Do you bowl in the summer?

[johncongdon]

I know that many bowling centers up north close in the summer. Do you bowl summer leagues? If not, is it because your center is closed? If it was open would you bowl?

I got my wife to bowl a league with me once, but only summer. She will not commit to a winter league as they are way too long (36 weeks in the one I bowl now). I think if league commitments were shorter, we may get more people to bowl.

[DanielMareina]

No centers in Oregon close for the summer as far as I know! Where is up north? I usually golf more than bowl during the summer, but last year I bowled a PBA experience league during the summer. I plan on bowling another sport league this summer too.

[Motiv Girl]

I bowl at least one league per summer.It must be a sport league.This summer
I plan on bowling in two leagues.Plus each summer I bowl numerous tournaments
and increase my practice sessions.
Summer is the time for improvement not rest.

[The Mayor]

I actually enjoy summer leagues more than fall leagues for the reason that John said. 12 weeks or so is much more palatable than 36.

[Mellen]

The summer league I roll in starts on the same night as roll-offs of my Thursday Mens league. Looks like I will miss the 1st night this season due to actually having a chance of being in the roll-offs this time.

I have never in my life heard of a house closing for the summer.

[kev3inp]

In the olden days houses would close for the summer to resurface the lanes. The Petersen was closed in the summer, too. The 80 lanes house back then would close half of the center in the summer, but they didn't do summer leagues so you could see it. I guess it made sense.

We bowl summer leagues, and go on a bowling vacation to NC for the Gathering. I wouldn't mind if the fall league season was split into two halves. Sometimes you'd like to stop being with some of the fellow bowlers

[mrbowling300]

I don't bowl league, but plan on practicing at a place called bowling IQ in the Detroit area.

[DanielMareina]

[QUOTE=kev3inp;29643]In the olden days houses would close for the summer to resurface the lanes. The Petersen was closed in the summer, too. The 80 lanes house back then would close half of the center in the summer, but they didn't do summer leagues so you could see it. I guess it made sense.

It is amazing how far bowling has come. I still have wood lanes at my center, and it takes only two days of being closed to get the lanes resurfaced. Three if it is a year we have to get them cut and sanded. I really can't wait to switch to synthetic and not have to deal with it at all though!

[Stormed1]

This summer i will be bowling 3 leagues. A doubles league on Monday nights on sport shots , A 9 week have-a-ball league wednesday mornings a King of the hill series on Wednesday nights on sport shots

[J Anderson]

I bowled the last two summers in a sport league. This summer I plan to take a break from competition.