I know some of the announcers can be downright poor andmost of the timeI mute the voice BUT does anyone listen any more, even in personal conversations??? Duh?
The point of the whole change was to make it more easily understandable AT THE OLYMPICS for when and IF the WBT can convince the Olympics committee to accept bowling as a sport. Of course, as part of that they have to keep it similar to the rules as they are now,to keep some sense of consistency.
Even the article on the PBA web site explained this:
"Various versions of bowling’s traditional scoring system have been tested by World Bowling, the international governing body for tenpin bowling in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee, in an effort to create a scoring system that will be more easily understood by those who aren’t familiar with the traditional bowling system."
And, yes, I agree, Dom Barrett would probably be the first to admit he didn't deserve a true 300. In fact, if you watched he had to be told afterwards that he had won the $10,000.00 for the 10 strikes in a row.