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A Smaller Bowling Alley For Your Home. | bowling equipment
For people with less room to bowl at home, this bowling equipment maybe the solution? As you can see the lanes are shorter, and more compact. So, a recreation room, garage, basement, or office can be sufficient. Sure you are in your home office, you get stressed, then bowl a few to relax, and go back to work. It could happen?
This bowling equipment would work with the guys night out, instead of poker or just sitting around watching baseball or football. Hey, start a at home bowling league in the neighborhood. Or, let the ladies bowl during the day or on an alternate night. Of course as in my previous post, Your Bowling Alley at Home.|bowling equipment. You can save money by bowling at home and charging your friends to bowl.
But my main concern with this bowling equipment is, how does the machine know if you are using a tremendous hook on the back end or a straight ball? How does it know the arch of your curve, and of course the break? I bet you can program the oil pattern too? I wonder if it knows, if you are using a plastic ball or a reactive? I can see the ball return wouldn’t be a problem. I also wonder how you dress the lanes and approach? I bet my ball speed would increase with the shorter lanes, or maybe it adjusts for that too?
Anyway, this would be an alternative to full size bowling lanes in your home. Although I don’t know the price, it should be cheaper too. But we are talking about more electronics, I believe? Which could be temperamental in a damper basement, or even garage environment. So with all these questions, you would probably be the only one on your block or in town with one? So then you would be the Man! But, I would still check it out first! Cause you want to be the Man, and a smart one at that!
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Your Bowling Alley at Home.|bowling equipment
I hear it all before, I have all the bowling equipment I need. But do you have a bowling alley? Yes your very own bowling alley in your basement, garage, or exterior wing or building of your house. Sure, you may think it is expensive? But here are some bowling equipment cost controls that can make it possible.
1. You will save money by not driving to the bowling alley 1, 2, or 3 times a week.
2. You will save on bowling alley locker fees, by leaving your bowling equipment at home.
3. You won’t have to carry your bowling balls around anymore, too.
4. Beer is cheaper at home.
5. You can invite only the bowlers you want to bowl with, no show offs.
6. You can oil the lanes anyway you like?
7. Forget bowling rules, make up your own.
8. Charge admission.
9. Give discounts to the opposite sex?
10. You can control the dress code?
11. You can use any kind of bowling pins you want.
12. Charge bowlers entry fees for tournaments, and split the kitty for awards.
13. Give discounts to college kegers.
14. Give frequent bowler discounts.
15. Have reservation staff, and limo drop offs.
16. Hold kids league in the daytime.
17. Give nursing home discounts, to get them away from Wii bowling.
18. Alternate senior leagues with kids leagues.
19. Promote bowling alley with discount cards at local businesses.
20. Hold private parties, like bachelor, bachelorette, retirement, promotion, birthday, weddings, and disco night.
21. Charge 2 drink minimum, and dilute the drinks( I heard that somewhere?).
22. Take a cut from the cab service, driving lost bowlers home.
23. Let waitresses and bartenders keep half their tips.
24. Give discounts to Municipal employees of influence.
25. Have raffles for bowling equipment packages, trips, cars, boats, and houses.
26. Show original movies while bowling.
27. Have sports packages during football, baseball, and hockey seasons.
28. Have a men’s night out, with drinks, cigars, pizza, etc.
29. Have a ladies night out, with drinks, movies, discounted promotional items, etc.
30. Have once a year a bowlers thank you night, for the most supportive bowlers and customers.
Now after you have paid off the $225,000-$250,000 private bowling alley, you can expand into franchises. Finally, we are talking about some big bucks!!
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Bowling Equipment: Fall Bowling Season Will Start In August.
Yes, I know it is hard to believe, but it is time to get your bowling equipment out for another Bowling Season. So if you are interested in bowling on bowling league, or get your own bowling team together, now is the time. Contact your local bowling alley to find out when and where to get started. Also many bowling alleys are offering discount bowling before Fall Bowling Season starts. This is especially true July 31st to August 7th, National Bowling Week. Of course, we all will try to set a New World Record on Saturday, August 7th by the number of Games Bowled! So, drag out the old bowling equipment to see if it still works, get warmed up for Fall Bowling Season, and try to break the World Record on August 7th!
