Bowling can be very rewarding, but if you can’t approach the beginning of the learning process with a few things that are sometimes overlooked, it can be very discouraging in a hurry. I intend to note a few of these without getting too excited. First, show me the documents; I am almost 59 years old and already bowling after the ripe old age of 10. Although in about five decades of experience I have never achieved the ever elusive “perfect” or 300 games I have many games in a total of 270 scripts and more than 700 series. My life average is 180+ which is pretty high for a non-professional.
One of the most discouraging aspects of the ball game for a beginner is finding a ball that not only fits your hand, but also isn’t heavy or light. A bowl that is too heavy easily wears out, and a bowl that is too light can be equally discouraging, because the needle is sacrificed. Many people give up on this game before giving it much of a chance simply because they can’t get consistent results from the “house ball” (loaners that the Bowling Club holds for non-regular bowlers). If you’re giving away serious balls, a house ball is not the way to go. Buying a good battery is essential. Before some of you go ballistic and talk about the outrageous prices of balls at your local bowling alley, let me point out that Bowling Alley is not only to be a place to buy a ball and balls balls not only come in many weights from 10 pounds to 16 to 16 dollars their price starts as low as 40 dollars. Are you at the top of the line to get a professional ball for 40 bucks? No way! But what you will have is a ball that is drilled so that you can adjust your hand to the weight which I believe is the middle of the fight.
Finally, a beginner should invest in a decent pair of bowling shoes. Like bowling balls, the bowling alley provides bowling shoes to the occasional bowler for a small rental fee. This problem is almost parallel to the problems with using loan buttons. First, there is a complaint about hygiene, which I believe is a clear danger. The main problem I see with rental shoes is that you never know what physical condition the shoe is in. The last bowler to use the rental shoes that you rented happened to turn into a puddle of water on the floor before the shoes came off. to establish Wet soles on bowling shoes make bowling extremely rough when a shoe that is designed to slide on the approach lane will stick if it is wet.
These two tips provide a clear enough starting point to at least give the hobby a decent job as a hobby without letting many beginners try it and then quit prematurely. A decent enough ball and shoe will cost less than $100 combined, and that won’t break the bank, even if you don’t have the ball.
