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.

This weekend we were back for another “Early Bird” 2-Squad tournament at Let it Roll Bowl. We would see a total of 83 entries (60 qualifying and 23 economy parlays), 2X cashers, a 1 in 3.19 cash ratio and paid out over $5,700.00 in main and side event prizefunds! The players bowled on the 41ft Kegel Helium oil pattern that played soft compared to other patterns that we have used in the past. The pattern would have a lot of volume in the middle but was a bit flat on the outside portions of the lane. We would see a few bowlers get lined up and shoot some higher scores. The cut this weekend was a lot higher than normal with bowlers needing to score about 20 to 30 pins over there average, per game, to advance.

We kicked off the 2023 Spring Quarterly Circuit (April 2023 – June 2023) this weekend at Let it Roll Bowl. We were making our return to the center for the first time in over six years and the renovations looked great. We had a total of 106 total entries (83 main entries and 23 economy parlays) paying out over $6,400.00 in main and side event prize funds. The bowlers played on the 43ft Kegel Krypton oil pattern that was a bit tricky for both squads. Bowlers were able to play a variety of angles on the pattern. The cut scores stayed around +60 for most of the day, which meant that you had to bowl about 15-20 pins over your average per game to qualify.

This Sunday the players bowled on the 44ft Shark oil pattern that played pretty long and pretty difficult for just about everyone. Those with slower ball speeds liked the lanes a little bit better, as those that threw it hard had a hard time getting the ball to react. All in all, like in many cases, it came down to spare shooting and overall mental toughness. The event had 40 total entries (25 qualifying entires & 15 economy parlay entries), 12 cashers, a 1 in 3.4 cash ratio and paid out a little over $1,500.00 in main and side event prizefund.