DV8 Misfit Club

[J Anderson]

This season there were a lot of vacant teams and teams that were short players (hence me bowling 3+ night a week). A major factor for the lack of bowlers was the time commitment. You only need what 21 games to get an average? So you really only need 7 weeks splitting the league to 16 weeks would encourage more people to participate. I don't care one way or another, but with the dwindling bowling population you would think they would do everything in their power to encourage more people to join.,

I think that its just one more case of organizations, i.e. bowling centers and leagues, not keeping up with change. It seems that the centers are only looking at how much money they would make with the traditional length season without realizing that if they tried different formats they might have more total bowlers.

[Davec13]

I think that its just one more case of organizations, i.e. bowling centers and leagues, not keeping up with change. It seems that the centers are only looking at how much money they would make with the traditional length season without realizing that if they tried different formats they might have more total bowlers.

They have to try something to increase numbers. I really think a lot of it has to do with the economy. When bowling was in it's heyday people worked a single 9-5 weekends off type of job. Now people are working jobs with rotational scheduling and are living paycheck to paycheck. Whole it may only be $10-$20 a week to bowl they may not have that to spare. If they do have the money to spare they may not have the time to join a league.

[slowfaller]

Just today my wife and I signed up for a $13 a week for 15 week fun league that rewards you with a Tropical Heat at the end. I just got a Tropical Heat from the summer pbax league so I'm going to ask if I can just pay like $9 and just bowl...starts tomorrow!

[AZBowla]

A somewhat related question - is there a website out there that compiles a list of upcoming leagues so I can see which one is offering the best perks or prices in my area? If not, hmmmm.... I know how to build websites, maybe I'll start one. I want to join a league but unless I want to hit the websites of all 20 some odd bowling centers here in the Phoenix area, I have no idea who is offering what. Plus not everything makes it to their websites. I know the AMF bowling center near me started up a Budweiser league where at the end you get one of those plastic beer balls, which would have been sweet if I had known about it in time to join but I found out about it the day it started and it was already full. So is there anything like that out there or did I just stumble upon a great idea?

[J Anderson]

A somewhat related question - is there a website out there that compiles a list of upcoming leagues so I can see which one is offering the best perks or prices in my area? If not, hmmmm.... I know how to build websites, maybe I'll start one. I want to join a league but unless I want to hit the websites of all 20 some odd bowling centers here in the Phoenix area, I have no idea who is offering what. Plus not everything makes it to their websites. I know the AMF bowling center near me started up a Budweiser league where at the end you get one of those plastic beer balls, which would have been sweet if I had known about it in time to join but I found out about it the day it started and it was already full. So is there anything like that out there or did I just stumble upon a great idea?

sounds like a great idea.

[billf]

A somewhat related question - is there a website out there that compiles a list of upcoming leagues so I can see which one is offering the best perks or prices in my area? If not, hmmmm.... I know how to build websites, maybe I'll start one. I want to join a league but unless I want to hit the websites of all 20 some odd bowling centers here in the Phoenix area, I have no idea who is offering what. Plus not everything makes it to their websites. I know the AMF bowling center near me started up a Budweiser league where at the end you get one of those plastic beer balls, which would have been sweet if I had known about it in time to join but I found out about it the day it started and it was already full. So is there anything like that out there or did I just stumble upon a great idea?

Great idea that somebody should be doing.
20 centers? Seriously or is this an exaggeration? Sounds like another good reason to move to me.

[AZBowla]

sounds like a great idea.

Great idea that somebody should be doing.

I think so too! I'm going to start putting this together.

20 centers? Seriously or is this an exaggeration? Sounds like another good reason to move to me.

It was an understatement, actually. The Phoenix metro has 29 different bowling centers in it. Here's a list to prove it.

Brunswick Tri City Bowl
1425 N. Central Avenue
Avondale, Arizona 85323
623-932-3388
Nearby cross streets: E Van Buren & Dysart Rd.

AMF Chandler Lanes
1900 N. Arizona Avenue
Chandler, Arizona 85224
480-963-0150
Nearby cross streets: Warner Road and Arizona Avenue

AMF McRay Plaza Lanes
3825 W. Ray Road
Chandler, Arizona 85226
480-899-2171
Nearby cross streets: Ray Road and McClintock Drive

Brunswick Kyrene Lanes
6225 W Chandler Boulevard
Chandler, Arizona 85226
480-961-3388
Nearby cross streets: Chandler Blvd. & Kyrene Rd

Pinz
16737 E Parkview Avenue
Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268
480-816-5048
Nearby cross streets: Parkview Ave. & Saguaro Blvd.

Brunswick Zone XL - Gilbert
1160 S. Gilbert Road
Gilbert, AZ 85296
480-813-2695
Nearby cross streets: Warner Rd and Gilbert Rd

AMF Glendale Lanes
8840 N 43rd Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85302
623-931-3785
Nearby cross streets: 43rd Ave. & Olive Ave.

Glenfair Lanes
6110 N 59th Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85301
623-937-9225
Nearby cross streets: 59th Ave & Bethany Home Rd

Thunderbolt Lanes
Luke AFB Bldg 1525
Glendale, Arizona 85309
623-856-6529
Nearby cross streets: Litchfield Rd. & Northern Ave.

Note: Only people with access to the grounds of Luke Air Force Base may bowl here.

AMF Mesa Lanes
2115 E Southern Avenue
Mesa, Arizona 85204
480-926-0051
Nearby cross streets: Southern Ave. & Gilbert Rd.

