Bring the balls from the car...???

[scruffwhor]

I live in the Chicagoland area. It's starting to get pretty cold by me and will only colder.

I bowl on a Thursday men's league straight from work, but I practice at a couple of different centers... so no locker.

Up until now, I would leave my balls in the car and go straight to the alley from work, but pretty soon I'm going to have to bring my arsenal into work so the balls don't freeze and crack when I make my first practice throw.

What I'm getting to is, when do you cold climate bowlers start babying your ball?

When it starts to get to a high of 40 degrees F, lower, higher??? When should I start taking my arsenal out of the backseat for the day??


All opinions please. Thanks

[striker12]

when ever it gets cold here in canada witch its starting right know if i ever left my bowling balls in the car i would put my bowling bags in the back seat and open them and turn up the heat and put hte head to the floor and circulate around the car so the bowling balls are not as cold getting to the bowling alley

[Aslan]

God I don't miss cold weather. Sometimes it gets lower than 50F…but thats a good thing for bowling because on those days I can just leave my bowling balls in the car. Usually I bring them into the office with me because 9-11 months out of the year it gets too hot during the day to leave them in the car.

[dnhoffman]

Bring your equipment inside, just get used to doing it, it's better in the long run.

[scruffwhor]

Bring your equipment inside, just get used to doing it, it's better in the long run.

I work in a warehouse, and the setup of the building and parking is going to be a pain in the butt to bring the balls in and out.

I'm just trying to delay that ritual for as long as possible. I know I'm making a bigger deal out of it than is necessary.

[Aslan]

Bring your equipment inside, just get used to doing it, it's better in the long run.

Or stop bringing "ARSEnals" to bowling night and bring 1-2 balls that are easier to carry in from your car than whatever you are currently doing.

I admit…even 2 balls…in a shoulder bag is a real, real pain in the shoulder…especially if you have to walk a distance. But I do it 3 times a week. And while the shoulder bag is a "literal pain"…I don't have to drag an even heavier roller bag across the parking lot.

[dnhoffman]

I have a 3-ball roller, it's fine.

If you can't deal with a 3-ball roller bag I'd hate to see you take a flight somewhere and have to drag some luggage.

And if a two ball shoulder ball is a real pain I'd suggest hitting that gym.

I have a 4-ball roller but quit using it, it was too ridiculous and I never need more at a THS league night than a solid, a pearl, and a spare ball.

Now back to the actual topic....Scruff, if you have to leave them in the car in the cold maybe put them in the front and park in the sun?

I mean some people leave their crap in the car all the time and it still lasts forever, others have had multiple cracked balls... All I know is I like to take care of my stuff, maybe it's overkill, I dunno, but I'm anal like that.

[Aslan]

I have a 3-ball roller, it's fine.

If you can't deal with a 3-ball roller bag I'd hate to see you take a flight somewhere and have to drag some luggage.

And if a two ball shoulder ball is a real pain I'd suggest hitting that gym..

The average 3-ball roller weighs about 70lbs. The average carry-on roller luggage weighs 40.

The average 2-ball carry on ball/shoulder bag weighs 40lbs. The average child's backpack full of books weighs 18lbs.

[dnhoffman]

The average 3-ball roller weighs about 70lbs. The average carry-on roller luggage weighs 40.

The average 2-ball carry on ball/shoulder bag weighs 40lbs. The average child's backpack full of books weighs 18lbs.

The topic is whether to bring equipment inside or not during extreme weather periods. I still say yes.

If you'd like to argue weights of bowling bags with me, please feel free to do it via PM.

[circlecity]

If you keep your bowling balls in the car and they are cold what effect does that have when you bowl?