Does anyone else like bowling?

That sounds really interesting. I've never heard of five pin bowling before. I could probably get some good practice in with that. I'll have to ask around about this. Thanks for sharing this information.

Five pin bowling is popular in Canada, probably the only game played here. For some reason it never caught on in the USA. It is so much easier to handle the balls because they are a quarter of the weight and need no finger holes. You use the same alleys but have five pins arranged in a V. Scoring is slightly different as you have three balls per frame, and skill is important unlike ten pin where skill and brute force are both necessary. You can potentially score 45 points per frame, so a perfect game is 450 points. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-pin_bowling Because the balls are small, young children can participate. You can even get the really young to enjoy the game when you fill the gutters with an inflated tube so they do not roll the inevitable and invariable gutter ball. Of course real bowlers do not do this, it is just for fun for the little ones. There are a few videos on 5-pin bowling on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKQwQk5dGYA

Bowling in a league sounds really exciting. My brother is working on setting on up so I think I'll wait to join his. 130 is a nice average to have. I'm still barely scraping by with 100 most games. Hopefully my numbers will go up as I start playing more.

Leagues are something to think about. Most leagues start around August September. There are also summer leagues you can check out when it gets closer. Most bowling alleys have leagues. Remember that even if you don't bowl so well, it is still fun. All leagues that I have bowled in have always been handicap leagues so even if you don't have a high average, you can still have a chance of winning some game as it usually evens it out.

That's the great thing about bowling, you don't have to be good at it to enjoy it. I suppose it would be expensive but luckily the local bowling alley has these daily specials that are quite affordable. I don't think I'd be able to play as often if they charged per game. I think the worst ever score I got was somewhere in the 40s. My little brother was trying to teach me how to bowl like him (you hold it like a football and toss it down the lane while using a spin) and I ended up tossing it in the gutter half the time. But it was still kind of funny to watch me do it and my siblings got a good laugh out of it. I guess it was worth the humiliation.

I think this is one sport that you don't have to be great at to enjoy. I'm glad that your son is getting into the game. This game is definitely for people of all ages. I've seen lots of little kids bowling with the guard rails up. It's really cute to watch.

When I was a kid, they didn't have them. I had to learn how to keep the ball on the lanes.

Sure, no problem. And I would have to agree with everything you just said. I love the fact that it's such a casual sport. I never feel pressured to do well or anything. It's all about hanging out and having a great time.

Thanks for the advice. Our local bowling alley always has some kind of special discount thing going on so it always keeps us going back. Examples would be paying $8 to bowl all night, Rock n Bowl night (the lights are off and disco lights are flashing all over the place), 25 cent Wednesdays (almost everything cost 25 cents, from games to food and drinks) and others. My siblings and I have been pretty good with hanging out every Sunday at the bowling alley. And we have been considering the league part too.

You're so lucky. I'm actually not quite that good. I'd be lucky to get one strike every game.

That's great. And thanks for sharing the pic of your daughter bowling. It's great that she has found something she loves at such a young age. And 145 is a pretty impressive score. My brother is trying to start up a bowling league and he wants me to join. I'm still indecisive because I feel that I'm not that good. Maybe after I get a bit more practice.