Ira and I went out for a monthly date last night. See my review for dinner at http://monthlycritic.blogspot.com/. And, we decided to go bowling after dinner.
Now, let me start with the fact that this was not our regular bowling alley and since we are league bowlers there is a little less patience on people following the general bowling etiquette rules. Well, at least for me anyway.
So, we went to Ypsi-Arbor Lanes which has the old wood floors and I am pretty sure they are using the initial scoring progam that came out 15 years ago - can you say analog or DOS?!? I think they may have been better off leaving in the transperency lights and scoring papers and promoting it as old-fashioned bowling.
We went down to our lane and before we were even to our third frame we had a group of people (at least 5) on the lane to the left of us. I am pretty sure not one of these people had bowled before and kept walking up and throwing their ball at the same time we would be on our approach - I absolutely HATE this! This is like pulling your golf cart onto the green, it's just something you do not do. Plus, one of the girls stood on the wood portion of the floor between where they were bowling and we were bowling the whole entire time. By the middle of the second game, I was trying to figure out how exactly I could trip one of them that decided to bowl the same time as me. Not to worry, nobody was hurt, frankly because I could not figure out how to do that incospicuously.
Oddly enough, the 3 people that were put on the other side of this group also did not wait for people on the side of them to bowl. Either that or they just gave up on the rude group and decided to bowl and ignore them. Sorry, but it is too much of a distraction for me to ignore them.
I had also remembered a group teenage girls doing at our regular bowling alley who didn't seem to know that you are supposed to take turns with the people on each side of you. So, I have decided to do a public service announcement....
Bowling Etiquette
1. Do not bowl when someone on either side of you is standing on the floor, approaching, or bowling their ball.
2. You can walk up to get ready for your approach, once that person has started their approach. But, do not throw your ball until they have completed their turn.
3. When you have completed your turn, walk back to the non-bowling area. You can walk backwards in order to see how you score, but make sure you are moving.
4. Do not stand on the floor unless your are bowling. Sit your ass down or stand at least 3 feet away from the bowling area.
5. Do not wear street shows on the floor.
6. Do not drink or eat in the bowling area. That is why there are tables and chairs away from the bowling area.
That is pretty much it - pretty simple. The bowling alleys seem to have signs posted for 5 and 6, but they really need to have a sign posted at each lane with all 6 rules. If you are too young, too foriegn, or too stupid to read the signs and cannot follow the rules than please take up a non-social sport that will not get your ass tripped up the lane when you try to do synchromized bowling.
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Oh, wow. I only knew rule 5 and 6. If I went bowling tomorrow night, I wouldn't even have a clue that those are the rules I'm supposed to follow. Next time that happens, just very politely go up to them and say that. I would want to know!
~Maria
I already knew those things. I could bowl next to you!
I know these rules, too. But Sharon, sugar...I know you...you are an intense woman. You are a sharp little whipper snapper...not everyone is. My opinion, in case you care, is that maybe you want to just try to calm down a little bit. LOL This is not league bowling, this is bowling for novices. So this is what you are dealing with. Basically, not the most savvy bowlers. I understand your frustration because I tend to get annoyed with that kind of thing, too. And though I rarely bowl, I can recall having this same reaction to people who don't know the rules. But for people like us who are very much entrenched in wanting order...we need to loosen up a little bit. Love ya, but that's just my lame-o advice.
AMEN! I am bowling in a league for beginners and there are some obnoxious little buggers in our league - not the least of which are four teenage boys who yell and holler and jump all over the lanes while they are bowling. I am putting together a longer list than yours to give out- we had two people from two different lanes accidentally bowl frames for my team mate this weekend. One guy thought it was cute to be hurling his ball down the land and his general dumbassery resulted in his ball going from his lane into ours. SERIOUSLY! Manners are key everywhere - not just for Sunday dinner at your grandma's house! Hugs!
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