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Brunswick Desert Sky - 10/27/18

This weekend’s event was at Brunswick Desert Sky lanes. There were a lot of other events going on, but we were happy to get close to 50 total entries. The players bowled on the 42ft Tokyo oil pattern. It was an easy oil pattern and almost played like a house shot on the fresh.  As the lane transitioned, the bowlers could move inside and continue to play along the track which resulted in higher cut scores than the previous few tournaments.

We would like to congratulate our parlay power players Eric Flick and Daniel Austin.  These two bowlers were able to make it to the quarterfinals and only had the $25 economy parlay entry fee as their main cost. Congrats guys!  Also congrats to Ron McDonald who won the free plastic ball with an option to upgrade to any Track high performance ball for $85.00!

AMF McRay - 10/21/18

Our event this weekend was at AMF McRay and we had a great turnout.  We had 100 total entries (69 qualifying & 31 economy parlay) for 3 squads, with 27 prize winners and a 1 in 3.7 cash ratio.  We paid out over $5,300 in main and side event prize funds.  The players bowled on the 38ft Alcatraz oil pattern that was a very difficult pattern to play.  Players had trouble playing on the outside of the lane and there wasn’t a lot of margin of error when playing inside.  The key to doing well was leaving makeable spares and picking up spares.  Pair to pair there were some differences with oil carry down, but once the oil pattern started to break down in the 3rd squad, then scores increased a little with the average cut being around +40.

Brunswick Tri-City - 10/7/18

Our event this weekend was at Brunswick Tri-City.  We had a nice turnout with all the other tournaments running in other parts of the valley.  We had a total of 59 entries (43 Qualifying & 16 Economy Parlay), 26 cashers, with a 1 in 3.2 cash ratio and paid out over $3,200.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a pattern we don’t use often and one that is a tough to get used to. The PBA pattern Badger that is 52 feet in length. This is the longest oil pattern used in competitive play and “hooking” your ball into the pocket really isn’t an option on the fresh oil pattern.  You have to get used to your ball fading back high flush until the pattern starts to break down a little bit.

Lakeview Lanes - 9/30/18

Our event this weekend was at the beautiful Lakeview Lanes in Sun City. Many competitive bowlers in the valley have never bowled at this center because of it being located further away and in a retirement community. Also because the nature of this center is to be an amenity for the retired community, the prices are low, food is great and service is top notch. The establishment is well-kept and well-staffed.  We had an okay turnout with 59 total entries for only two squads, which is almost 30 bowlers per squad.  Of the 59 entries, there were 41 qualifying entries and we had 21 cashers, which is a 1 in 2.8 cash ratio.  We paid out over $3,000 in main and side event prize funds!

Bowlero Gilbert - 9/16/18

Our event this weekend was at Bowlero Gilbert!  We don’t get too many chances to hold events at this bowling center and we were really excited to be back.  This bowling center is really nice, has a very cool layout with 28 lanes on one side and 16 on the other side. It’s an upscale venue with delicious food and a huge arcade.  We had a pretty good turnout with 77 total entries (53 qualifying and 24 parlay), 26 total cashers and a 1 in 3 cash ratio and paid out over $4,200 for only two squads of bowling! We averaged about 40 bowlers per squad for both squads! A huge thanks to the SFT AHT family for supporting the event and showing Bowlero Gilbert why they should keep having back!

AMF Chandler - 9/9/18

Our event this weekend was at AMF Chandler Lanes and we had good turnout with 67 total entries (49 qualifying and 18 economy parlay), 22 total cashers, and a 1 in 3.1 cash ratio and paid out over $3,100.00 in main and side event prize funds.  Players bowled on the Kegel 42ft Autobahn oil pattern. Most of the players played in the middle of the lane trying to push their ball out past the 2nd arrow.  This house typically has a lot of friction and it didn't take very long for the pattern to break down which forced players to move further left resulting in some very high scores.  Congrats to Charlie Price on shooting an impressive 805 series (258, 279, 268) today with his Track Precision bowling ball.  Since Charlie used a Track bowling ball to shoot his honor score, he will receive a free Track bowling ball of his choice.  Thank you to Track bowling for the continued support and sponsorship of our tournament club.

Brunswick Mesa - 9/3/18

Our 2018 Labor Day weekend major has come to an end and it was a big one as expected! The event drew 226 total entries (161 qualifying entries & 65 economy parlay), had 61 cashers, a 1 in 3.7 cash ratio and paid out over $12,000.00 in main and side event prize fund. As always, the majors always seem to offer everything! Big turnouts, big payouts, difficult lane conditions, exciting finishes, 9th and 10th frame roll offs and clutch finishes. We will get to all of them and more in this summary, but let's start off with the pattern. It was a 43ft custom oil pattern that played very difficult. It allowed some players to play further right, but for the most part, the players that did the best were closer to the middle of the lane giving a small belly. Most people were commonly playing 15-19 at the arrows throwing it out to 15-12 down lane. The cut scores throughout the weekend were pretty low averaging around +50 for all of the divisions for all of the days.

AMF Desert Hills - 8/26/18

This weekend’s event was at AMF Desert Hills.  The event drew 57 total entries (42 qualifying and 15 economy parlay), had 21 cashers, a 1 in 2.7 cash ratio and paid out over $2,800.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a 40ft Kegel Highway to Hell oil pattern which, as the name indicates, wasn't the easiest of patterns. There was plenty of hook, even for 40 feet, which meant players could play all over the lane from straight to inside, to far left. However, this also meant that the pair to pair was very different since players were playing all over the place.  The qualifying scores were low all day, the key was being able to make your spares and bowlers just needing to bowl their average to make it to the quarterfinal round.

Brunswick Kyrene - 8/19/18

This weekend’s event was at Brunswick Kyrene.  The event drew 95 total entries (65 qualifying and 30 economy parlay), had 28 cashers, a 1 in 3.4 cash ratio and paid out over $4,400.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a 44ft London oil pattern that played a lot tighter on the fresh, but once the pattern broke down, scoring sky rocketed.  We haven’t bowled on this pattern before, but the key was to get your ball into a roll and play a little straighter along the track.  Those that could do that were able to take advantage of the pattern.  We saw the average cut scores for the weekend were pretty high compared to the last couple of tournaments and we even had an honor score.  Congrats to Correen Lieber for her nice 300 game!  Also congrats to Dan Lanious for winning the Momma’s Mystery Score with a nice 256 game for $500.00!  The winner of the free Track plastic bowling ball was Michael Dragon.