When you bowl a tournament like the United States Bowling Congress Masters, it’s not like bowling a traditional tournament where every pin matters the entire time. The only goal during qualifying is make the double-elimination match-play bracket, which is 64 players for the Masters (the defending champion and the other 63 top scorers). When you put up big enough scores in qualifying, you can try different balls, lines, etc., giving you information that may come in handy during...