Lane Courtesy!

[janbolen]

A little vent.. I try not to complain.. But every time we go bowling, no matter what time of the day.. We always get beside people that don't have lane courtesy.. Today we went early and right after we got there this family came and they got the lane right next to us.. They put their chairs down in front of the key pads. Three chairs took up some of our space.. Then while they were bowling they let their kids stand on our side of the lane while we were trying to bowl.. Now I am no great bowling, but my game sucked pretty bad today.. Does anyone else have this problem?
I take my three year old to the bowling alley and he sits there in his chair and he knows not to get in other peoples lane.. Why can't people teach their older kids the same things?? Sorry for the vent, but I had to get it off my mind.. :mad:

[Jord_84]

my problem is always the teenagers. A couple of weeks ago, I got stuck next to a pair of lanes with teenagers, and I swear, they hit the sweep on the machine 5 times at least, from chucking a ball down the lane when they shouldn't have, the sweep broke on one side and got stuck. That kind of crap annoys me to no end. That is MY families center, my step-dad just spent a ton putting in new synthetic lanes and lcd monitors. It's a recreational place, meant to be enjoyed by all, but kids just don't care.

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[janbolen]

my problem is always the teenagers. A couple of weeks ago, I got stuck next to a pair of lanes with teenagers, and I swear, they hit the sweep on the machine 5 times at least, from chucking a ball down the lane when they shouldn't have, the sweep broke on one side and got stuck. That kind of crap annoys me to no end. That is MY families center, my step-dad just spent a ton putting in new synthetic lanes and lcd monitors. It's a recreational place, meant to be enjoyed by all, but kids just don't care.

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We just got the lcd monitors.. They are really awesome, I really like them. I do wish that people would respect the lanes more.. Them tearing things up, will make it cost more for everyone on the long run, because of the repairs that will have to be made.

[alltenback]

A little vent.. I try not to complain.. But every time we go bowling, no matter what time of the day.. We always get beside people that don't have lane courtesy.. Today we went early and right after we got there this family came and they got the lane right next to us.. They put their chairs down in front of the key pads. Three chairs took up some of our space.. Then while they were bowling they let their kids stand on our side of the lane while we were trying to bowl.. Now I am no great bowling, but my game sucked pretty bad today.. Does anyone else have this problem?
I take my three year old to the bowling alley and he sits there in his chair and he knows not to get in other peoples lane.. Why can't people teach their older kids the same things?? Sorry for the vent, but I had to get it off my mind.. :mad:

No prob on the venting. It is the #1 reason I don't bowl open bowling.

[ThongPrincess]

A little vent.. I try not to complain.. But every time we go bowling, no matter what time of the day.. We always get beside people that don't have lane courtesy.. Today we went early and right after we got there this family came and they got the lane right next to us.. They put their chairs down in front of the key pads. Three chairs took up some of our space.. Then while they were bowling they let their kids stand on our side of the lane while we were trying to bowl.. Now I am no great bowling, but my game sucked pretty bad today.. Does anyone else have this problem?
I take my three year old to the bowling alley and he sits there in his chair and he knows not to get in other peoples lane.. Why can't people teach their older kids the same things?? Sorry for the vent, but I had to get it off my mind.. :mad:

I try to be patient, but when the people are actually on my lane I do one of two things. If there are other open lanes, I will ask the desk person if I can move and explain the situation. If there are not any other open lanes, I ask the desk person to let the people know that the kids need to stay off the lanes and on their side.

If it looks like there will not be a problem, I have talked to the people myself, but often this makes the offenders irate. It diesn't matter what level of bowler you are, it is an issue of courtesy and parents being parents.

[onefrombills]

reading all theses post and I have been there myself. But I know try to open bowl when I can. I work on my mental game but having them on both sides of me. Makes me focus 150% more

[ThongPrincess]

reading all theses post and I have been there myself. But I know try to open bowl when I can. I work on my mental game but having them on both sides of me. Makes me focus 150% more

I also have no problem with having open play when they stay on their lane. Mental game or not, how do you bowl when they are standing on your approach? I have had people pick up their ball off my side of the ball return, walk down my side of the lane around the ball return to their side of the lane to bowl. It makes it kind of hard to get a shot in and I usually don't have all day for my practice sessions.

Some of the juniors and I like to synchronize bowl when we do a beat the coach. We've had 4 - 6 adjoining lanes all bowl at the same time. A total blast and it shows who can tune out the lane next to them and who can't.

[alltenback]

Yeah it just proves my point that I should just build 2 lanes down my basement =)

And get a Kegal oiling machine.

[kev3inp]

I've resorted to the "just avoided an accident" scenario to make the handlers aware that their rug rats may get hurt if they are in front or in back of me. If I need work on my concentration that bad I go when they're having cosmic or rock n bowl, or whatever they're calling it these days. Teens in my lane, however, are fair game. Hey, once I get going with a 16 lb ball in my hand I really can't stop.

