We got any Bowlers up in here?

[Catpfish 618]

I’m getting the itch to bowl more frequently.

I was in a league years ago with friends and had a 150 average. I’m currently a mostly straight bowler with a baby hook, but I want to develop my hook a little more. YouTube has a fuckton of videos on trying to show the right way to bowl. I feel like I’m in the weeds.

Living in pflugerville, Spare time is my closest but the oil really seems to prevent much of a hook. And the league seems to eat up all the lanes on Wednesday nights. I’d join but the league is full. So I only get to bowl about half the time I show up. It’s kind of frustrating. Apparently there are lanes at Bass Pro and Austin Park and Pizza I could try but I don’t expect much better conditions for either of those.

I even tried tried to get a lane at Pinstack(?) on tech ridge but it also had a huge wait on a weeknight. I feel like my best bet is to drive a little further back into town at Highland Lanes.

How easy is it to get into the leagues at Highland as a solo?

Highland Lanes

If you are looking for Wednesday night, they have a 6pm and an 830pm league. The 6 might be easier to get into as a solo and it's more social. The 830 is fairly top heavy, but there might be something in the "lower" teams. Call highland and leave a message for Sue, she is the secretary for the 830. Don't know the secretary for the 6 league.

Monday night has a league that begins on the 15th (meeting on the 8th..hoping to miss that one due to Texas game). It's a 16 week season and is more social. Ellen is the secretary for that league. DM if interested and I'll get you her number. I know there was at least one team with a vacancy the whole season in the fall.

[shadow_operative2.0 15942]

So I googled the Bass Pro shit, looks pretty sick.

https://www.unclebucksfishbowlandgrill.com/bowling/

[RichUT 1832]

I bowl in the 8:30p Monday night league at Highland. Pretty chill group of people and Sue is a great league secretary. Not sure how to go about getting set with a team as a single but there are also substitute or alternate options you could look at.

I’m still wondering what the plan is for the North side once Highland’s lease is up next November. I’d hate to lose access to a nice big house on this side of town. Hopefully they have a plan in the works.

[GottaB 594]

Thanks. I went by on Sunday. The Wednesday 6pm league is full. I saw the short seasons that are about to start up and the times don’t really work with family schedules.

For now I think I’m planning on going Sunday mornings and just practice until fall. Maybe I can build some better habits.

[Gil Bang 25907]

is there a kraut down at the league office?

[Catpfish 618]

On 12/30/2023 at 9:50 PM, RichUT said:

I bowl in the 8:30p Monday night league at Highland. Pretty chill group of people and Sue is a great league secretary. Not sure how to go about getting set with a team as a single but there are also substitute or alternate options you could look at.

I’m still wondering what the plan is for the North side once Highland’s lease is up next November. I’d hate to lose access to a nice big house on this side of town. Hopefully they have a plan in the works.

Neighbor?

[GottaB 594]

Highland Lanes

If you are looking for Wednesday night, they have a 6pm and an 830pm league. The 6 might be easier to get into as a solo and it's more social. The 830 is fairly top heavy, but there might be something in the "lower" teams. Call highland and leave a message for Sue, she is the secretary for the 830. Don't know the secretary for the 6 league.

Monday night has a league that begins on the 15th (meeting on the 8th..hoping to miss that one due to Texas game). It's a 16 week season and is more social. Ellen is the secretary for that league. DM if interested and I'll get you her number. I know there was at least one team with a vacancy the whole season in the fall.

After being told “Wednesday is full” twice, I mentioned it when bowling yesterday and the gal at the counter said there were a couple teams with vacancies.

Long story short, I am on a team. Thanks all.

[shadow_operative2.0 15942]

US Open finals live on Fox now, much better than the Pro Bowl shit. 

[Ten Bears 2479]

RIP Highland Lanes.  

Sigh.

[Lurch 5922]

Our beach town had an absolutely ancient bowling alley less than a mile away from my house that finally went under in 2018. This disgusting lot/building sat for a few years and then it was announced someone would buy and rebuild it. 4 years and like $8M later, it re opened yesterday and is fantastic. 20 lanes, arcade, restaurant and huge, upstairs outdoor bar

Bought my shoes and bag yesterday. Will hunt for a ball today. Totally going to become a bowler for days when golfing is out of the question

(Check back in 2-3 months to see if I have a barely used ball and ball bag for sale here)

[shadow_operative2.0 15942]

Funny you bought a bag first. 

[Catpfish 618]

On 2/18/2024 at 3:20 PM, Ten Bears said:

RIP Highland Lanes.  

Sigh.

Not dead yet.  Lease renewed until December 2025.  They want to put the whole shopping center together into a project and they have run into issues with leases that were previously renewed.  Supposedly

 

 

[Lurch 5922]

Funny you bought a bag first. 

Yeah I found a backpack so I can bike there

Ended up getting a Phaze II at the pro shops recommendation. I was going to get a Hammer but he suggested I might struggle a bit controlling it just yet.

[GottaB 594]

Yeah I found a backpack so I can bike there

Ended up getting a Phaze II at the pro shops recommendation. I was going to get a Hammer but he suggested I might struggle a bit controlling it just yet.

That was going to be my recommendation, not based on experience but rather what I see shared everywhere.

Phase II is a great ball

[thunderlounge 7813]

Wasn’t a II fan. Love the III though. Well, I did anyway. 🙄