TCBA TRAVELING CLASSIC BOWLING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA THE Inside this issue: Proposed Women s Rule Changes Proposed Men s Rule Changes Ball comparison chart & Proposed By-Laws change Hotel Information and News from Headquarters Volume 29, Issue 4 2 3 4-5 6 Feb - Mar 2012 2012 National Playoff Schedule 2012 Playoff Tournament May 18-20, 2012 Webster, TX May 17, 2012 Event Time Location Hospitality rooms may be open 6:30 PM Hilton Hotel May 18, 2012 Registration of delegates 7:30 AM Hilton Hotel Joint Meeting of Delegates 8:00 AM Hilton Hotel (Men s & Women s Meetings to follow) Women s Wildcard Squads * 9:00 AM & 2:00 PM AMF Clearlake (If only one squad of women is needed, it will be at 11:00 AM) Men s Playoff Assignments Reason for proposed Men s Rule change and All Time TCBA records Women s Playoff Assignments 7 8 9 Men s Wildcard Squads * 9:00 AM & 2:00 PM AMF Alpha Men s Wildcard Squad (if needed)* 7:00 PM AMF Alpha May 19, 2012 Opening Ceremony 6:45 AM AMF Alpha Squad Meeting (Women) 6:30 AM & 12:30 PM AMF Alpha Women s Qualifications 7:00 AM & 1:00 PM AMF Alpha Special points of interest: Raffle tickets Women s rule change proposals Men s rule change proposals Ball comparison chart for Visionary Balls Hotel information Opening Ceremony 6:45 AM AMF Clearlake Squad Meeting (Men) 6:30 AM & 12:30 PM AMF Clearlake Men s Qualifications 7:00 AM & 1:00 PM AMF Clearlake Semi-Finals (Men and Women)* 7:30 PM AMF Alpha May 20, 2012 Pictures 8:00 AM AMF Alpha Finals (Men and Women) 9:00 AM AMF Alpha Awards 5:00 PM AMF Alpha * Squad meeting 30 minutes prior to start
Page 2 TCBA News Women s Rule Change Proposal 2012 Women have a proposed rule change this year. Bold denotes changes RULE 7 Entering Averages (Current Rule) Individuals will use the same average maintained in the TCBA from the prior season, providing they finished with 21 or more games. All others shall use their highest league average of 21 games or more from the pervious year (highest USBC or YABA book average). If a bowler has no average from a winter league, then use the highest USBC or YABA summer league average of 21 games or more. A bowler who has none of the above may use their last current book average going back no more than 2 years (USBC or YABA book average). If a bowler has none of the above, she may enter the league with a 150 average. Rewrite as follows Individuals will use the same average maintained in the TCBA from the prior season, providing they finished with 21 or more games. All others shall use their highest USBC average of 21 games or more from the previous year (highest USBC or YABA book average). If a bowler has no USBC or YABA average from previous year, then a verifiable winter league average of 21 games or more can be used. A bowler who has none of the above may use their last current book average going back no more than 2 years (USBC or YABA book average). If a bowler has none of the above, she may enter the league with a 165 average. * *If the bowler only has a Sports league average they must add 15 pins to their average if bowled 21 or more games. ** Submitted by: Yolanda Garrett, Dallas Women Reason: It will address those bowlers not committed to a bowling league for more than 21 games and those bowlers who haven t bowled in more than 3 years. The proposal will also address bowlers who only have a Sport League average. Visionary makes Ball exclusively for TCBA Bowlers The Visionary ball proposal presented to the delegates at the 2011 Delegates meeting became a reality this year. Several of our bowlers embraced the idea and ordered one at their first stop. One bowler said, Get a ball for $108.00 and have added money for the TCBA tournament. It s a no brainer. Somewhere between the presentation at the Delegates meeting and the start of our league, the idea became vague for some reason. Bowlers said they didn t understand the concept. The ball orders were slow at first in some regions. Some regions told the bowlers that we were not doing the deal at all! Of the 1800 plus bowlers in the TCBA approximately 500 participated in the Visionary ball deal. Jason agreed to continue with the proposal at that number. Granted the amount to be added to the prize fund will not be any where near what it would have been if more bowlers had participated. In any event the TCBA will be graced with a ball that only TCBA bowlers can have. The ball will be called the The CLASSIC, it will be red with pearl blue swirls. The TCBA and the Visionary logos will be in silver sparkle. In honor of Joe Cramer the serial number on every ball will start with JHC09. This will be a ball that you can use in any league or tournament, as it will be certified by the USBC. The balls will have a delivery date sometime in April. We are going to send the balls to a bowling center selected by your league secretary for distribution. For those of you that participated in the ball deal, we thank you. For those that did not, maybe next year. Willie Wells, the TCBA rep we ve seen at our national tournaments, won the Silver Division in the Mini in Las Vegas with the Mixed Breed Pearl, taking the $10,000.00 first prize money. These Visionary balls must be pretty good.