For the league bowler, this is the time to check out your bowling equipment and your physical capabilities since last season? Are you as fit as last season or have you slipped since? Do you still have the old bowling eye or is it a little blurry? How about your approach, arm swing, and release? Do you still have it? Well now is the time to practice and warm up, to see if you need any help. By help, I mean in the way of bowling equipment, or practice. With bowling alleys giving discount bowling games away, this would be the time to find out, and sign up for Fall Bowling Season too.
So what about your bowling equipment? Check you bowling balls to see if any work is needed with chips or cuts, sanding, or just a good cleaning. Next check out your bowling shoes for sole damage, cleaning, or other repairs. If you use a wrist support, check for wear and any needed repairs or replacement. The replacement of bowling equipment is especially important now, because many bowling suppliers have discounts still going on. So, look around for some good prices. Finally, check with your sponsor and team members, if your team needs bowling shirts this year? To print up bowling shirts can take a while, plus other teams will be thinking the same thing, so you better get on it. Once the other teams put their orders in, bowling shirt orders will be backed up.
After your bowling equipment evaluation and some practices, you should know where you stand for the up coming Fall Bowling Season. Be ready to go to enjoy the 2nd most popular sport in the world, after soccer of course, and remember to have fun doing it!
Why Do I Leave The 5 Pin? | bowling tip
This is an interesting bowling tip, that has many sides. First of all, you roll a perfect strike ball and get a 5 pin remaining? What is up with that? I can’t throw it any better! Yes, I hear this every year during Fall Leagues. So, what is going on here?
Remember this bowling tip saying, “No Drive, No Five!”. I hope this sticks in your bowling brain! What this means is, if your bowling ball isn’t driving into the pocket, like crashing it, you will leave the 5 pin. A “weak ball” or weak pocket entry, will cause the bowling ball to glance off of the head pin or 1 pin, and not hit the 5 pin. There are two causes of this tragedy. One is you, and the other is your bowling gear.
If this bowling tip problem is you, then the first culprit is your lift. At release, a upward motion with your hand gives your bowling ball lift or rotation. This will give the bowling ball more drive into the pocket. Second, are you throwing the bowling ball too fast for lane conditions? Remember if the lanes are oily, especially the first game, slow down your speed, so the bowling ball can grip the lanes better. Third, check your pocket angle, as compared to the reaction of your bowling ball. If your angle is too tight, or your bowling ball hasn’t flipped or hooked yet into the pocket, the bowling ball doesn’t have enough room to power up. Either move more to the right of your mark to give more room, or move your approach to the right for a more outside angle, again if you are right handed.
Now if the bowling tip problem is your bowling gear, check and see what you have available. If your bowling ball can’t grip on oily lanes, use a bowling ball that is for oily, or medium to oily lanes. If you don’t have one, then use a sanded bowling ball (like a reactive resin or urethane and do not sand a plastic), which works like new treads on a tire. Secondly, if you can’t lift the bowling ball, it is either too heavy for you, or you need to use a wrist support to strengthen your wrist action.
Watch your bowling ball’s reaction, to see if the drive and the power is there! If not, this bowling tip will give you a check list of what to do. Know your self and your bowling gear, then adjust to the Game. It’s fun, when you know what you are doing?
Bowling Tip: Is My Bowling Ball Too Heavy?
This bowling tip is asked a lot by bowlers, in different stages of their bowling careers. First of all, the young bowlers are progressing from lighter bowling balls to heavier bowling balls. Where as, the older bowlers are going from the heavier bowling balls to the lighter bowling balls. So how do you know when it is time to change?
Well this bowling tip can be used for all ages, and just as important, all strengths. Mainly you can determine the weight by, if you can hold on to the bowling ball, and lift it at your release? A number of bowlers drop the bowling ball on the down swing. Others can’t lift the bowling ball at the release point, the bowling ball just falls off their hand. Now if you can’t hold on to the bowling ball, do to it’s weight, how can you control the bowling ball during the game? Also if you can’t lift the bowling ball on release, how will you get the revolutions necessary for good pin carry? Well it sounds like a simple bowling tip, but there’s more. For example, I use to work out and a 16 pound bowling ball, was like tossing a 2.5 pound horse shoe. There was nothing to it. But now, I don’t work out and a 16 pound bowling ball is too heavy. I went down to a 15 pound bowling ball, because I can lift it on my release. Plus, older bowlers that have arthritis, will need to bowl with a lighter bowling ball, because of their hand strength.
