AMF McRay

We had our event this weekend at AMF McRay Plaza Lanes. The event drew 102 entries, 29 cashers, had a 1 in 3.5 cash ratio and paid out almost $5,000.00 in main and side event prizefund. The members bowled on the 35ft Kegel Boardwalk oil pattern which proved to be a pattern that quickly changed. Although there was a lot of hook when the lanes were fresh, they gradually got tighter and tighter down lane, meaning they hooked less and less as the day went on. This was a definately a pattern where certain styles did much better then others. The ideal style was straight. This allowed players to score high but it minimized the damage when the lanes starting changing quickly. Many times the straighter players would have a few spares when they got lost instead of a few splits. 

Well, there were a lot of other tournaments going on today, plus the pro bowl. We really weren't expecting another great turn to our 3^rd straight minor event. As always, the SFT AHT family surprised me! The event drew 73 total entries which consisted of 45 qualifying entries and 28 economy parlay entries. It had 18 cashers, a 1 in 3.8 cash ratio and paid out over $3,300.00 in main and side event prizes. It is clear that the members are really enjoying bowling every weekend. There were some concerns that it may be tough for some people to afford to bowl every weekend and if people would get burnt out on it. This was our 4^th event in 4 weeks and our 3^rd straight minor. Each event has new bowlers that didn’t bowl in the last event and there are some members that just can’t get enough to bowl. So far the changes and additions for the 2015 season look very promising and we are excited to see if they continue to have successful results.

Another hysterically fun and eventful SFT AHT event has concluded. This weekend we had a fun force format and used a format that we have never done before. The players bowled in a baker doubles format that was really loved by everyone. This format has two players bowl one score by alternating frames for the entire game! We had nearly 50 members come out generating 39 team entries, 10 cashing teams, a 1 in 4 cash ratio and a total prize fund of over $1,400.00! I want to thank everyone that came out and supported this event! It was a lot of fun and we are already looking forward to doing another event like this in the future.