Volume 29, Issue 4 Page 3 RULE 5.D.3 - ENTERING AVERAGE (Current Rule) Men s Rule Change Proposals 2012 Bold denotes changes 3. The TCBA will operate on a 1050 maximum team entering average system. The combined entering averages of any five (5) member lineup cannot exceed 1050 at any time during the season. Violations of this rule will result in zero pinfall for the team each game an illegal lineup is used. 3. The TCBA will operate on a 860 maximum team entering average system. The combined entering averages of any four (4) member lineup cannot exceed 860 at any time during the season. Violations of this rule will result in zero pinfall for the team each game an illegal lineup is used. IF THE RULE PASSES THE FOLLOWING RULES MUST BE CHANGED ALSO RULE 5.D.4 (Current Rule) 4. A team s current average may legally exceed 1050 as long as the team operates under the guidelines of TCBA Rule 5 -, Item 3. 4. A team s current average may legally exceed 860 as long as the team operates under the guidelines of TCBA Rule 5 -, Item 3. RULE 6.1 - TEAM HANDICAP (Current Rule) 1. Handicap will be based on 90% of the difference in contesting teams current averages. The team with the lower average will receive the handicap. The team with the higher average will receive zero (0) handicap. All handicap is figured from a base of 825. Maximum handicap will be 202 pins per game (606 pins per series). 1. Handicap will be based on 90% of the difference in contesting teams current averages. The team with the lower average will receive the handicap. The team with the higher average will receive zero (0) handicap. All handicap is figured from a base of 660. Maximum handicap will be 60 pins per game (180 pins per series). RULE 7.1 first sentence ADDING & DROPPING TEAM MEMBERS (Current Rule) 1. A team is allowed to carry up to an 8-man roster throughout the sea-son provided all members meet the requirements of Rule 5-1 (Entering Averages). 1. A team is allowed to carry up to a 6-man roster throughout the season provided all members meet the requirements of Rule 5-1 (Entering Averages). RULE 9.1 LEGAL LINEUPS (Current Rule) 1. A legal lineup is any lineup in which entering averages total 1050 or under. 1. A legal lineup is any lineup in which entering averages total 860 or under. RULE 11.1 AND NOTE - FORFEITS - PENALTY AND PROCEDURE (Current Rule) 1. Any team that fails to have at least three (3) members present at the start of the second (2nd) frame shall forfeit all games until such time as a legal lineup is present. The team present must follow USBC Rules forfeits and must bowl within 75 pins of their current team average per game (within 225 pins per series) to receive the points for that set. NOTE: As per USBC, if a team has less than a full lineup present (less than 5 members), only the members present will be required to bowl within 15 pins of their average per game to receive the points for those games. 1. Any team that fails to have at least two (2) members present at the start of the second (2nd) frame shall forfeit all games until such time as a legal lineup is present. The team present must follow USBC Rules forfeits and must bowl within 60 pins of their current team average per game (within 180 pins per series) to receive the points for that set. NOTE: As per USBC, if a team has less than a full lineup present (less than 4 members), only the members present will be required to bowl within 15 pins of their average per game to receive the points for those games. (CONTINUE ON PAGE 8)
Page 4 TCBA News Ball Comparison Chart Ball Finish Hardness RG Differential Flare Conditions Coverstock Polish 1500 74-75 Low (2.52").052" diff.015" Intermediate 5-7" Pearl, Xiphos II (Reactive Pearl) Mixed Breed Mixed Breed Pearl Abralon 1000 73-74 Low (2.54").052" diff..015" Intermediate 5-7" Med/Heavy- Heavy Oil Solid, Xiphos II (Reactive Solid) Mixed Breed Mixed Breed Solid Abralon 1000 Low (2.52").042" diff. 4-6" Med/Heavy- Heavy Oil Solid, Xiphos (Reactive Solid) Mohawk Spartan Polish 1500 (2.56").052" diff. 3-5" -Lighter Oil Pearl, Drakonian (Reactive Pearl) Serpentine New Breed Pearl Abralon 2000 (2.56").054" diff. 3-5" Particle Pearl, Leviathan (Reactive Particle Pearl) Serpentine New Breed Particle Pearl Abralon 2000 (2.56").052" diff. 3-5" -Heavy Oil Solid Pearl, Incross (Reactive Solid w/ Pearl) Serpentine New Breed Crossover
