Bowlero Mesa - 9/2/2024
This weekend’s event was our 3-Day Labor Day Major at Bowlero Mesa. This is the first time that we have been back to this center for our Labor Day Major since 2020.
AMF Mesa - 8/18/2024
Our event this weekend was at AMF Mesa Lanes and with all the other events going on throughout the Valley, we would have a good turnout for our 2-squad tournament! We would have 87 total entries (61 qualifying and 27 parlays), 25 prize winners, 1 in 3.48 cash ratio which would pay out over $5,100.00 in main and side event prize funds! The players bowled on the very tricky 45ft PBA Dragon oil pattern. We would see scores remain fairly low through both squads as it looked like you needed to shoot just above your average to make the cut to advance to the Quarterfinals. The key for the day was leaving makeable spares and picking them up.
Bowlero Glendale - 8/4/2024
Our event this weekend was at Bowlero Glendale and we would have a pretty good turnout! We had 104 total entries (80 qualifying and 24 economy parlay), 30 total cashers, and a 1 in 3.46 cash ratio and paid out over $6,700.00 in main and side event prize funds. Players bowled on the Kegel 43ft Krypton oil pattern that was a bit tricky on the fresh. Bowlers were able to play a variety of angles on the pattern. The cut scores would go up as the day went on and would settle at +50, which meant that you had to bowl about 15-20 pins over your average per game to qualify.
Let it Roll Bowl - 7/21/2024
Our event this weekend was a 2-squad tournament at Let it Roll Bowl! We had a pretty good turnout considering all the other events going on in the Valley. We had 82 entries (56 qualifying and 26 economy parlay), with 27 cashers a 1 in 3.03 cash ratio and a pay out of over $5,700.00 in main and side event prizes! The players bowled on the 40ft Kegel Red Square, which is Kegel’s version of the U.S. Open pattern, and it proved to be very difficult. The cut scores were pretty low being around +20, which means the players just needed to bowl their average for series to advance. The pattern did allow for players to play a variety of angles though you couldn’t get too far outside or else your ball would not come back or over hook. The key for today was to leave something makeable and to pick up your spares.
Bowlero Kyrene - 7/14/2024
Our event this weekend was at Bowlero Kyrene, and with all the other events going on throughout the Valley we would have another great turnout to kick off the 2024 Summer Quarterly Circuit (July – September). We had 118 total entries (85 qualifying & 33 economy parlays) for 2 squads, with 31 prize winners and a 1 in 3.81 cash ratio, paying out over $6,700 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on the 42ft PBA Scorpion oil pattern that played pretty tough at the start of the qualifying squads. The pattern has an out of bounds if you get it too far towards the gutter early, then your ball would not make it back to the pocket. There looked like there was enough of a built-in track that the bowlers were able to overcome it. We would see some higher scores as bowlers could see the difference as they moved from pair to pair. Once the oil pattern started to break down in the later squads, then scores would start to pick up.
AMF McRay - 6/30/2024
Our event this weekend was at AMF McRay to close out the 2024 Spring Quarterly Circuit (April – June) and we would have a great turnout. We would draw 103 total entries (74 qualifying and 29 economy parlay), had 30 cashers, a 1 in 3.43 cash ratio and paid out over $6,200.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a 35ft Boardwalk oil pattern that played a bit harder than usual on the fresh. This pattern can tend to be high scoring because it allows some miss room to the right if the bowler is able to get far enough to the right. Well, that did exist on some of the pairs, but other pairs didn’t have the same look. The scores on the fresh pattern were a bit low but scoring exploded in the later squad with most bowlers shooting close to +40 to make the cut.
Bowlero Gilbert - 6/23/2024
We would be at Bowlero Gilbert this weekend for another 3-squad tournament. This would mark the first time we have been at this center in almost 6 years. We would see a great turnout with 136 total entries (101 qualifying with 35 parlays), with 35 cashers and a cash ratio of 1 in 3.88, paying out over $8,400 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on the 35ft PBA Cheetah (2023 version) which would see some lower scores on the fresh but would see bowlers adapt and scores would increase throughout the day. The difference between the old Cheetah pattern and the newer version was the amount of oil volume on the lane. The 2023 version would have a lot of oil and bowlers had to play straighter up the ditch to start, but once the lanes started to transition, we would see scores explode. Bowlers had to average about 10-15 pins per game in order to advance.
AMF Chandler - 6/9/2024
Our event this weekend was at AMF Chandler Lanes and we had a pretty good turnout! We had 97 total entries (78 qualifying and 19 economy parlay), 29 total cashers, and a 1 in 3.34 cash ratio and paid out over $5,600.00 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 and trying to blend out the pattern for higher scores. This house typically has a lot of friction and no matter what we put out here we always tend to see some higher scores than previous tournaments. The oil pattern did hold up for the first couple of squads but started to breakdown on the last qualifying squad of the day as we would see the cut scores go from about +30 range to +60 range to advance.
Bowlero Kyrene - 5/27/2024
This weekend’s event was our 3-Day Memorial Day Major at Bowlero Kyrene. We would see 273 total entries (205 qualifying and 68 parlay entries) this weekend and we can’t thank the bowling community enough for all the help in making this such a successful event. The event had 71 cashers, a 1 in 3.84 cash ratio and paid out over $19,000.00 in main and side event prize funds. It was great to see everyone come out to compete and had a good time. We would draw entries from around the state to bowl our event. The players bowled on a 41ft Freedom (41ft Kegel Arsenic) oil pattern that proved to be very tough but playable when moving pair to pair. There were some bowlers that seemed to match up well for a game or two but would get lost in transition when moving pairs. This would put a premium on spare shooting this weekend. Bowlers had to be able to leave makeable spares and try to repeat shots. The scores were on par with bowlers only needing to get slightly above average to make the cut.
AMF Mesa - 5/5/2024
Our event this weekend was at AMF Mesa, and with all the other events going on throughout the Valley we would have another good turnout in back-to-back weekends. We had 85 total entries (65 qualifying & 20 economy parlays) for 2 squads, with 23 prize winners and a 1 in 3.54 cash ratio, paying out over $5,400 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on the 43ft Kegel Deadman’s Curve oil pattern that played pretty tough for the qualifying squads. The pattern has an out of bounds if you get it too far towards the gutter early, but it looked like there was enough of a built-in track that the bowlers were able to overcome it. We would see some higher scores as bowlers could see the difference as they moved from pair to pair. Once the oil pattern started to break down in the later squads, then scores would start to pick up. It would take about +50 to qualify for the quarterfinals with bowlers needing to bowl 10-15 pins over their average per game to advance.