Too funny, when I was in college I was also a personal trainer and followed pretty much the same principles. When I saw somebody using awful form that would either lead to their own injury, or doing something stupid that could lead to injuring somebody else (like taking all the plates off one side of a curling bar while the other side is still loaded - I've seen that too many times to remember) I would typically intervene.
As for bowling, I discuss things with my teammates but its because three of us are beginners and we're constantly sharing as we go along and learn - we're also friends outside of bowling so there's that, but it's not so much advice as us learning together. But yeah, even if I had the necessary years of experience to have really seen and done it all, I don't think I'd be proactive on offering unsolicited advice.
There is one time that I did actually offer advice at the alley (about a month ago), which actually followed my rules from my personal training years and bowling and trying to prevent injury. There was a guy with kids bowling next to me who kept insisting on chucking his ball right after his little daughter tried to roll hers(basically throwing two balls at once) and on one frame ended up getting one stuck halfway down the gutter somehow. I mentioned to him that he should use the intercom thing and let the front desk know to send someone to retrieve the ball, and that the lane was oiled and not to try walking down it. Well, I turned my back just long enough for him to ignore my advice, but I turned back around just in time to see him slip and his head bounce off the lane. I suppose the experience taught him that which I could not![]()
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