Lane courtesy situation

[Jekyll & Hyde]

in one league that i am in its just one lane, but then the other is one lane but if the other bowler wants to wait for 2 lanes. usually in a league you get to know who wants 1 lane and who wants more then 1. i remember in one men's league they expected 4 lanes and that was way too much for me to handle

[got_a_300]

i remember in one men's league they expected 4 lanes and that was way too much for me to handle

Was it a high dollar payout league?

The only time I can see a need for a 4 lane courtesy is
either a PBA tournament or as the case a men's league
if it was say $4000+ or more for first place then maybe
but 4 lanes for a league?

[Tony]

The leagues I bowl in are one lane as defined in the rules, however in the one league a majority of the players really want 2 lanes, and it's not much of a problem as most of the guys have bowled together for a while and understand who wants what.
The guys that are interesting are one's that will tell you one lane, lets go ......and then they always want 2 lanes and will give anyone who doesn't give it to them a dirty look or say something about it.....

As for the poster that says their should be no lane courtesy, lets be realistic, I've open bowled next to people who didn't know bowling etiquette and nearly collided with someone on the lane, that would not be a great idea.
I will take issue with the guys who want 2 lanes during pre-league warm-up practice, that's not acceptable to waste that time, we have 10 or 15 minutes to take a few shots and these guys waste 1/2 the time waiting for a clear spot, then spend 20 seconds cleaning their ball to throw a second shot, or running back to their bag to
get a spare ball ..... very inconsiderate toward their teammates and the opposing team.

[drlawsoniii]

As for the poster that says their should be no lane courtesy, lets be realistic, I've open bowled next to people who didn't know bowling etiquette and nearly collided with someone on the lane, that would not be a great idea.

Tony we are not talking about open bowling, we are talking about league bowling. There is no circumstance where anyone should cross into your approach. Though my initial post was intended more for those morons who after they release the ball, they walk across not only their lane but the lane adjacent, completely unnecessarily. I still contend that there is no situation where you need to bowl from the adjacent person's approach. If the lanes are that dry then you need to get equipment that will allow you to remain in your approach and still be effective. What do people do when they're on double burn and on an end lane? In my house there's a giant step down at the left side of the approach, should they be bowling from the tile, a foot below the approach?

[hotdog`966]

lane courtesy is very important. I believe one lane is sufficient.