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Slow bowling plaguing 2017 USBC Open Championships, leading to squad time changes, late squad relegation for 2018 for slow groups

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017 8:00 am
Slow bowling plaguing 2017 USBC Open Championships, leading to squad time changes, late squad relegation for 2018 for slow groups
The 2017 USBC Open Championships venue at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas. Photo by United States Bowling Congress
There are few issues that get bowlers of all levels riled up more than slow bowling. I definitely am one of those: I don’t anger easily, but one thing that will get me ticked off in PBA and other competition is moving pairs after a game and being forced to wait because other bowlers are bowling slow — not mechanical or other issues, just slow bowling. I definitely am above average in pace of play, as I like to pick up my ball, get on the approach and go. Earl Anthony famously used...