Almost saw my first League night fisti-cuffs!!

[Aslan]

I went to the lanes Friday to just watch my old team bowl.

All the sudden there was some commotion. Apparently the league bowlers next to the recreational/casual bowlers got into it with the casual bowlers...probably because their kids were running up on the approach while the league bowlers were trying to bowl. Well, the league President had to go over, an employee, and a big security guard. No punches were thrown...but it was interesting.

Not sure who's fault it was. Obviously as a league bowler, we've all had those times where casual bowlers don't respect nor understand bowling etiquette. But it's also about HOW you ask them to change their behavior. If they were asked nicely and politely...and refused to alter their behavior or control their kids...then thats on them. But if the league bowlers said something like, "Jesus $% FOTY!! Control your BRATS!"...then, as a parent...I can certainly understand.

People without kids...or who haven't had little kids in awhile...sometimes they don't understand. You can cop an attitude with the parents...but nearly every parent is going to get overly upset if you yell at their kid. It doesn't matter if the kid was taking down his drawers poo'ing' on the approach...you need to address it with the parents, not the kids. And you need to address it in a polite, respectful way...not, "Control your brat" or "What kind of parents are YOU!?"

And I "wonder" about the team in question...because they were in 1st place...already lost 2 points to the 4th place team...that they were giving a lot of handicap to...and it's 4 guys, big guys, that think they are bad as ****. So, if there WAS a team that would be rude in that situation, I would say theirs would be most likely or at least in the top 3. The team they were playing against wasn't upset. :confused:

I put the fault on the center. I know it's Friday and all...but you should always have a 2-lane buffer between league and casual bowlers. It allows you to have a pair in case a league pair breaks down AND it keeps garbage like this from happening. But when centers decide they need to make that extra $20 at all costs...then you have stuff like this.

[Shaneshu87]

and the worst part i see from it is one of those kids could fall in love with bowling and become the next WRWJ and now their parents will never take them bowling again, and my almost inaccurate prediction will never happen all because of a couple of **** heads lol i have see this too in alleys, but usually just when i'm practicing privately, so i have to play mr patient. i did see a kid get knocked out by a back swing once, he ran out just as his father pulled up his back swing and took that 16 pounds rock to the face, broke his nose and jaw. this is one of my biggest fears a parent with children that usually go bowling with me, they know my rules "sit on the bench till it's your turn, if you get up you lose your turn" unless of course a bathroom break is in order.

[Jaescrub]

Wow the wife and I always ask very nice and explain the "rules". Never had any trouble. Our teammates are doing a summer league and had to set some new bowlers straight the bad thing was it was Damon that said something and you can ask TCC he is a big dude that don't talk much. So they are now afraid of him ha ha ha. As for fight ha ha ha the first night if our fall league we had to brother get in a fist fight on the lanes and still got to stay and bowl!!! They should have been asked not to come back. I in my teens got into two fist fights and one back out at glow bowl but ask the other party involved to steep out side. In the back out I had been drinking a lil when we got out side I was sick of talk and turned and punched the wall my knuckles where dripping blood and they guy was like F you your crazy and that was that. O to be young and dumb I miss the old days ha ha ha.

[tccstudent]

Are you talking about alex and tony at owasso that was about some personal stuff and tony was forced to quit the league

[Blacksox1]

I am glad Aslan was there to be a part of the peaceful solution.

[Jaescrub]

Are you talking about alex and tony at owasso that was about some personal stuff and tony was forced to quit the league
Nope it was Marvin Jr. And his brother very bizarre. They are both mega rednecks so that explains 50% of it.

[tccstudent]

Marvin and ryan or marvin and rodney

[Jaescrub]

Marvin and the bigger brother. Don't know his name.

[tccstudent]

Rodney I think I remember hearing about that but they kind get into it all the time so the younger brother Ryan is 17.

[Jaescrub]

Ya your right on the names. Really the can all be nice cool guys and then the next min redneck white trash. But ya they got the fist flying first night last fall ha ha ha.

[tccstudent]

I bowl with rodney alot he is one of them low average bowlers who needs to learn how to bowl I think his book is about235. He actually threw his first 300 and 800 with my ball. Generally if I cant find a ball to work in my bag I will just grab one of his and vise versa

[Sourtower]

and the worst part i see from it is one of those kids could fall in love with bowling and become the next WRWJ and now their parents will never take them bowling again, and my almost inaccurate prediction will never happen all because of a couple of **** heads lol i have see this too in alleys, but usually just when i'm practicing privately, so i have to play mr patient. i did see a kid get knocked out by a back swing once, he ran out just as his father pulled up his back swing and took that 16 pounds rock to the face, broke his nose and jaw. this is one of my biggest fears a parent with children that usually go bowling with me, they know my rules "sit on the bench till it's your turn, if you get up you lose your turn" unless of course a bathroom break is in order.

That's always my biggest concern bowling next to kids whose parents let their children run all around the lanes. I've seen kids almost get hit with bowling balls on the back swing and another almost got hit when a casual bowler released the ball on a back swing. Its definitely not a safe place for kids to run around in.

[fortheloveofbowling]

I know, that scares the hell out of me. I always try to tell the parents without making a big issue out of it.

[rv driver]

But it's not just the little kids! Sometimes it's the high school girls shrieking and jumping up and down, or the frat boys belching beer clouds and trying to act all macho. And sometimes its mature adults who should know better. I've had the same complaint at school programs and graduations. the adults misbehave so that you can't hear what's going on. I almost got in a fist fight at my son's school music program, because the two entitled soccer moms behind me couldn't stop yakking about their fashion accessories while my son was singing a solo that I came to hear.

[Hobbit]

Hey Rv, those women should have known better, very poor!

I've never been seen any fisty cuffs at my center, although I remembered getting hassled by some little prick in the car park saying some crap at me after I bowled one Saturday night.. He had 4 or 5 bigger mates with him, all had been drinking handing around outside their cars, just waiting for some reaction.. Every part of my body, was itching to tell this little guy where to go, and to take it up further if needed.. not that I am the most aggressive man, just didn't want to take this guy's blatant cowardice..

I swallowed my pride went home, and woke up in the morning with no broken bones or missing teeth, however that little prick, will wake up the same morning, and realise, like most mornings, that he is a stupid a$$hole!!

[Konvict1982]

I have only been in one fight in a bowling alley and it was at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando when I was 18 and still lived in Florida. Waiting for lanes with a big group of friends when a big dude starts bad mouthing one of the girls in our group and then hit her with a full on punch to the face. I wasn't even thinking and don't remember much of what happened but apparently I came flying in out of nowhere with a flying punch to the guys face and then got swarmed by 3 of dudes friends and almost got stabbed. Came out of it with a cut over my eye and gash on my arm. The one with the knife got arrested for assault with a weapon and the big one got arrested for assault and also possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine and I got tossed out and banned from the place.

I really don't miss living in Central Florida though. In the 10+years I lived there I have been cut with a knife, almost stabbed multiple times (good thing I was quick at dodging), and had a gun pulled on me twice. Glad I moved to a nice quiet town to raise my family.

[mc_runner]

Yikes. Yeah good to get out of there especially with young kids.

[Mudpuppy]

I was eating my lunch when I read this - and taco bell at that. All I could picture is a child defecating on the lanes. Thanks for the visual Aslan. I refuse to bowl on any league anymore when they don't maintain the buffer. Our Tuesday league the whole house is leagues with a 2 lane buffer between Men and Women's leagues.