How bowling is scored<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFinding Average of Previous Games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In the next step, as an individual participating in the tournament, the tournament hosting organization or bowling alley will take all the games you played in the last season and the average. This is essential if you want to qualify for a handicap advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assume that you played 6 games in the last season. Then the sum of all those games divided by 6 will be your average bowling score. If you want the handicap advantage, your score must be less than the tournament’s best bowler’s average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subtracting from Basis Score<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We are almost there now. Once the basis score and average are figured out, the next calculation will be a subtraction. The average of the individual players is subtracted from the total basis score, and you are left with a sum of numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bear in mind; this is not the handicap score. Without employing the next step, you will not get a good handicap score advantage for your participating tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using Handicap Percentage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A significant figure is the handicap percentage. Organizations, tournaments, and leagues decide their exact percentage, but it is mostly 100% or above 70%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This percentage of the score you were left with in the previous step is considered the handicap score of a player. For example, if the basis score was 210 and your previous average was 170 if the percentage is 100%, you will be left with a handicap of 40 pins per game.
If the percentage is 90, you will have a handicap of 40\u00d70.9 = 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adding Handicap to your Scratch Score<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Your scratch score is your score before any handicap is applied to it. So, in a normal game, your total score is your scratch score. But if you are playing an individual or handicap team tournament, your total score would be your scratch score and your handicap score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us say your total score in a game is 170, and the bowling handicap was 40 for you. Then your final score in that game would be 170+40, which equals 210, evens things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Benefit of Handicap Bowling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At this point, you might be wondering, what is the real benefit of handicap in bowling? The handicap rule is less of an unfair advantage and more of an equalizer for people just there to enjoy the game and have a competitive time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Normally, beginners would have almost no chance of outscoring bowling professionally. Therefore, there would be fewer instances where newbies could play with the pros, and the professionals would not get a lot of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But because of the handicap rule, beginners would have a better chance of winning. In contrast, more professionals will be encouraged to play with newer players, simply popularizing the sport, promoting sportsmanship, and allowing everyone to cool off and have a great time doing what they love \u2013 bowling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Highest Handicap in Bowling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Now, if you are asking, is there a way a ten-pin bowling game may have a handicap that allows you to score 300? Well, technically, yes. It is possible and has occurred in the past but not so much anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A situation where something like this would happen is, let us say, the basis score was 270 in a tournament, and you scored 230 in the game, while the handicap was around 70 because of how well you played the game. Your total score will be 300 according to the rules, and no one can take that away from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But let us be real here. Organizations and alleys do not want that. They want an even playing field, not to give a completely overwhelming advantage. That is why most of the tournaments and handicap leagues I have played and have seen in front of my eyes stop the highest basis average at 220; if anyone has a better score, it is ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have an average of over 220, most leagues will not give bowlers a handicap, so technically, 219 is the highest possible handicap a bowler can receive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, the chances of you scoring a 300 with the help of the handicap score are minimal. It would help if you were looking to practice scoring a perfect game<\/a> without any handicaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat is what a professional does, and that is very common nowadays. Even on record, there are many instances of bowlers scoring a top-notch perfect game, and you can take inspiration from them to achieve just as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The handicap bowling rule is vital as well. But with modern advancements, keeping track of all the basics of bowling can be difficult. That is why I thought of clearing the concept of the handicap rule for your ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope you learned a lot from this guide and will practice bowling and get good enough to be the bowler whose score is taken as the basis. That is the ultimate goal. Have a great time when you go to score strikes and spares at the bowling alley again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1181"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2165,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181\/revisions\/2165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}