Centurion BallOfSpray Cash Prize Basics

[Horton]

It seems like a lot of skiers still do not understand the format. Here is a stripped down explanation.

 

At each event pro and amateur skiers alike will compete for prize money. Each event is comprised of 2 rounds of prelims and a final. Every competitor will ski 3 times and every competitor has an opportunity to take home prize money. The top 16 skiers at each event will compete in a head-to-head final and the remaining skiers will compete for prize money in a handicap final.

[scoke]

Sounds like fun BUT

 

The first annual BOS tourney was won by a professional, second place was won by professional. Taking home the cash!

 

The next stop, somewhere in the NW, was won by a professional. Taking home the cash!

 

 

 

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[skidawg]

An amateur will win in Austin

[Razorskier1]

Its still fun to ski against open rated skiers even if you don't win. I missed advancing in the round of 16 by one ball (to an open rated skier). I still had a great time -- head-to-head is a fun way to ski.

[skidawg]

Come ski and have some fun @scoke

[Horton]

@scoke the vast majority of the cash prize to date has gone to amateurs. If you had come to Bell Acqua I assume you would have been in the middle of the H2H group and would have won some $. If you had come to Hilltop- it was 100% handicap so again you would have had as good a chance as anyone.

 

The idea of the event is to take the best 16 skiers and let them battle it out for 1/2 the cash prize and the remaining skiers ski against their average for other 1/2 of the cash prize. In a perfect world there are 16 elite skiers at each event and 24 regular ballers.

[Horton]

@scoke also your facts are way off.

 

Stop #1 was won by Asher and a 28 off skier

Stop #2 was by a skier you have never heard of

Stop #3 was won my Corey Vaughn and a M1 skier no one had seen in years.

 

If you have a better format pony up a sanction fee and lets go.

[scoke]

Way off? Laughable. Correct on 2 of 3.

 

"Stop #2 was by a skier you have never heard of"

 

Then give me the facts. Or was this the stop you had to cancel because the only entries you had was Jody Seal(I love Jody btw, he and i get along like he's my big brother :) ) vs a former professional skier?

 

Stop#3, Corey Vaughn. Great guy and a hell of a professional skier. One of only 6-8(?) professional skiers to run 41. Don't play me (no one had seen in years) lol.

 

I vote with my wallet. Sorry if i hurt your feeling.

 

[jdarwin]

I'm sandbagging my average for a shot next year......at least, that's what I keep telling myself....

[jdarwin]

@scoke - certainly, there is room for improvement in any format but this is better than the Big Dawg (yawn) that has turned into nothing more than a Senior PGA event (former pros).

[Horton]

@Scoke Dave Phillips won Seattle

[MattP]

@Horton somehow failed to note that the prize money in the H2H final AND Handycapped final are EQUAL. I have the same chance of winning the same money as Asher, Ward, Vaughn, or Miller(guys who would normally make the H2H.

[Horton]

@MattP no I did not fail to mention it but yes that is a point that needs to be repeated.

[Bruce_Butterfield]

Geez @scoke! It seems you're getting snooty since you get to ski in ideal conditions 12 months a year.

[Razorskier1]

To me the cash prize is the least of my considerations for attending. Sure I'd like some cash, but what I really thought was fun is the format allows you to ski against everybody there. If you are good enough (or lucky enough) to make the sweet 16, you get the fun of a head-to-head with some super good, super nice competitors. If you don't make it, you get to fight it out against boys, girls, men and women, all skiing against their handicap. And you get to watch some people just plain throw down! At Aquaplex last year I was astounded by the number of skiers who ran 38s and 39s in a wicked tailwind -- repeatedly! I met a lot of great people and had a great time, and that's why I'm heading back for another serving in 2016!

[Kelvin]

Sounds like a fun event. Too bad I had conflicts for every stop this year.

[Horton]

@Kelvin yea every time I pick a date it is like Whackamole and I am the mole

[jdarwin]

@Horton - check the LSU football schedule next time.....

[skidawg]

Looks like the Big Dawg finals and US open are the same weekend....? Everyone who doesnt fit in these two events should enter the bos cash.

[RazorRoss3]

@skidawg, that could really make it anyone's game to qualify for the head to head... Could be really interesting this time around.

[skidawg]

It definately levels the playing field, It will be the best one yet and its anyone's ballgame

 

[mikegile]

I skied the Seattle stop and loved it. I had never skied in a head to head and although I didn't make it out of the first round it was a blast. Talking trash at each end of the lake adds a whole new dimension to most of us.

 

I would propose, time permitting, that the bottom 16 do a handicapped head to head as well, not just another round.

[bishop8950]

Mixing up the H2H with OM/OW/MM/AMs is the BEST part of this format. Watching Manon against Parsons was fantastic. I got my ass handed to me by Asher in Austin as he ran a blistering tail 39 and I enjoyed it. Yes, to win the H2H bracket you will have to be a damn good skier, and it may often go to and Open or Masters skier. So for the AMs you attend to mix it up in the H2H with the best skiers on earth or you get to ski with all the AMs in the handicap bracket for the SAME prize money. You are guaranteed a shot at money in either case! You dont have to win the H2H to get paid or have fun.

 

Our event in Sacramento was super fun. A fun chill vibe and the blend of skiers was great. Watching the H2H unfold was really entertaining for spectators and skiers. So as far as tournament enjoyment goes I would say it was really high. Better than any Class C or Record I have attended. On that basis I would say this format is a huge success.

 

Austin will be fun and will be a different field. Many of the OM/OW/MM skiers will be in FL for the Big Dawg and US Open. I look forward to skiing how that impacts the H2H. In any case the Aquaplex is sweet and they put on a great event.

[John Brooks]

I commend @Horton and all those involved in setting up and running these events. I have set up a number of different formats and handicap techniques and none are perfect. There usually is someone who feels they had a disadvantage. This approach looks pretty good to me. But what is most important to me is the number of smiling faces and the amount of comradery that evolves. No one is going to make a living from winning one of these events and the organizers are busting their tails to set up the events, not to mention the countless hours trying to raise prize money and goods. When skiers come to these events with a good attitude, they have fun. This is sport / entertainment and do it for fun.

[RichardDoane]

I ski in a lot of tournaments, and do my share of hosting/supporting a lot of events. The BOS cash prize's in Seattle and Sacto were a huge success when judged by the amount of fun people had, and the number of smiling faces involved. Since @scoke attended neither, who cares what he says/thinks IMO