Our event this weekend was at AMF Chandler Lanes.  There was a total of 106 entries (70 Qualifying Entries & 36 Economy Parlay) with 27 prize winners, and a 1 in 3.9 cash ratio, paying out just over $4,100.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on the 48ft Eifel Tower oil pattern. The scoring pace for the pattern was medium to high, with the inside part of the lane seeming to be the area where bowlers were able to score the most.  Those playing the outside part of the lane found it very unforgiving. 

Our event this weekend drew 103 entries (66 qualifying and 37 economy parlay), had 28 cashers, a 1 in 3.67 cash ratio and paid out over $4,000.00 in main and side event prize fund. The players bowled on a very difficult 32ft Wolf oil pattern. We put this pattern down at least once a year at Glenfair because of how hard it plays. It helps bowlers experience and learn from a very different situation than your typical league situation. It no longer is about making the right decisions to increase the chances of striking, it's about making the right decisions to increase the chances of not having open frames. The tournament today was very much about controlling the pocket and leaving make able spares and then being able to consistently making those spares. The average cut score for qualifying was -15 and for most bowlers if they bowl their average they will be around +20, so you could bowl below your average this weekend and actually make money! Pretty crazy! 

Our event this weekend was at Lakeview Lanes in Sun City, AZ! While this isn't always the most convenient for the SFT regulars, many of them still make the drive all they way to Sun City. We had members from as far away as East Mesa and Tucson, Arizona that came to bowl the event. The members love how clean and well kept the center is, and they like that it is a little smaller and more quaint. In most cases we fill the entire center each squad, and so it feels like the house is there for our tournament only. The event drew 80 entries in 2 squads which is a great turnout for being in a place that isn't as centrally located as some of the other places we go. The players bowled on a very difficult 36ft stockholm oil pattern that had very low scores. The average cut score ended up taking scores that required bowling 5-10 over your average per game.

Our event this weekend was at Brunswick Desert Sky lanes. It drew 81 entries (55 qualifying and 26 economy parlay), had a 1 in 3.5 cash ratio and paid out over $3,500.00 in main and side event prize fund! The players bowled on the 41ft WTBA Montreal Oil Pattern that seemed to be moderately difficult on the fresh, but as games were bowled it was pretty clear that they got very easy, at least for a sports pattern. It is rare to see sets that are +100 or more and we saw several today. It seemed to be most often from the bowlers that are able to open the lane up and curve it a bit more. The average cut scores were nearly +80 which required bowling bowling at least 20 pins over average per game.