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Brunswick Mesa Results - 9/1/14

Well we have all seen a line graph before, whether it’s in the stock market or in a math book. They all go up and at some point in time start to flatten out. I am excited to say that after two and a half years, the SFT AHT entry counts line graph is still going up! We were very excited to set another record of 249 entries at this year’s $1,500.00 Labor Day event. Our previous record was this year during Memorial Day weekend, and our Labor Day entries were up nearly 25% from last year’s 203 entries. This allowed for all of the guarantees to be increased like they were in past majors. The low to cash went from $80 to $90, semi-finalist that lost in round 1 got a minimum of $200 instead of the advertised $160. The semi-finalist that lost in round 2 got a minimum of $250 instead of $180. Additionally, the 3rd place finisher of the tournament got $500 instead of $400.

Starlite Lanes Results - 8/10/14

Our first event in Flagstaff couldn’t have been any more of a success! We had 105 entries, 28 cashers, a 1 in 3.75 cash ratio and paid out over $5,000.00 in main and side event prizes. I can’t thank the locals enough for their support of the event. Their support far surpassed that of any other out of town area we have been so far. This was in due in large part to the bowling center’s proprietor, Ron Getto and his staff’s absolute commitment to the success of the event. If you combined the efforts of other centers that we have worked with in the past, it still wouldn’t come close to what Starlite lanes put forth to assist with the event. Because of the success of the event, and the incredible experience the club had there, we have already confirmed another event to be scheduled there in August of 2015. If you missed out on the beautiful weather and bowling fun this year, just mark your calendars for next year.
 

Brunswick Via Linda Results - 07/27/14

The event this weekend was another great one! We had 126 entries, 33 cashers, a 1 in 3.8 cash ratio and paid out over $6,000.00 in main and side event prizefunds. The players bowled on a very demanding 39ft Viper oil pattern that played a bit longer than 39ft due to the amount of volume of oil that was used. This was the first time that we have used the new version of the Viper pattern that was created for the world series of bowling. The pattern allowed for a variety of styles to compete. There was an out of bounds if you were further left, but for the straighter players there was just enough hook to play straight if you wanted to.

Glenfair Lanes Results - 07/13/14

Our event this weekend was at Glenfair Lanes. It drew 85 entries, 26 cashers, had a 1 in 3.2 cash ratio and paid out over $6,000.00 in main and side event prizes. The players bowled on a very demanding 42ft Kegel Autobahn oil pattern. However, it seems like most patterns play pretty tough at Glenfair. The players tend to have a hard time with pairs being different from one another. This meant you had to be on top of your game and make sure to throw good shots early in each game so you could make the correct adjustments in time.

Riverside Results - 6/22/14

We were incredibly excited to make our return to Riverside Lanes in Laughlin, NV. It was an event that over 6 years ago was a big hit with all of the members. With the success we have been having in the Phoenix area, we were happy that we had enough die hard followers to be able to go to a place so far away from “home base”.  We used our success here in Phoenix to start rebuilding the event in Laughlin, and this weekend did that exactly. We got to bowl in a center that many of the club members have never been too, and we got to meet quite a few new bowlers that are locals to the Laughlin area. Our standard event drew 67 entries, had 23 cashers, a 1 in 2.9 cash ratio and paid out over $4,000.00 in standard and side event prizes.

AMF McRay Results - 6/8/14

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. 

Glenfair Lanes Results - 5/25/2014

Well I really don’t know where to start with this event. It had just about everything you can ask for. Well, besides squads starting on time! I say that jokingly because it was absolutely jammed pack with bowlers on Monday, which ended up pushing us almost an hour behind. We run within 5 minutes of being on time nearly 90% of the time, so this was unusual, but a very good problem. The event broke just about every record you can think of. It had the largest amount of entries (244), largest main event prize fund (over $9,000.00), largest top three prizes ($2,950.00), largest side action payout (over $4,000.00), most amount of bowlers on a single squad (60), most amount of bowlers bowling in their first quarter finals (13) and most amount of new members at an event (30). I am sure there are others but, that tells you how incredible this weekend was.

Brunswick Mesa Results - 5/4/2014

Well this is going to be a long event summary! There were a lot of exciting matches, some great background stories as well as some very exciting achievements reached by the club this weekend. The event drew 125 entries, 32 cashers, a 1 in 3.9 cash ratio and paid out over $5,000.00 in main side event prizes. The players bowled on the 40ft singles & doubles national's pattern this weekend which played very difficult on the fresh, but really opened up nicely as the day went on. The outside part of the lane was fairly off limits though. The inside part of the lane was very touchy on the fresh but, as the day went on some styles could really move left and open up the inside part of the lane. Most bowlers still couldn't throw it further right then 10 or 11 or it would stay right and never come back.

Brunswick Kyrene Results - 4/27/14

There is no doubt in my mind that we will never have as inspirational as a story that we had this weekend! The event drew 110 entries during a weekend full of other events, had 31 cashers, a 1 in 3.5 cash ratio and paid out over $5,000.00 in main and side event prizes. The players bowled on a fairly open 37ft Brunswick Rhino oil pattern that played a lot like the PBA Cheetah oil pattern that we bowled on at Brunswick Kyrene before. There was a clear advantage for the players who naturally liked to play the lanes straight, especially the straighter lefties. Although there were some players that had incredibly high scores, the overall average cut score for the weekend wasn't very high at all. The average insurance cut in each division was around 680 - 700 with handicap. This means the players had to bowl approximately 10-20 pins overage average a game which wasn't too bad considering how high a handful of players scored.