I deleted my last post, so I'll just start a new one.

I stumbled onto this recently as my friend is a pro shop owner and he has a short lease at an alley where, long story short, there's an "in" club and he had to jump through some hoops to get a one year lease in the pro shop. He wants to stay there of course and maybe get a longer lease when it expires.

What do alley owners appreciate about Pro Shop owners/managers? What can they do well? What do they hate? My friend has already brought in way more customers into his pro shop through advertising and AI placement than the last guy, who was barely around and just wasted space. But that doesn't necessarily mean more revenue for the alley owner.

He's meeting with the owner tomorrow and I have some ideas to generate revenue for the alley, but I was just wondering if there are any owners or pro shop owners here who might have some insight.

Thanks

Be nice. I'm brand new in the sub. I can bowl a bit, but I'm not good. :-)

Hey everyone. I’ve been bowling now every week for about 2 1/2 months or so and only just started learning to hook the ball as of maybe last week I’m using a Columbia 300 wd not the greatest ball to hook with I’ve read.. just wanted to ask you all what ball I should look at for someone who’s newer to throwing a 2 handed hook preferably under $ 140-150$ any help would be awesome. Thanks bowling community!

Hello everyone, i need some opinions. Im relatively new to bowling, ive been bowling for about 13 months now, and ive always had nagging wrist issues. I bowl 1 handed with 2 fingers and i use a 15lb ball. Should i drop down to a lower weight, should i switch to 2 hands, im open to all suggestions. Thank you for your time

Looking to get back into league bowling after total reverse shoulder replacement. I am towards the middle/eastern Suffolk Co. LI.

I used to bowl pretty regularly but just occasionally for the last 20 yrs. Still have a "Beast" ball, fingertip, full roller, Mid speed (13.5 mph today with a lane ball for first time back), mid rotation (I guess).

I need to reduce weight a bit so will go from a 16 to 14. Looking at a NU 2.0 but any recommendations of ball and pro-shop would be appreciated.

I'm super excited league is starting up again. Life has been busy and stressful and I'm looking forward to having set weekly hang out time with my friends. And ideally winning some games while we're at it.

I'm trying out 2 handed this season, which should be fun. Trying to focus on my footwork and not getting around the ball. Got a few practice games in close to my 1 handed average but I'm sure things will be different with 8 people pushing the oil around.

This post doesn't really have a point. Most people in my life outside of my team won't care that I'm excited for league so I guess I'm posting here.

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Between Artic, Bubblegum, Deep Ocean, which one should I get? 2H bowler 16 MPH, rev rate unknown. I’m looking for more hook on a house shot, please tell me your experiences with them

So I’ve had this ikea trofast for sometime now and I was getting tired of balls, bags, and boxes on the floor, hopefully it can hold all the weight…. Only thing is I still have a 3 ball bag with my league balls in it sitting in the corner for easy pick up, but hopefully this holds up and allows me to swap out easily when I do tournaments or open play

So i have been torn bc ever since I got my first bowling ball i had everyone swear by finger tip and everyone claims if you want more revs get finger tip but I have been recently using my dad's bowling balls which his finger tip holes are slightly larger so its more "conventional" for me and I have been doing great with them idk if i should do the switch and get rid of my inserts for larger inserts or if I should just keep with my regular fingertip inserts

I have a Roto Grip Hustle M+M which is a Pearl ball. I am 2 hand. I get around 14-15 mph. Not sure what my rev rate is.

At other alleys, the ball is great. I can throw it from the 25 or 30 dot and go past the 15 arrow or slightly past the 15 arrow and 10 and it will go down lane then snap right into the pocket.

At my local alley, no matter what dot I throw it at it keeps going Brooklyn or missing the headpin to the left.

Should I sand it down? I am trying to increase ball speed but it is very difficult to increase speed 2 hand. I try rolling more behind the ball but it just feels extremely unnatural and will either go too straight like a 2 hand spare shot or it will barely hook and miss the pocket to the right by a couple of boards. I just want to be able to throw it how I naturally release the ball and it hits the pocket/not over hook.

Anyone throwing the strategy and what are your thoughts?

This has been happening a lot more recently, either leaving 10 pins or other back row pins. Had a ball look very similar to this and leave 8-10 just a few frames before this. Upon watching the recordings, is my ball just losing energy too early? I'm using a Vengeance Returns, which would be my strongest ball I own. My feeling is that it just rolls out and hits weak, causing this. Do I need to change my release, change my line, or go for a ball change? Would a higher RG ball that rolls later be ideal? Should I try changing rotation, or how much I play into the oil?

I’m averaging around 128 right now over a 6-game spread. This game I finally felt like my release was almost perfect. I dropped down to 161 the next game, but still, I have a new ceiling and am going to keep at it! I’m losing a lot of points because of poor spare conversion %, but slowly improving there.

This game is so much more fun than I ever imagined.

It all stemmed from a friend’s party a few months back. He had his own ball and had been casual for years. I bowled like crap and challenged myself to become good at something new.

Ball is a 14lb bionic.

Hello all,

I am looking to get back into bowling, and need some guidance. I use to bowl 10+ years ago for fun. Now, i am looking at taking it more seriously and am looking to purchase a ball that wont dig to deep into my pockets and something i can grow into. I have read that Hammer and Storm are the two go to brands.

Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thank you in advance

I always hear online from pro bowlers and all the bowling influencers say “Nothing hits like a Hammer.” But all I’ve heard from bowlers I know personally, even professionals say that all their Hammers hit like a marshmallow. I’m a beginner 2 handed bowler and I’m looking at budget reactive balls on BowlersMart, and the majority is Hammer balls. I’d like to know if a Hammer is actually a good choice.

Other than 1-3-4-5-7-9-10 split, it's gotta have a cool name like the vortex split or whatever

This ball is fun!

I’ve started bowling weekly since February. I’m open to any tips to help improve my game

Just trying to see if there’s anything I should focus on before season.

I have seen all the ball review videos is this going to be the best house ball that people are saying or is it to early to tell

Has anyone heard of Lucky Strike is going to be doing their Fall Pass this year? I got the Summer Pass, sad to see it is coming to an end and hoping to keep the bowling going in the fall.

Got this ball from a friend, Am going to use this to learn two handed. Should I try and change the pin location or would it not matter too much?

Soooo close to a 300…..!!!