From: aki <aki@atlas.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: PBA Card
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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:32:42 GMT

In article <pierce-280892132143@skipper.bmbcb.nwu.edu> Dave Dalke,
pierce@casbah.acns.nwu.edu writes:
>	Perhaps AKI, you could enlighten me about this card business.  Is it
true
>that there are different kinds of cards?   I see in advertisements for

Glad you asked...well to put it in a nutshell there are various "classes"
of
PBA membership...

	       Regional member - A regional member has met all requirements to
                                       join the PBA (average,years bowled
etc).  This is
                                        the initial standing you get when
you join.  You
                                        bowl in at least one regional
tournament to retain
                                        you active status * .

         Resident member -  A regional member that has "upgraded" to
resident
                                         status.  To become eligable, a
regional member must
                                         have cashed in atleast two
regional tournaments and
                                         payed the necessary "upgrade"
fee. (each level has
                                         a graduated annual membership
fee).
                                         A resident member need not bowl
in atleast one
                                         regional tournament, instead
they must compete
                                         in atleast one national or open
tournament per year.

        National member -   Same requirements as a Resident member (a
regional
                                         member can join either Resident
or National with
                                          the same qualifications).  A
national member can
                                          compete in regional (so can
Resident), national or
                                          open competition.  I don't have
my rule book here
                                          at work so I'm fuzzy and the
annual requirements
                                          for national members but it
includes bowling in
                                          a certain number of tournaments
(I think).

       Touring Pro I        -     A Touring Pro I class is a National or
Regional member
                                          that has "upgraded" (by cashing
in a certain percentage
                                          of tournaments), and pay the
necessary upgrade fees.
                                          A touring pro I must bowl in
(I'm guessing now) about
                                          40% of all scheduled national
tournaments.

      Touring Pro II       -     A Touring Pro II class is an upgrade
from TP I, whereas
                                          the member must bowl in approx
80% of all national
                                          tournaments.  (these are the
guys you normally see
                                          on T.V.)

Forgive me if my details are alittle fuzzy, but the specific
qualifications for
TP1 and TP2 are complicated and since I doubt I will ever qualify for TP1
or TP2
(my paycheck here at the Bank is generous and constant!), I really
haven't 
investigated the specific qualifications.  I trying to remember off the
top of
my head from PBA school.
OBTW forgive my format, this editor I'm using really sucks..what I see
isn't
what you get =8-o ...

-aki
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