So, the bowling tip is depending on your strength and not your age. If you can bowl 3 or more games, without dropping the bowling ball or soreness in your wrist from lifting the bowling ball, then the bowling ball weight may be right for you. Now if your wrist is sore, and the bowling ball isn’t that heavy for you, check out a wrist support. A wrist support will strengthen your wrist action, and safe you possible injuries. I know, I can tell if my wrist is weak, by the end of the second game. If my wrist gets sore, I put on a wrist support to finish up the games. Always consider your body, this includes your knees, if it is sore, something is wrong. I know several bowlers that wear knee and elbow supports, so do what is right for your body. Enjoy bowling and stay healthy!
How about an Optional Rolling Bowling Bag?
An optional rolling bowling bag, as I refer to it, is a very flexible bowling bag to have. Say for example, you only want to take 3 bowling balls to the bowling alley? You can put 2 in a carry bowling bag and 1 in a single bag, or carry 1 by itself? Another option is to use your 4 compartment bag roller for the 3 bowling balls? But then, how do you handle 5 bowling balls? You see, once both your hands are full of bowling bags, your mobility is limited, especially going upstairs and through doorways.
Well of course, the answer can be a optional rolling bowling bag. Instead of carrying 2 or more bowling bags, you can make it in one trip with one roller. This optional bowling bag roller has room for 3, 4, or 5 bowling balls, and can be disassemble into a smaller roller. With ample room for bowling shoes and supplies, this rolling bowling bag has room and flexibility. Plus it is usually a cheaper rolling bowling bag, than the 4 and 6 compartment rolling bowling bag.
So, if you have problems carrying your bowling balls from bowling alley to bowling alley? Check out an economical and flexible way to haul 3, 4, or 5 bowling balls at one time, without the hassle.
Is Bowling Healthy for You? | bowling tip
According to Wikipedia- “Bowling is an anaerobic type of physical exercise, similar to walking with free weights and an interesting bowling tip. Bowling helps in burning calories, and works muscle groups not usually exercised. The flexing and stretching in bowling works tendons, joints, ligaments, and muscles in the arms and promotes weight loss. Apart from the physical benefits, it also has psychosocial benefits, strengthening friendships or creating new ones. Now, I believe we all knew about bowling’s social benefits.
So bowling is healthy for you, even for us over weight bowlers? Yes, any exercise is, if don’t over do it! Then again, I did notice my blood pressure readings, which I check daily, are much lower after bowling. Here I thought, it was the beer? Also a number of my bowling buddies, complain after a bowling tournament, if they bowled 6 games or more back to back? Imagine, the Pro-Bowlers bowling 50 or more games a week in a tournament? Don’t tell me, these bowlers are out of shape!
Now my bowling tip is, bowling safety. What safety, we are just bowling? Yes, but think about it. You are using your back, wrist, arm, and legs in a repetitive motion. So, this will take a toll or your joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Don’t ignore any pain, it is the way your body is trying to tell you some thing. Most of the time, you maybe using an incorrect posture, release, or forcing the ball. Protect your body from injuries by not bowling, if that part of the body is sensitive, because you can cause further injuries. Another bowling tip is, think of bowling as if you are lifting something, use your straight back, lift with your legs, use a relaxed pendulum swing , and a quarter lifting rotation of your wrist. Don’t hesitate about using arm or wrist supports, and a knee brace, if necessary. Protect yourself from injuries, and your body will reward you with years of bowling fun.
Summer Cleaning for Fall Bowling Season? | bowling gear
If you are on a bowling league, the summertime is the off season for the majority of bowlers and their bowling gear. It’s like going to school, you’re off during the summer. So what do you do? Well some of my bowling buddies are golfing, motorcycling, boating at the lake, or on vacation. But if you’re a dedicated bowler, you’re thinking Fall League start up!
First you have to lay out your bowling strategy for the up coming season. Do you need a new custom bowling ball? How about a pair of new bowling shoes? Maybe a new wrist support or bowling glove? Then again, if you’re a early bird, be one of the first to order custom bowling shirts for the team? Or, find a bowling team sponsor?
