I had a teammate that used headphones during league play. It's rare, but you see it here and there.
I've never been a fan of "glow bowling" or "cosmic bowling"...because I'm an old curmudgeon who think the World would better if everyone under the age of 32 would just sit at home, watching Disney cartoons, and studying math and reading. As many of my peers would probably remind me...concerning my disdain for cosmic/glow bowling: "It's not FOR you."
Also, they always seem to switch to "cosmic bowling" right in the middle of my approach...which is quite jarring.
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I saw people who wear headphones or like devices in league. It doesn't seem that rare where I bowl, but I'm sure everywhere is different.
If everybody under 32 did as you suggested, there would be no more bowling in 50 years, and the sport would die with you. That paints a bleak picture.![]()
I don't like the cosmic bowling environment. I do bowl pretty good when I do. Maybe because I target so close to the gutter that it is easier to judge in the dark? Not sure. Either way I don't like it. As far as music, we have 80's music playing on league night but you can barely hear it so it isn't blasting to the point of being distracting. I do like the low volume music.
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Most leagues don'y bother with it. However, I have seen people get their cords caught on their arm or have an earbud fall out during their swing...which can cause stuff to get broken. Back in the day, these devices had batteries and dropping them would cause batteries and parts to fly out everywhere. Embarrassing for the bowler and annoying for everyone else. Nowadays, less batteries and moving parts...so it's more a concern that your $900 phone is broken because you wanted to listen to Lady Gaga while trying to do something athletic.
The MOST annoying thing about it, from your teammates perspective, is that it makes you hard to talk to. The guy who used to wear headphones on our team...he would sit down and we'd start talking to him...and he wouldn't hear us. Then he would realize we were talking to him and take his earbuds out.
The sport started dying 30 years ago...industrial and church leagues started disappearing...professional prize money dried up...then the advent of video gaming took the attention of the youth away from the sport...then the lane conditions and equipment got out of whack...and the final death blow was the emergence of 2-handed bowling. 50 years from now...whether the world caters to my curmudgeon views on 1-32 year olds or not (highly likely not)...bowling will be just another faded memory of the past. And that's assuming the world even lasts another 50 years.
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Sounds like you bowled at fun places that tried to make things interesting. In Illinois it's boring, they probably only did the candle light to save money on their electric bill.
I have experienced that, too, about not being able to talk to people with earbuds in at the bowling alley. It is annoying. If they are going to use those devices while bowling, that's fine with me, I'm glad it helps them. They should probably take them out or turn them off when they aren't bowling, though, as a courtesy to whoever they are bowling with.
Let's hope for bowling to have a brighter future than that. Perhaps young people like me (if they exist) can help revive the fading sport for a new generation.![]()
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