Quoted from Bmad21:Tournament play has screwed up the hobby, play the game not what you want out of the game.
I would argue that tournament play has enhanced the hobby, not screwed it up.
But that doesn't matter anyway. The games aren't built for the specific purpose of tournament play. There are elements to that notion, but I believe that games are built to suit the masses as much as possible, not the niche.
I like the purpose of the original post and I think it was mentioned with good intentions, but I also think it's a player's responsibility to find the appropriate points for the specific tournament, and if that involved shooting the same shot over and over so be it.
Examples:
-- Pingolf on World Cup Soccer where the goal is 125 million. Just shoot the goal a million times and get a 1.
-- Matchplay on World Up Soccer. Now you need to start multiball or at least make your way through the cup.
Different tournament = different strategy. I like it.