[11 in a row]

A little vent.. I try not to complain.. But every time we go bowling, no matter what time of the day.. We always get beside people that don't have lane courtesy.. Today we went early and right after we got there this family came and they got the lane right next to us.. They put their chairs down in front of the key pads. Three chairs took up some of our space.. Then while they were bowling they let their kids stand on our side of the lane while we were trying to bowl.. Now I am no great bowling, but my game sucked pretty bad today.. Does anyone else have this problem?
I take my three year old to the bowling alley and he sits there in his chair and he knows not to get in other peoples lane.. Why can't people teach their older kids the same things?? Sorry for the vent, but I had to get it off my mind.. :mad:

this stuff happens it me all the time at my local center as well. parents not caring for their kids and for others who do care about this sport and care and respect for other folks . this pains me to see how kids and other people abuse the bowling equipment and the lanes when they have a few drinks. especially when you are about to get ready to walk onto the foul line and a few kids start running around the ball return onto your lane while you are trying to bowl and you look back at the parents or the group they are with and they look at you like your crazy this drives me insane.also not to mentioned this past saturday i had a few people about 2 lanes over started to toss their bowling balls halfway down the lanes while the sweep was coming down and throwing 2 balls at a time and needless to say the folks at the bowling center didn,t stop them either.so this happens more than it should here and yet you wonder why your ball jumps hops and skips on the lanes from time to time..i love it when they all sit around the approach and they don,t have a care in the world to move out of your way either and we are the ones who deal with it and it,s very fustrating to say the least.another thing when we have tournaments here as well they put people next to us while we have a tournament going on or have the kids wonder all in front of us while we are bowling too. i tell ya it,s alot of fun aint it..:mad: i wish we had new lcd monitors and synthetic lanes but someday i guess,:D.i find myself in it all the time too so your not alone..oh by the way also on saturday night a guy next to me keeps handing me my ball when it come out of the ball return.. weird.. i work with my mental game with hypnosis at home and before i bowl league so for the most part i block it out but sometimes it,s hard..very hard...

i,m getting off my soapbox now..:)

[Sue Morovits]

HI,
I have found people do not teach there children bowling courtesy. So here in Madison , Wi they have a summer league for one child and one parent of any age this is where they are taught what not to do.I take my disable son to this every year we won first place the first year that was 5 years ago he loves to bowl loves the action. Now I bowl on a monday night ladies league at Ten Pin Alley and they didn't have all the lanes filled so they put on a Have a Ball league well these individuals , young people 20 year olds have no clue either and they do not pay a sanction fee so they really do not care, there was a big fight a couple of weeks ago with this team and they verbally assaulted our teams and said nasty things about the sanction fees, but my issue when they have leagues it should be told how to have courtesy for other bowlers. I think when any league starts out they should be told the dos and don'ts of bowling. It should also I think be posted at every table on the lanes for open bowling and that is where you get a lot of these problems from WET shoes on the floor to walking into your lane. I love to bowl I am on 2 teams and now to see the season coming to an end is killling me.

bye
sue morovits

[maverick_124]

why do older people get PISSED at me when i throw my ball down the lane at teh same time they are even tho there 2 lanes away from me??

to me i dont beleive there is any lane courtesy i have to follow if there not directly next to me

[Jord_84]

I've seen that too.

I'll be out practicing and a group 2 lanes down from me will wait for me to throw before getting on the approach. I just ignore it, if they think I'm being rude when I don't do the same for them...then they can confront me about it...and I'll educate them on proper etiquette.

[Sue Morovits]

I have never ran in to that issue I was always told if the person is next to you that is when you have to wait not if there 2 lanes down from you then there getting a bit picky. What you are doing is ok you can go ahead and bowl if no one is next to you.

[maverick_124]

i know but the people actaully some how got my kick off of the lane i was on. i was soooo pissed that i wanted to throw that bowling shoes into a puddle but i told them to F off and left the house and never went back. and now its torn down so I win

[11 in a row]

I've seen that too.

I'll be out practicing and a group 2 lanes down from me will wait for me to throw before getting on the approach. I just ignore it, if they think I'm being rude when I don't do the same for them...then they can confront me about it...and I'll educate them on proper etiquette.

i have the same issue from time to time and to be honest i have a one lane deal not two.. when i come across this problem with folks i just give them the look and just ignore them from there on but if they continue to push the issue then i will gladly tell them in a nice way what they can do. then those who give you the problems start lofting the ball down the lanes and then that really bothers me at times cause we as league bowlers respect the sport so much...

i,m with ya on that...:cool:

[MH1313]

we have some guys who absolutely freak out if you get excited when they are on teh approach, or if you don't abide by the two lane courtesy. I feel two lanes is outrageous when you have a full house of league bowlers...some of us have bed times ;) haha

I personally give one, no more, no less. there are times to give multiple lane courtesy and there are times not to. If someone is shooting a potential 300, I'll stay back while they are shooting, but beyond that...no go

[ebowler]

It used to really bother me when someone would bowl when I was setting up. I would either step down, or just hold my ground until they were done. If I stay, I focus on my target and try to build my concentration.

Teens seem to be the biggest offenders, but there are many adults that just don't get it.

[ArtVandelay]

I'm going to take the opposite side of youse guys. I LIKE seeing the little kids out there bowling. They have to get their love of the game somehow. Parents can only do so much sometimes, kids will be kids. I think some bowlers take bowling too seriously. Yeah, it's fun to try to get better, but I never plan on taking this to a professional level or anything. I'm out there to have fun, and I hope others have fun too.

The people who are old enough to know better bother me a LITTLE more, but it's kind of funny to watch some of them. There's always that one group that feels it necessary to bowl the meanest hook they can muster up out of a house ball. hahahahahaha. That is always fun to watch. OF COURSE they're all really a lot better than they bowled that day... No one knows what happens, they're normally in the mid 200s to 290 or so. Just an off day.... hahahahahahaha.

The only thing that bothers me is when other people try to use my balls (well, unless it's a pretty lady and then we can make arrangements if my girlfriend doesn't mind). I try to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it always seems like there's some teen next to me (I rarely request two lanes when I practice) who wants to bowl a mean curve, has no form what-so-ever, and notices I have a decent hook when I throw. So what does he do? Picks up my ball, and when I politely ask him not to use my personal bowling balls, I become the *** for being too serious about it..... C'est la vie!

hahahahaha.