---sorry missed your last post, must have been typing... guess you can ignore the following...
in part possibly due to the glitch - veteran plays just about as competitive as expert - and many expert level players drop down and play veteran because of the glitch.
- I actually like the ball offered in the rookie division better for coin room play than I do the ball offered in veteran, but that is just me...
My guess is, if you don't make the cut - it is likely you would have a better chance recovering the credits spent by playing rookie the next round, rather than risking investing more credits and missing the cut again.
this is not being dismissive of your skill or progress but given the holes we are seeing this qualifying round, you can get some tough winds and or tough pin placements so unless you feel very confident in qualifying and then being able to move forward into the finals - you might find it easier to recover the credits in rookie division.