Sorry, but I have to laugh at anyone that thinks the recreational bowler is someone who comes into a bowling alley once a week for a $4-$5 a game marathon.
Let’s see….it takes about 10 minutes to bowl a game. For that same $5 I can go watch a matinee movie and spend an hour plus. Sure…food costs money at the movies, but it sure isn’t free at the lanes either!!
Even as a parent who bowls, there is no way I could see going out as a family and paying $3 for shoes, $5 for a game and then another $20 on food and drink. For 3 games you are looking at close to $70 for maybe an hours worth of fun? Sorry…..that’s not recreational.
I agree that alleys do make updates to interest the average Joe and perhaps entice them into getting into a league. If not a league, then perhaps 2-3 times of bowling in a month or so....maybe with friends.
Our alley caters to bowlers and non-bowlers. There are plenty of leagues that fill up the house. SASBA is there at least once every two months it seems. They have travel teams for the guys and girls and there's regional tournaments as well as the City and States held there.
All that participation may not be made up in the lineage....but you add the food, drinks, beer, and equipments bought, it all adds up.
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