It's good to hear that BB isn't necessarily critical in the off season. I'm going in June and have never used it but have I've been feeling a little anxious about getting the timing right and "winning the lottery" every day. Sounds like it's only needed in a few places.

In those few places, are there issues with people taking the ball you've paid for? I've heard of the problem of arriving and finding someone is on your ball and has no intention of leaving. Is that really a thing or is that just a couple of one-offs that have been overblown? It sounds like if it does happen, there's not much you can do about it - BB doesn't have a fleet of enforcer vessels that they can deploy to eject the guy.