring finals is
divided by the total number of strings bowled in the
spring finals. This average is multiplied by 10 and
used as 1 ten string event in figuring their new average.
SANDBAGGING: If a bowler bowls more
than 40 pins lower than his average in a 5 string event
or 80 pins in a 10 string event the score to compute
their average is based on their average multiplied by
the number of strings bowled minus 40 in 5 string events
or minus 80 in a 10 string event.
As long as a bowler bowls more than
10 strings a year in MSCBA events, their average is
carried over from year to year. If they do not bowl
during that year; their computer number, name and average
are kept for a period of three years. If a bowler does
not participate in any MSCBA tournament during that
three year period, then are then dropped from the computer.
If they participate again then they are given a new
ID number and starting average like a new bowler. The
averages are only changed at the end of each month due
to the many events each month and because bowlers can
participate in more than one event each month.
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