Is this a violation of the USBC league rules?  Yes or no? 

 

16 lane center, 14 teams using lanes 3-16.

 

Question is this:  Is it a violation to allow a team to have "open play" / "warmup games" before league on the pair they will be bowling competition on that evening?

 

Example:  Say my team is bowling league on lanes 3-4 that night.  Should I OR any member of my team OR the opposition be allowed to "practice" / "warmup" / "open bowl" on lanes 3-4.

 

My thinking is this:  If I were on 3-4 that night I SHOULD be able to "practice" / "warmup" / "open bowl" BEFORE league on any pair OTHER than what I will be competing on but NOT the pair I will be on.  If I warm up on say lanes 9-10 BOTH teams on 9-10 that night will face the same conditions thereby offering them ZERO advantage of how that pair is playing, both teams are approaching the same conditions so there is no inherent "advantage".  If a team practices on THEIR pair, they DO gain an advantage of knowing how their pair is playing.

 

So again,  is it a violation to allow a team to have "open play" / "warmup games" before league on the pair they will be bowling competition on that evening?

 

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Edited by Good Times Good Times on 12/20/2011 at 12:52 PM

 I am not sure if the League could put in this as a rule. The only thing the league could work out with the center is maybe having the lanes oiled prior to the league starting.

I don't really see the advantage unless it's a sports shot and you're trying to create some dry for yourself on the outside.  THS, the practice session should be enough time to get lined up.  In fact, I'd rather not shoot on my pair ahead of time so I don't burn up my A-game line. 

 

What would be kind of scandalous, would be bowl a couple games on a competors pair and throw plastic down the 3rd arrow on every shot.

Strictly a league issue that is should be allowed or not allowed by league rules as voted on by teams.  Not a USBC issue at all.