Yeah that is what we were called on Sunday, and that is what we appeared to be.   Lead off bowler shot a touch over the average he established, second bowler had a friend work with his form  and shot 100 pins over his first week's series, third bowler established a 143 average the first week and fired a 254 first game out the second week (OK he sandbagged a little lol,) and I shot 88 pins over my established average because I couldn't carry anything the first week. We took one game the first week because we were just outmatched.  Second week,  we got 61 pins of handicap and didn't win a game by less than 110 pins.  How do we convince everyone my team didn't sandbag?

Yup, the 10-pin drop rule helps address true and perceived sandbagging. It's based on your entering average.

We have a couple of guys who had and will (need to) have surgery; exemptions from the 10 pin drop rule will be on an injury exception, approved by the league board only basis.

Not trying to defend anyone sometimes the first week can be an little hectic there be a lot going on.

  How do we convince everyone my team didn't sandbag?

Dear lilpossum1:

It won't be easy. Even you admit that your third bowler sandbagged "a little" -- and even if no one sandbagged, you'd never convince everyone.

If you didn't sandbag, then know that you didn't.

However, if you did sandbag, go punch yourself in the junk over and over again please.