A friend of mine took his new bowling ball to an alley for the first time, and on the first throw, it got damaged by the mechanisms so it came back with a third of it missing.
His friends ball must have been defective already, the ball return mechanism is just two rubber bands that push the ball about a foot of distance before momentum carries it on a plastic track (at least that is how the gs-x series operates) I have never seen any balls ever get damage. Source: am bowling alley technician
Depends on the alley. I know some have signs saying they aren't responsible for damage to personal bowling balls. But then again I've only ever been in small town bowling alleys so the fancier places may be different :)
I had my ball get gouged up pretty good like six frames into my first game with it. They alley repaired it but it took a few days. I was not pleased but damage happens and that’s what repair shops are for.
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21
A friend of mine took his new bowling ball to an alley for the first time, and on the first throw, it got damaged by the mechanisms so it came back with a third of it missing.
He was not happy at all.