Volume 29, Issue 4 Page 5 Ball Comparison Chart Ball Finish Hardness RG Differential Flare Conditions Coverstock Matte 600 (2.59").029" diff. 3-5" Med-Med/ Heavy Oil Solid, Eradicator Ogre (Reactive Solid) Ogre Solid Polish 1500 (2.59").029" diff. 2-5" Pearl, Eradicator (Reactive Pearl) Ogre Ogre Pearl Polish 1500 (2.59").029" diff. 2-5" - Lighter Oil Pearl, Destroyer (Reactive Pearl) Ogre Ogre SS Pearl Abralon 1000 (2.58").031" diff. 3-5" - Heavy Oil Particle, Ionic (Reactive Particle) Ogre Ogre Particle Polish 1500 78-80 (2.").034" diff. 3-5" Light/Dry Urethane, Hard Ogre- Urethane Ogre Urethane By-Law changes ARITCLE XI GENERAL Bold denotes changes 12. Captains are responsible for obtaining uniform team bowling shirts from their franchise sponsor, commercial sponsor, or buy their own. All shirts must include the standard TCBA patch or the elements of the patch embroidered on the front right chest of the shirt. On the back side of the shirt, each team must also have the sponsor, city and state which it represents. District Champion patches will be sewn on the left sleeve, and the National Champion patch is to be sewn on the right sleeve. Remove this portion of the attire rule from the Women s Rule - 5 and remove Men s Rule 15 entirely. Submitted by: Keith Savoie President TCBA Reason: Rule addresses shirt requirements for both women and men. It needs to be in the By-Laws
Page 6 TCBA News Our host hotel for the Playoffs will be the Hilton Hotel in Houston, TX located at 3000 NASA Road One. The phone number is (281)-333-9300 and their fax number is (281)-333-3750. Room rate will be $89.00 for up to 4 in a room. Check in time is 3:00 PM and check out is 12:00 PM. To get more information on the hotel, please visit the Web site created for the TCBA below. Hilton Hotel 3000 NASA Road One Houston, TX 77058 (281) 333-9300 http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/h/hounbhf-tcb-20120517/index.jhtml?wt.mc_id=pog AMF Alpha 318 W. Bay Area Blvd. Webster, TX 77598 281-338-1272 AMF Clear Lake 16743 Diana Ln. Houston, TX 77062 281-488-1331 News From TCBA Headquarters by Keith Savoie This is some important information for all bowlers!! Your secretary has received the Wildcard entry forms, Playoff forms and next year s franchise forms. The wildcard entry form must be filled out completely, including the second page or the form will be returned to you. A copy of the bowlers USBC membership cards should be attached to the form also. Having a copy of the membership cards didl shorten the check in time before the squads last year. The wildcard entry form must include a $100 money order and must be received by TCBA postmarked no later than April 1, 2012. Personal checks will not be accepted. Your secretary must check the form and sign it. The Playoff forms have basically the same information to be filled out except the secretary will verify and record final averages. This form along with $50 is to be received by TCBA headquarters within 7 days after last bowling date. I hope to see most of you at the tournament. I hope you all bowl well. As Jason Wonders said about Visionary bowling balls, each one has a 300 game in it you just have to bring it out. Please note that there was a district omitted in the last newsletter. Dallas Women district 9 has been added to the lane assignments in this issue as well as on our web site tcba1.com. Keith Savoie TCBA President
Volume 29, Issue 4 Page 7 Men s 2012 Playoffs Assignments 3 Austin T-1 4 Dallas D-1 5 Corpus Christi L-1 6 East Texas M-2 7 Houston G/C I-1 8 Houston Ind N G-3 9 Mid-Cities U-2 10 New Orleans Q-2 11 North East Texas H-1 12 Dallas D-4 13 East Texas M-1 14 Dallas D-7 15 New Orleans Q-1 16 Houston Ind N G-5 17 West Carolina S-2 18 Centex N-1 19 San Antonio F-1 20 Wildcard # 1 21 Wildcard # 2 22 Wildcard # 7 23 Wildcard # 8 24 Wildcard # 9 25 Wildcard # 12 26 Wildcard # 13 7:00 AM AMF Clearlake Mandatory meeting held 30 minutes prior to squad time. Willie Wells the Visionary rep won the Silver Division in the Mini in Las Vegas, with the Mixed Breed Pearl, taking the $10,000.00 first prize. 3 West Carolina S-1 4 Centex N-2 5 Corpus Christi L-2 6 Dallas D-3 7 Cajun Triangle P-1 8 New Orleans Q-3 9 Houston Ind N G-2 10 East Texas M-3 11 Houston Ind N G-4 12 Mid-Cities U-1 13 Dallas D-6 14 North East Texas H-2 15 Dallas D-5 16 Houston Ind N G-1 17 Ft Worth B-1 18 Dallas D-2 19 Wildcard # 3 20 Wildcard # 4 21 Wildcard # 5 22 Wildcard # 6 23 Wildcard # 10 24 Wildcard # 11 1:00 PM AMF Clearlake Mandatory meeting held 30 minutes prior to squad time. These Visionary balls must be pretty good.
