First time I've seen this happen while bowling

[foreverincamo]

I practiced tonite with my daughter, and on my last shot in the 10th frame, my ball didn't come back. Well, it almost did. I could hear it coming, which was unusual in itself. Before it could finish the trip back, I heard a loud bang under the floor. The mechanic pulled up the floor board and retrieved my ball, and a bowling pin !
The mechanic said it's rare but it happens, and he gave me the pin to keep.

[bowl1820]

I practiced tonite with my daughter, and on my last shot in the 10th frame, my ball didn't come back. Well, it almost did. I could hear it coming, which was unusual in itself. Before it could finish the trip back, I heard a loud bang under the floor. The mechanic pulled up the floor board and retrieved my ball, and a bowling pin !
The mechanic said it's rare but it happens, and he gave me the pin to keep.

The really rare thing was him giving you the pin (unless it was broke) !

[dougb]

Never seen it or heard of it!

[Tony]

Wow, that can't happen very often and you got the pin to keep, Very nice !

[bubba809]

Yes that's very strange he just gave you a pin. My buddy bowled a 300 once and asked the alley if he could have a pin from his set of lanes to engrave. They said absolutely not. He said he would pay them $100, for just one pin from his alley. They said, absolutely not.

[DukeDi]

I've seen it before, it is rare. But like the other guys said the more rare thing is he let you keep the pin.

[John Anderson]

Yes that's very strange he just gave you a pin. My buddy bowled a 300 once and asked the alley if he could have a pin from his set of lanes to engrave. They said absolutely not. He said he would pay them $100, for just one pin from his alley. They said, absolutely not.

Seriously? What's wrong with those people? $100 for one pin? Pins are nowhere near $100 a piece. It's $300 for 10 on amazon, but that's extremely inflated retail. Wholesale I'm guessing is close to $10 to $15 depending on what you get.

[bubba809]

Seriously? What's wrong with those people? $100 for one pin? Pins are nowhere near $100 a piece. It's $300 for 10 on amazon, but that's extremely inflated retail. Wholesale I'm guessing is close to $10 to $15 depending on what you get.

Exactly. Stupid stubborn alleys. He went out and got a new pin on ebay for $10 and then engraved it. He just thought it would be cool to have a pin on the actual lanes he threw his 300 on.

[LyalC52]

Yes that's very strange he just gave you a pin. My buddy bowled a 300 once and asked the alley if he could have a pin from his set of lanes to engrave. They said absolutely not. He said he would pay them $100, for just one pin from his alley. They said, absolutely not.

that sucks

I left a ringing 10 pin for a 299 once. The maintenance guy grabbed it before the rake and gave it to me.

ohh and if you are wondering, I burned that sucker in a campfire a few weeks later

[fokai73]

I remember at one house they had to close down part of the house. multiple pins and balls had to be fetched under the lane!! I wish I could remember what house it was, but I remember smelling rubber or something.....few balls were done...