Author Topic: Name The Worst Bowling Center (Read 8871 times)

Zanatos1914 · « **on:** November 17, 2008, 04:41:11 AM »

Currently I would say AMF Desoto..

League cost is $17

First I would say the lanes broke down for serveral teams and the lanes they moved us 2 broke down.. This isnt the first time but this is sad...
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JessN16 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 18, 2008, 01:12:44 AM »

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Then drive down to Murfreesboro to another Larry Schmittou owned house where the same problems occur. The sewage backup on the lower floor, pregnant women who work there smoking, cockroaches everywhere. Larry Schmittou has such nice family bowling establishments!
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Lived there for three years -- you just described why my wife and I would drive past the bowl in Murfreesboro and head to Smyrna 30 minutes away instead.

My wife and I rented a pair in Murfreesboro one night and I had to manually score us on the computer. No matter what we left on the righthand lane, it gave us the 3-5-6 bucket. It didn't matter if it was a strike, single-pin spare, gutterball, whatever.

My personal favorite is Holiday in Bessemer, Ala., right outside Birmingham. I bowled state tournament there a few years ago and, between 10 a.m. and noon on a Sunday morning, two cars got broken into in the parking lot while we were bowling. And the parking lot was directly adjacent to and in clear view of a U.S. highway.

When one of the victims complained to desk control, they told him, "Sorry, the security guards don't get here until 3 p.m." BEAUTIFUL.

Liberty Lanes in Pensacola, Fla., is right up there, if it's still standing. AMF River City Bowl in Decatur, Ala., isn't far behind. As for ambiance, having to fight through 5,627 emo kids and two or three who looked like stunt doubles for Alice Cooper at Parkway Lanes in Huntsville, Ala., was a real treat.

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Cobb · « **Reply #32 on:** November 18, 2008, 02:25:55 AM »

Bowl anything in montana...Old equipment and the lanes are never the same week to week for league

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seamistlark · « **Reply #33 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:15:21 AM »

One of the worst I've been to has to be the Winchester Lanes in Memphis. The approaches are sticky and the old wood lanes are some of the roughest around.
The other would be Terrace Sports-Bowling in Tampa. The lanes are heaved so bad you can see your ball go airbound as it goes over the high boards and clears the lows.
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Dan Belcher · « **Reply #34 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:39:23 AM »

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Then drive down to Murfreesboro to another Larry Schmittou owned house where the same problems occur. The sewage backup on the lower floor, pregnant women who work there smoking, cockroaches everywhere. Larry Schmittou has such nice family bowling establishments!

In high school, I worked at a Strike & Spare bowling alley that Schmittou owned. He stopped by occasionally to talk to the manager, smoke a cigar, throw back a couple drinks, and sit around. Not once ever in my entire time working there did he say a single word to me. Not one word. If I said "hi" to him when passing by or something, he'd just plain ignore me. After I stopped working there, one night I was bowling in a men's league with my dad and Schmittou walked around talking to the league bowlers. He had been drinking quite a bit and was being friendly. He came over to me and asked me how I was doing. I said to him "I worked for you for two years, and you never once said a single word to me. But now since I'm a paying customer, you're willing to actually give me the time of day? Get the fock away from me, you a-hole." My dad smiled and nodded in approval as Schmittou sunk his head and walked away.

BowlerKidR · « **Reply #35 on:** November 18, 2008, 11:22:45 AM »

JIB Lanes in Flushing NY. DUMP HOLE if ive ever seen one. Lanes are old as time and were never kept in good condition. Lanes are never conditioned/oiled. They go days without oiling. Computers are old and faulty and always have issues. You are NOT allowed to use cell phones in the building because it interferes with the computers causing more issues. Just an all around dump.
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KingofKings696 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 18, 2008, 03:34:33 PM »

Durand Lanes in Durand Michigan(dont know how to put out oil).

Smash49 · « **Reply #37 on:** November 18, 2008, 04:17:37 PM »

You mean that DeSoto is worse than Irving??? Oh boy that's amazing. Euless has gone down hill but from what I understand is the king of revenue for AMF. Hurst needs a lot of help.

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StormFreak5552 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 18, 2008, 04:25:52 PM »

Canada... Eastview Bowl... Worst lanes ever.... completely old beat up wood lanes. Since we have 5-pin here and the house operator is a 5-pin nut, the only staffers we get are the same way. When ever we bowl for league or practicing they will have people bowling on them before us, ripping up the oil and actually making my spare ball hook. The lanes are very outdated with old 70's style decor. (no they weren't trying to make it look that way)
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BrianCRX90 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 18, 2008, 06:24:27 PM »

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You can find a lot worse centers in the southern California inland empire area than Norco.....AMF Arrowhead in San Bernardino, and Oak Tree in Diamond Bar come to mind just off the top of my head.

I used to live in Southern California...Rancho Cucamonga to be exact. Before the state of the art in it's time Deer Creek Lanes was built, my parents bowled at Thunderbird in Ontario which I heard closed down and for a few years in the mid 80's bowled league at Oak Tree in Diamond Bar. I would go with my Mom way out there and would meet my Dad after he got off work. It had a terrific alley and one of the best arcades in most any bowling alley around. I never remember that center was bad but that was 20 years ago so perhaps it changed.

The worst centers I bowled at when I was young in California was called "Bowlium" I think it was in Montclair which I heard closed. That center refused to go to automatic scoring. It was a nasty center. Another nasty center that closed right after I moved to Thousand Oaks was Haley's in Simi Valley. Yuck!

fluff33 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 18, 2008, 06:44:47 PM »

CENTENNIAL LANES in Charlotte, NC. Old wood lanes. By the third frame of your first game your Blue Dot will be burned up at the arrows!!!!

noturcuzin · « **Reply #41 on:** November 18, 2008, 10:00:57 PM »

Gold Country Lanes in Sutter Creek California.
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David Lee Yskes · « **Reply #42 on:** November 18, 2008, 10:54:54 PM »

in my old town Holland, Michigan, it usta be Northland Lanes, which usta be the premier center to bowl at, but the owner's sold it, to some rich yuppie who would park his Viper, Porsche, and what other 100,000$+ car in front of the building, while the place went to shyt...

The last time i bowled there was about 16 yrs ago, and i was throwing my red hammer standing lined up with the left gutter and Aiming at the right gutter, to only see my ball miss the head pin....

The other stories i've heard is the water pipes were all busted up in the bathrooms and to fix it, the owner would just put down cardboard boxes for people to stand on..

You consistently knew if you started on X lanes you were going to move 3 sets of lanes by the end of league....

Leagues would come n go after a few weeks of play. Oil was a mystery, somestimes it was bone dry, next it was a sport shot...

NOW on the plus side,,,, a few yrs ago, a group of guys ( bowlers ) bought the place and totally re-vamped everything and made it back into the premier bowling center in town.. only problem is, you will average about 240+ without trying,...........
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