What ever your bowling needs, this is the time to get organized. Check through your bowling gear, and see what can be repaired, cleaned, or replaced. For example, when was the last time you gave the bowling balls a really good cleaning? Or maybe you have a bowling ball in need of resurfacing or reconditioning. Check your finger grips or finger holes for excessive dirt build up, or needed repairs, like chips or cracks around the finger holes. How about your bowling shoes, need repairs, replacing, or just some polish? Don’t forget your bowling glove and wrist support, if they are in need of repairs or replacing? And, can the bowling shirts make it through one more season?
Why am I bring this up now? Well, you have time on your side, and this is bargain time for buying bowling gear. Bowling balls, bowling supplies, bowling bags, bowling shoes, and even bowling shirts are discounted during the off season. So, if you wanted to replace any of your bowling gear, now is the time to look around for deals. Because the prices will go up around the first of August, just in time for Fall Bowling League? Imagine that?
Trouble with Leaving the 10 Pin, or Leftys the 7 Pin?
Many bowlers have the problem of leaving a 10 pin, or if you are left handed a 7 pin, after rolling, you thought, a prefect shot. Leaving the 10 pin is crushing, especially if you have been struggling throughout the Game. Now you believe, you finally figured out the problem, and roll a perfect ball, to end up with a solid 10 pin for your efforts. It’s like, giving a 100%, and then, getting stabbed in the chest. What do you do next?
Well I hope these bowling tips, will help in correcting the solid 10 pin. The first culprit is the old “Chicken wing” release. I covered the chicken wing once before in a previous blog. Another name is the “Flying elbow”. Basically, the bowler isn’t keeping the elbow close to your side. If you don’t feel the inside of your elbow brushing your side, you are a “Chicken winger”. The second culprit is the “Broken wrist”. When you release the bowling ball your wrist breaks back, instead of being solid and straight through the release. Now the wrist support can stop the broken wrist problem, by keeping your wrist solid and straight.
After these corrections you still have a solid 10 pin, lets go to Plan B. Plan B is a lane adjustment. The first of two options is to back up on the approach a little, maybe an inch. This gives your ball a high flush angle, to force the 10 pin out. Your bowling ball will now hook earlier into the pocket. Or the second point of attack, is to do the 2:1 ratio, approach to mark adjustment. Move two boards right of your approach position, and one board right on your mark, for a more flattened pocket entry. By trying one or the other, you are still bowling on your line or close to it, without making any major line corrections. Anytime you make a major line corrections, you are guessing at the outcome? In other words, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Keep the line that has been working for you, for as long as you can, or until it’s drained. I hope these bowling tips help your Game, and make the Game more enjoyable for you and your friends.
Switch Thumb Holes While Bowling?
No, not filing or sanding your thumb hole during the games, but changing your thumb hole. As you know, many of us use bowling tape at the back of the thumb hole to adjust the fit. Well there is a downside, the bowling tape does leave some residue in the thumb hole. Also when you switch bowling balls, the thumb hole fit is different. It is hard to conform your bowling balls, to the same size and position of comfortable fit. Why? Well I have drilled bowling balls off of one bowling ball finger configuration for years, but still one or two bowling balls feel great like a glove. But, for the rest, the feel just isn’t as comfortable. So, even PBA Pros have his problem, and you will see them, adding or removing tape during the Tournament.
Well now, we are getting closer to a system of creating a consistent feel or fit, with the example on the left of Turbo 2-N1 Grips. It’s not cheap to put in, but if you use a limited number of bowling balls, this may work for you. First there is a outer sleeve which is in the base of the thumb hole, it is the anchor to lock in the thumb plug or inner sleeve to. These inner sleeves can be different sizes for your thumb, based on swell or shrinkage. Then as seen on PBA Bowling, just remove the thumb plug or inner sleeve, and screw in a different one for a better fit. The main idea is, that all these thumb inner sleeves are used interchangeably in different bowling balls. So of course, the thumb holes feel the same, because it is the same one you just changed from your other bowling ball. Then again when switching to a different size, I could see some variance, but still you are limiting the number of thumb plug sizes to choose from.
So in summary, this bowling gear, by not using a variety of bowling tape in and out of your bowling ball, or having to adapt to the feel of different bowling balls, is a method or system that may have merit. I’m not saying the system is perfect yet, but it’s getting there. Good bowling!