Differences in league bowling?

[Amyers]

I've never seen 2-lane courtesy around here. I know that was a mainstay back in the 60s/70s...but I thought that pretty much went away.

I think it would add a huge amount of time...especially with the older bowlers that take forever. There's times I'll be standing there...waiting for some old lady who is taking like 1-2 minutes to get "ready" and slowly walk to the line...then stand there while her ball travels 6mph down the lane...

...meanwhile...the person to my left has taken both shots and the next player is on the approach...so now I gotta hope he's fast enough that I can get a shot in before the old lady gets her ball back and she takes her 2nd shot.

Been there done that too. I've never bowled with 2 lane courtesy either but on my travel league I have seen bowlers who wait until they have both lanes clear before bowling and it's annoying. To be honest the only reason I want single lane courtesy is because of the possibility of injury. You never know when someone is going to take a fall even with experienced bowlers. I'm perfectly capable of blocking out what someone is doing on the other lane.

[fordman1]

Do you wait for the bowler next to you to get off the lane or get ready as soon as he has left for the foul line?

[ep1977]

Do you wait for the bowler next to you to get off the lane or get ready as soon as he has left for the foul line?

I step up as soon as the person on my side lets go of the ball.

[1VegasBowler]

This one is a PBA rule. USBC say 1 lane courtesy.

[ep1977]

This one is a PBA rule. USBC say 1 lane courtesy.

PBA uses 1 lane not 2.

[1VegasBowler]

Being ready to bowl is one of the things that slows down league play no matter where you go.

Everybody understands that you may have to "step away" for a minute, and if you have to just let your teammates know.

I had surgery for kidney stones last month that included a stent from my kidney to my bladder. Everybody knew that I had to "step away" quite often and they understood why. And if I remember correctly, there was only 2 times I wasn't right there ready to bowl in a 3 week span.

[1VegasBowler]

PBA uses 1 lane not 2.

Maybe I'm interpreting this incorrectly, but this is what it says:

17.4
Lane Courtesy and Double Jumping
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Competitors must observe one (1) pair lane courtesy at all times. Competitors may not "Double Jump." Double jumping occurs following a delivery when a competitor on the same pair delivers his or her ball before one (1) competitor from the pair to the right and one (1) competitor from the pair to the left have made a delivery, unless those competitors are not ready to bowl or they give way.

[ep1977]

Maybe I'm interpreting this incorrectly, but this is what it says:

17.4
Lane Courtesy and Double Jumping
.
Competitors must observe one (1) pair lane courtesy at all times. Competitors may not "Double Jump." Double jumping occurs following a delivery when a competitor on the same pair delivers his or her ball before one (1) competitor from the pair to the right and one (1) competitor from the pair to the left have made a delivery, unless those competitors are not ready to bowl or they give way.

From the FAQ on the PBA site: The PBA employs a one (1) pair lane courtesy at all times

[Aslan]

Do you wait for the bowler next to you to get off the lane or get ready as soon as he has left for the foul line?

It depends. If it's a higher average, older, curmudgeony bowler...I try to stay away from the ball return until they have let go of the ball. If it's just open bowling...I usually will only wait until the person next to me has started moving towards the foul line. Most of the time, in league, once they are moving towards the foul line...I'll step up and start getting in my stance....then I wait for them to come back to the ball return before I start my approach.

I bowl a lot of open bowling for practice...so I can block out most of the movement and noise. But I'm big and tall...and sometimes my leg kick can get a bit extreme...and sometimes my balance isn't so great and "fall off" the shot...so as Amyers said...I don't like to approach the foul line with someone there. Practicing in Vegas once, I actually almost hurt a lady because she was standing at the foul line dancing around after she let her shot go....I got sick of waiting for her...and I just went. Well, her "dance" took her into my path and her arm hit my chest as I was about to release the ball. Didn't hurt me any...but it kinda hurt her arm....and it coulda been worse. Needless to say, she got the message, and did her dancing off the approach from that point onward.

[bowl1820]

Maybe I'm interpreting this incorrectly, but this is what it says:

17.4
Lane Courtesy and Double Jumping
.
Competitors must observe one (1) pair lane courtesy at all times. Competitors may not "Double Jump." Double jumping occurs following a delivery when a competitor on the same pair delivers his or her ball before one (1) competitor from the pair to the right and one (1) competitor from the pair to the left have made a delivery, unless those competitors are not ready to bowl or they give way.

From the FAQ on the PBA site: The PBA employs a one (1) pair lane courtesy at all times

Most leagues use one lane Courtesy, also one lane Courtesy isn't actually a USBC rule. It's only listed in the "Etiquette Information" so isn't technically a "rule" .

So you don't technically have to give it, Unless it's actually included in the league or tournament rules as a rule.


PBA use's what most people refer to as 2 lane courtesy, which is listed in the PBA rules as : one (1) pair lane courtesy.

1 "pair" of lanes is 2 lanes aka: "2 lane courtesy"