Page 8 TCBA News Continued from page 4 Submitted by Brandon Luper, Mid Cities Men Reason for Men s Rule change proposal: My proposal is for TCBA to go from 5 member teams to 4 member teams, I propose that the team average cap be at 860 maximum entering. That's a move from a 210 average per member to 215. Reasons for my proposal is that there are many teams that have between 6 and 8 roster members in which some of those members would like to bowl full time but can't get 5 people together. I believe that those who want to bowl full time would have more opportunity in bowling full time if the rule was 4 member teams because it is easier to get 4 people on a team than it is 5. Drop the legal line-up to 2 members if the original proposal is accepted. Some teams find it hard to get 3 members to bowl when an emergency arises This will also lower the amount of time spent at bowling centers by up to an hour and a half increasing the amount of family time on the weekends., possibly making it easier for some to bowl as to decrease home conflict as well as taking up almost all day at the bowling center. Men s Current Records 1. Ted Pritts 889 1. Paradise s 1339 2. James Engle 866 2. G.A.T.A 1310 3. Larry Thompson 856 3. Bowl America Shirley 1303 4. Mike Knight 856 4. Max Bowl N. Bad Bones X 1291 5. Justin Taylor 855 5. Austin Bowl-O-Rama 1290 1. Dogs of War 3652 2. Frenchy s G.A.T.A. 3587 1. Jeff Murtagh 1639 3. Bowlerama KB Club 3578 2. Greg Derrick 1622 4. Jupiter 3576 3. Larry Thompson 1617 5. Longview Oil Bowl T/S 3559 4. Steve Drenser 1612 5. Craig Addie 1607 1. Bowlerama KB Club 6967 2. All Star Pro Shop 6950 3. Dogs of War 6870 Bold denotes new entry. 4. Killeen Bowlerama 6866 5. Bowl America Shirley 6858 Women s Current Records 1. Lisa Wasson 837 1. DCCV Ron Williams P S 1256 2. Delores Ragsdale 813 2. Wicks Pro Shop 1241 3. Anita Manns 812 3. DCCV Ron Williams PS 1241 4. Genie Franklin 811 4. Razorback Snack Bar 1222 5. Rachel Perez 804 5. DCCV Ron Williams PS 1214 1. Joy Rushing 1559 1. DCCV Ron Williams PS 3557 2. Anita Manns 1534 2. DCCV Ron Williams PS 3470 3. Anita Manns 1531 3. DCCV Ron Williams PS 3454 4. Rachel Perez 1530 4. DCCV Ron Williams PS 3400 5. Genie Franklin 1526 5. Don Jonietz Pro Shop 3391 1. DCCV Ron Williams PS 6883 2. DCCV Ron Williams PS 6836 3. Enterprise s 6662 4. The Bowling Shop/Lewisville 6646 Bold denotes new entry. 5. Razorback Snack Bar 6638
Volume 29, Issue 4 Page 9 Women s 2012 Playoffs Assignments 3 Dallas B-1 4 LA/TEX D-1 5 North East Texas M-4 6 Houston Ind F-3 7 Dallas B-5 8 San Antonio K-4 9 Ft Worth A-2 10 South LA Ladies C-1 11 Dallas B-6 12 San Antonio K-2 13 North East Texas M-2 14 Houston Ind N F-1 15 San Antonio K-3 16 Dallas B-3 17 Wildcard # 1 18 Wildcard # 2 7:00 AM AMF Alpha Mandatory meeting held 30 minutes prior to squad time. 3 Ft Worth A-1 4 Houston Ind F-2 5 Louisiana Ladies L-1 6 Dallas B-2 7 North East Texas M-1 8 LA/TEX D-2 9 Dallas B-4 10 Northeast Texas M-3 11 Houston Ind F-4 12 Houston G/C E-1 13 San Antonio K-1 14 Dallas B-7 15 Houston Ind N F-5 16 South LA Ladies C-2 17 Dallas B-8 18 Dallas B-9 19 Wildcard # 3 20 Wildcard # 4 1:00 PM AMF Alpha Mandatory meeting held 30 minutes prior to squad time.
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