getting back into bowling after 20 years

[DanielMareina]

That is quite impressive! It looks just like a bowling ball. How do you put finger holes in glass? Won't keys and the contents of your pocket break the glass? Either way, it is very cool! Did you get the league rates?

[threeripmin]

thanks! its made of pyrex so its pretty strong. ive had a glass key chain for a few years now and they hold up pretty good. this is only the 2nd one i have made, the first went to my old bowling buddy. this ones loop isnt as thick as most of the loops i put on key chains but i like the way it looks a lot more. i can fix it if it breaks too. to make the holes i just heated up the area and pushed them with a metal rod. im a lamp worker which means i use a torch and glass rods or tubing. ill make one for you one of these days.

i havent asked about better rates yet but tomorrow im going bowling when its 1.25 a game and im going to say something. all id really like is one extra day a week to practice without paying full price. league starts in less than a month. what would you say?lol i also have no problem making them presents out of glass which would be worth 10x what bowling would cost me. i just cant pay full price for bowling, i used to bowl for free all the time.

[DanielMareina]

We give all kinds of discounts to different bowlers. If you are signed up to bowl their league, and tell them that financially you can't practice the extra day at full price, they would be stupid to not give you some kind of deal. It really doesn't cost us as a center to turn the lane on for you. We just don't want to discount bowling if you are going to come whether you are paying full price or not. If it is between having you come in and pay $6 for 3 games instead of $12, but if it costs $12 you won't come at all, it is a simple decision. Good luck!

[threeripmin]

i hear ya. just to be clear, i can afford to bowl as much as i want, i just refuse to pay full price. i dont think i have ever paid more than $3 a game and i think that is too much. where i bowl, league bowlers pay $1 a game, at least during the summer. if they give me $1 a game ill bowl an extra 20 games a week. either way im sure they will like the glass i bring them.

[URETHANEKID]

The Yellow dot was about the best ball ever made (especially if it was a bleeder), I just got one off eBay awhile back & I love it!, The Storm Reign is a pretty good ball too, threw it at a demo the other day and boy it snapped on the back end alot but if you throw that on heavy oil that ball will do wonders! Let us know how you did
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Michael Gallagher

[Drano]

i hear ya. just to be clear, i can afford to bowl as much as i want, i just refuse to pay full price. i dont think i have ever paid more than $3 a game and i think that is too much. where i bowl, league bowlers pay $1 a game, at least during the summer. if they give me $1 a game ill bowl an extra 20 games a week. either way im sure they will like the glass i bring them.

At my center, it's normally $2.50/game, bowlers on one league get $1.50 a game, two leagues $1.00 a game, and 3+ leagues get free practice. I've been on 3 leagues ever since I found that out, haha

[DanielMareina]

During the summer an adult pays between $3-$4. League bowlers bowl for 50 cents per game. If they bowl 2 leagues, we offer them 5 free games per day. Summer business is hard to find in a bowling center, so I am sure that they will be glad to give you the deal. As for saying you aren't financially able to pay, I didn't mean that you wouldn't be able to. I was giving a hypothetical situation. Either way, they get the choice between no business or discounted business, there is an obvious choice.

[threeripmin]

The Yellow dot was about the best ball ever made (especially if it was a bleeder), I just got one off eBay awhile back & I love it!, The Storm Reign is a pretty good ball too, threw it at a demo the other day and boy it snapped on the back end alot but if you throw that on heavy oil that ball will do wonders! Let us know how you did
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Michael Gallagher

im pretty sure that bleeders were from before my time, either real early 80's or late 70's. mine is a bonanza yellow dot which were like the cheap yellow dots made in the 80's. my buddy had one that he just loved.

i ordered a reign but the dumb dude ordered me a reign of fire and i bought it anyway. im very happy with it. luckily i throw the ball 18.5 and the house i bowl at is med to heavy oil.

[threeripmin]

During the summer an adult pays between $3-$4. League bowlers bowl for 50 cents per game. If they bowl 2 leagues, we offer them 5 free games per day. Summer business is hard to find in a bowling center, so I am sure that they will be glad to give you the deal. As for saying you aren't financially able to pay, I didn't mean that you wouldn't be able to. I was giving a hypothetical situation. Either way, they get the choice between no business or discounted business, there is an obvious choice.

i understand 100% what youre saying. im going to do some work and them go bowl at around 11. ill let you know how it goes.

[threeripmin]

i shot 202 207 202 217 182 223 which is an average of 205. at this point im happy with anything over 200. once i get my release up to par ill be hoping to be 220.

i talked to the manager when i was leaving and asked him about cheap rates and he kind of looked at me like wtf. lol then i told him i really just want one extra day of practice and that me and my wife are joining summer league for sure, he then told me to come talk to him on monday. lol then i asked him if there was anyone that could teach my wife how to bowl and he said that he would, so thats cool. ive been thinking that 40 an hour to teach someone the basics is too much.