AMF Bowlless not a good combination IMHA!!

[Perrin]

The center I bowl at just got new scoring equipment(October if i remember right)

the touchscreens and the picture taking are great for open/fun bowling. some of the features are nice for league also (ball speed measuerd) oh yeah and now interracts with X-bowling app which can be fun.

but they didn't upgrade the machinery in the back... Hopefully that is the next investment

[tccstudent]

Ok Sheridan has started installing the new scoring systems it is supposed to take two weeks to have them all in.

[dnhoffman]

Scoring and machinery upgrades are over rated IMO.. One house I bowl at got new top of the line stuff and I could really care less after using it for a couple months.

[MICHAEL]

Scoring and machinery upgrades are over rated IMO.. One house I bowl at got new top of the line stuff and I could really care less after using it for a couple months.

Scoring and machinery upgrades are over rated IMO.. One house I bowl at got new top of the line stuff and I could really care less after using it for a couple months.

that's because your NOT A girlly type bowler! YOUR a MAN!! We men don't give a rats ask about sham- pane, crumpets, caviar on crackers..... YOU my Friend form the great state of Missouri, home of Pete Weber, and his dad, R
The Real Deal! Girly pictures, ambience, means NOTHING to us!!

As I have said before those East Coast Bowless, Stock brokers, Banker types, don't even know what bowling is all about!!
They can have all their Bells and Whistles, bowling lanes that look like whore houses, ( not that iceman has EVER been to one, just seen pictures)!

Bowling is a Sport! Not a social get together with Cosmic B.S. and $20.00 beers!

We don't ask much here in Kansas City Mo. Just consistent oil, applied properly, and a cover over our heads, Cheap Beer, and pretzels with cheese sauce, and marinara! AMF will FAIL if they think that what works on the East and west cost will work here in the bowling capital of the world.... MISSOURI!! We are the HEART and SOUL of Bowling, some say it all started here!!!

If you turn our lanes into Cosmic Fun houses, you will find that we will take our business to Mom, and Pop lanes though-out the Kansas city area... I would drive 100 miles to play on good well maintained lanes without all the EYE CANDY, and Up-a-T- food products!!!

[MICHAEL]

I do hope it all works out!! I know I can be hard on Bowlmore, or less! LOL,,, but I do want you to succeed!! GOOD LUCK!! Maybe there is room for both styles of bowling, and maybe one will help the other grow!! That is my wish to YOU! Iceman enough on this subject form me... (

[Aslan]

I went to an AMF lane last week and they had just installed those new scoring/touchscreen things. Two critiques:

1) If you're going to make renovations to your alleys...can you do it while you're closed? It's rather disturbing when you're trying to bowl and you got somebody stripping the head of a screw with a power drill 3 lanes over. I already gotta deal with the little kid on my right running around wildly on the approach while I'm standing there...I'm not good enough of a bowler to deal with that many distractions at once.

IMAGINE PDW!!! WWPDWD bracelet? What Would Pete D. Weber Do? He'd probably punch the little kid in the face, cuss out the kids father for not controlling him, then smash the drill with a house ball.

2) No matter how uniform the food menus...or how great the atmosphere...or how cool the new scoring systems... it's still not going to make up for the fact that I literally waited over 10 minutes at the front desk for a person to show up...then another 10 minutes because that person couldn't work the register. And when I considered buying some lunch...I couldn't because nobody was working the snack bar.

Also....for those of you that have used these fancy new touch screens at the lanes....don't they quickly get "messed up" as casual/cosmic bowlers destroy them and league bowlers drape their towels on them??

[mc_runner]

My house was AMF until last year, they went independent when AMF went into bankruptcy. From everything I've heard about Bowlmor and their approach I sure am glad they did. Couldn't care less about fancy displays and couches when I'm in league, I want good lanes, and friendly/knowledgeable staff. So far the alley has delivered (and fixed some long standing problems like potholes, installed automatic doors, etc). The owners who bought it are pretty well-known bowlers in this area and seem to be in-tune with what's going on.

Personally, I'm not sure how AMF/Bowlmor will survive if they don't cater to leagues; or at least accommodate them. Most alleys outside of large cities survive on leagues play as far as I know.

[Mudpuppy]

I get 0 games free and 1 alley I get a very small discount

[MICHAEL]

Each league bowler was given a league appreciation ticket, to use for any drink, beer, shot, coke, mixed drink you wanted! I am on 3 leagues so at the beginning of each league the management gave each of us ONE ticket!

A nice gesture! They still oil the lanes just before league! No complaints! They are doing minor cosmetic things like painting the inside of the lanes ect.

All the horror stories have not happened! Keep it up Bowlmor..... and we will bowl more!

[Aslan]

HEY AMF!!!

When a person sends your MEGASITE an email asking for league information at 2 lanes in their area....you MIGHT want to answer them!!

I mean seriously. It's no wonder AMF alleys struggle. I asked 4 centers for information about their leagues. I got a response from one the next day, and the following day. Both private centers. The 2 AMF centers....nothing since I sent the email last weekend. And you can't go on their webiste to get league information...because when you click on "league bowling" it just lists the phone number and a link to click on to ask about it...which I did.

A friggin joke. You go to an AMF center and 3-5 lanes are broken down or they have no staff at the counter or they don't even know what leagues they offer. And the ONLY reason I even care....is I have a 4-man team that needs to bowl on a Thursday....and I want a sanctioned league either near home or the office...and 2 of the 4 choices are AMF....and the other 2 centers have a 3-man summer league or a 5-man summer league...no 4-man.

rant over