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Title: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: sneaky PETE on June 10, 2018, 07:14:21 PM: so the other day i bought a really beat up bowling ball on ebay and a set of pins that were not usable for a bowling alley anymore and was gonna bowl out side with them, but today i thought "hey why not make a lane for them." so i calculated the price for some wood to make a 12 ft lane from home depot (would have done 16 ft but don't have space to store it.) it would come out to around $150. anyway is this a good idea or would it be a waste of money.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: HankScorpio on June 11, 2018, 08:56:26 AM: Really not sure what youâ€™re expecting to hear...

If itâ€™s fun for you, itâ€™s worth the money.

If itâ€™s not, itâ€™s a waste of money.

Itâ€™s your life, do whatever you want.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: BowlingForDonuts on June 11, 2018, 11:02:09 AM: Not an expert but 12 ft sounds really short for a full size ball and pins. That won't even get you to the arrows (usually) on a regular lane but enough I guess for release practice if don't loft. Be ok for smaller kids maybe also not sure.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: sneaky PETE on June 11, 2018, 11:59:39 AM: i would be using it more for just messing around and maybe showing people how to bowl
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 02:10:07 PM: Just keep in mind that the pin deck area is about 3 ft and you would need a foot or two beyond that (bowling ball diameter is just a bit more than 8-1/2 inches) for a drop off and backstop.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 02:42:51 PM: Why not just do 15ft and scale everything down to 25% so it remains proportional?
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 02:56:22 PM: GTGT,

He said in the OP that he did not have the room for larger and if he is using regulation pins, not sure if he can go 1/4 scale (width).

Thinking further on it, 1/4 width would be about ten inches, it would be difficult to keep the ball on the lane.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 03:00:05 PM: Quote from: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 02:56:22 PM
GTGT,

He said in the OP that he did not have the room for larger and if he is using regulation pins, not sure if he can go 1/4 scale (width).

Scale to 20%...... :P
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 03:01:46 PM: This whole thing, mentally, makes me think of.....

(https://www.ballreviews.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F06%2F12%2Farticle-2655787-1EAE098D00000578-266_634x426.jpg&hash=e2f0318ffa1051f5564268abec25323b786c8f1e)

Is this the image anyone else is getting to?
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 03:02:13 PM: Quote from: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 02:56:22 PM
GTGT,

He said in the OP that he did not have the room for larger and if he is using regulation pins, not sure if he can go 1/4 scale (width).

Scale to 20%...... :P

I don't think he wants to replicate the entire lane, just to have a short stub lane to practice release. ??? Will wait for him to answer for himself.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 03:06:52 PM: Okay, learn something new everyday. Did not know that typing in three question marks would result in a smiley emoticon.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 11, 2018, 03:10:41 PM: Here is a link to someone else asking about a stub lane in another forum site:

http://forum.bowlingchat.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3159
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: milorafferty on June 11, 2018, 03:28:06 PM: Anyone accepting bets for the Over/Under on the number of times it actually gets used? I'm taking 2. I figure that two times of manually setting up the pins should do it.

Make sure you use wood that can be burned in your fireplace...
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 03:33:49 PM: Let's all just step back, take a second and contemplate what we're talking about.....
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: sneaky PETE on June 11, 2018, 04:01:42 PM: just wanted something to do while i am looking for work as i am pretty bored most of the time. thought it might be fun at parties too.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Impending Doom on June 11, 2018, 04:33:00 PM: Quote from: sneaky PETE on June 11, 2018, 04:01:42 PM
just wanted something to do while i am looking for work as i am pretty bored most of the time. thought it might be fun at parties too.

You say parties, I say liabilities...
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: milorafferty on June 11, 2018, 05:53:54 PM: Quote from: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 03:33:49 PM
Let's all just step back, take a second and contemplate what we're talking about.....

Don't step back to far, you will be completely off the lane...
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 11, 2018, 07:46:42 PM: OP, you do you man.....if you want it by all means have it. Life is short and have some fun.

That being said.......I would just make sure to size as proportionally as can be. I think that would lead to the best outcome. Regulation size bowling balls and pins may be disproportionate vastly.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: bcw1969 on June 12, 2018, 07:22:52 PM: If money allowed you could always make 5 12 ft sections that can connect and disconnect to each other which would give you the 60 ft lane, then you could disconnect the pieces to store it.

Brad
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Pinbuster on June 12, 2018, 07:54:19 PM: No approach? That is another 15 feet.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: sneaky PETE on June 13, 2018, 08:27:55 AM: i ended up making it in the basement out of ping pong table tops we don't use. its about 16 ft long and i had to re arrange the furniture to make it fit. i will post a picture of it when the pins get here today
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: giddyupddp on June 13, 2018, 11:31:25 PM: Bowling on ping pong table tops? Interesting.... :o
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: sneaky PETE on June 14, 2018, 08:13:39 AM: here is the lane.
(https://serving.photos.photobox.com/21994494bee2c4558dfa31337b7bee082d0694a4eb2e44a057ae3a9f33c625c58c24d6c2.jpg)
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: DP3 on June 14, 2018, 02:39:05 PM: Ever send a messenger off the closet?
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 14, 2018, 02:49:43 PM: Quote from: DP3 on June 14, 2018, 02:39:05 PM
Ever send a messenger off the closet?

;D
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Good Times Good Times on June 14, 2018, 02:50:17 PM: lavender lanes
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Impending Doom on June 14, 2018, 02:51:31 PM: That pocket looks kinda small... Bad rack.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: Cornerpin on June 14, 2018, 02:54:55 PM: Roy Munson's dad had similar lane outside their filling station and it ended up working out great for Roy, winning the 1979 Iowa State Amateur tournament and all.
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: milorafferty on June 14, 2018, 03:18:24 PM: Quote from: sneaky PETE on June 14, 2018, 08:13:39 AM
here is the lane.
(https://serving.photos.photobox.com/21994494bee2c4558dfa31337b7bee082d0694a4eb2e44a057ae3a9f33c625c58c24d6c2.jpg)

Oh yea, nothing bad is gonna happen there...
Title: Re: thinking about making a 12 ft bowling lane for backyard bowling
Post by: J_w73 on June 21, 2018, 02:00:43 PM: Don't forget the crisco to oil the lanes.