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thewhiz

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Sandbagging
« on: January 03, 2017, 12:03:13 AM »
I have a guy in my league who clearly sandbags.  I am high average in the league and we pick teams.  I get stuck with him every year cause I get last pick.  No one wants him.  Been on my team 2 years now.   Its not a big money league but that's beside the point.  Sick of his crap.  I talked to the league President he said nothing he can do.  Wanted him thrown out of the league.  He said we can't until he does something wrong.  Well sandbagging is wrong.  Anything else I can do to get rid of him?  It is a sanctioned league.
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Ken De Beasto

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Re: Sandbagging
« Reply #46 on: January 19, 2017, 02:57:16 PM »
Quote from: MI 2 AZ on January 19, 2017, 02:46:07 PM
Had a situation last year in league where a 210 average bowler started out the season bowling two-handed and one-handed.  Said he was experimenting with two-handed.  If the match was close, he would switch to one-handed.   In the first half, out of 16 weeks, he had 7 series under 550, with a low of 503 and a high series of 653.  In the second half, he quit the two-handed and just bowled his normal one-handed style with a low series of 581 and a high of 748.  His team made a run for the second half title but fell short. 

There was a league meeting where one captain bought forward a charge of sandbagging but they ruled that it was not.

I was in a similar but not quite situation. A few years ago I switched from two fingers to three finger bowling mid season and I skyrocketed from a 160 bowler to 200ish. Anyways I was called a bagger because I got better. Now to some and even still people think of me as a bagger.
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trash heap

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Re: Sandbagging
« Reply #47 on: January 19, 2017, 03:28:57 PM »
I just don't understand.

Why is the bowling center with the highest scoring environment automatically becomes the standard for averages in the area?

I sure think of this the other way. By wanting it easy every week (feeling warm and cozy in your inflated scores) you should pay a penalty at tournament time.

You have a choice too.
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