Brunswick Zone - Mesa
1754 W Southern Avenue
Mesa, Arizona 85202
480-834-0588
Nearby cross streets: Southern Ave. & Dobson Rd.

Mesa East Bowl
9260 E Broadway Road
Mesa, Arizona 85208
480-984-1158
Nearby cross streets: Broadway Rd. & Ellsworth Rd.

AMF Peoria Lanes
8475 W Olive Avenue
Peoria , Arizona 85345
623-486-1496
Nearby cross streets: Olive Ave. & 83rd Ave.

AMF Christown Lanes
1919 W Bethany Home Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85015
602-249-1715
Nearby cross streets: 19th Ave. & Bethany Home Rd.

AMF Deer Valley Lanes
2902 W Thunderbird Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85053
602-866-1700
Nearby cross streets: Thunderbird Rd. & 30th Ave.

AMF Desert Hills Lanes
2959 E Bell Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85032
602-971-1105
Nearby cross streets: Bell Rd. & 32nd St.

AMF Shea Village Lanes
10870 N 32nd Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85028
602-971-0160
Nearby cross streets: 32nd St. & Shea Blvd.

AMF Squaw Peak Lanes
3049 E Indian School Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
602-956-2400
Nearby cross streets: Indian School Rd. & 32nd St

AMF Union Hills Lanes
3424 W Union Hills Drive
Phoenix, Arizona 85027
623-581-1595
Nearby cross streets: Union Hills Dr. & 35th Ave

Brunswick Desert Sky Lanes
7241 W. Indian School Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85033
623-846-2090
Nearby cross streets: Indian School Rd. & 75th Ave

Let It Roll Bowl
8925 N. 12th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85021
602-944-4401
Nearby cross streets: 12th St. & Dunlap Ave

Lucky Strike Lanes
50 W. Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
602-732-5490
Nearby cross streets: Central and Jefferson

AMF Scottsdale Lanes
7300 E Thomas Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
480-946-5308
Nearby cross streets: Thomas Rd. & Scottsdale Rd

Brunswick Via Linda Lanes
9027 E Via Linda
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
480-860-1363
Nearby cross streets: Via Linda & 90th St

Bell Lanes
16810 N 99th Avenue
Sun City, Arizona 85351
623-876-3050
Nearby cross streets: 99th Ave. & Bell Rd

Note: Only Sun City residents, or groups with at least one person who is 55 years old or older may bowl here.

Lakeview Lanes
10502 W Thunderbird Road
Sun City, Arizona 85351
623-876-3055
Nearby cross streets: Thunderbird Rd. & 105th Ave

Note: Only Sun City residents, or groups with at least one person who is 55 years old or older may bowl here.

Johnson Lanes
19803 R H Johnson Boulevard
Sun City West, Arizona 85375
623-554-6140
Nearby cross streets: R H Johnson Blvd. & Meeker Blvd

Note: Only residents of Sun City West and some neighboring communities may bowl here.

Uptown Alley
13525 N. Litchfield Road
Surprise, AZ 85379
623-975-7529
Nearby cross streets: Litchfield Rd & Cactus Rd

AMF Tempe Village Lanes
4407 S Rural Road
Tempe, Arizona 85282
480-831-5322
Nearby cross streets: Rural Rd. & Superstition Fwy

As you can see, going to check all of these centers out to see who's doing what league/tournament/event/specials etc would be exhausting. It would be far better to have all this info in one centralized location that a prospective league bowler such as myself could check out and if interested, I could email the center for more info, call them up or visit their website.

I know a guy who runs a webhosting company. I'm going to see what kind of deal he can give me on a domain name and some space for this. I can have something up and running pretty quickly. Maybe a couple weeks.

If you want to move here and don't mind the summer heat, Phoenix is a great place to live! You definitely should come out here for a visit and check it out. Let me know if you do, we can meet up at one of these centers and throw a few games!

[75lockwood]

I don't understand this distaste for long bowling seasons, if i could i would bowl 52 weeks a year lol if you can't make it to league every week see if the league will allow you to come in and bowl your 3 games ahead of time

[UBowling]

That practice league sounds really sweet! 21 games plus a ball for only $12 a week??? Do it!!!!

I prefer the longer seasons myself. I am in two scratch leagues right now. One league is $21 per week and is 35 weeks long. The other is $26 per week and is 33 weeks long. They are really competitive and some good money is on the line if you win so we split the leagues up into thirds and quarters and it is pretty fun. We just won the first quarter in one league so we are guaranteed in the roll off at the end of the year!

[scottymoney]

On the point of time being an issue, my league moved to a different center and the time opening for the league was from 6:30-8:00. So being 4 man teams and the fact there is 10 teams we have extra lanes available we went to 2 teams bowling on 4 lanes. We started off bowling 2 guys form each team on a pair of lanes and then the other 2 guys from each team on the next pair. This worked out alright, but guys were complaining it was tough to keep track of who was winning and half your team was on the other pair so you couldn't socialize much. I didn't mind, my team is a throw together team and 2 of the guys hardly talk anyway. So what we are doing now is 1 team to a pair and all the scores are kept on one side. And then the next pair the team you are facing is on. I feel it is less competitive, but alot of the teams like it for the social factor.

In this setup I wish I was left handed since all my teammates are right handed. It would make adjusting and staying in the line so much easier! I may totally go bowl practice this weekend to see if I can remotely come close to bowling left.