Would you like to score big and make the bowling enthusiast in your life feel like you’ve just picked up the 7/10 split, or the replacement “beer pin”? Bowling has become very popular in recent years. In the city we live in, it is not uncommon to see large crowds at the local bowling alley of people of all ages. Young children, teens, twentysomethings, and even retirees. Almost everyone is bowling, so if you have a bowler in your life and are trying to decide what to buy for a birthday or other holiday, I will give you some great gift ideas!
Bowling Balls: Bowlers love their bowling balls and a new one is always a great gift idea. Brunswick has a fantastic line of balls called “Viz A Ball”, these balls have a variety of images. You could get the bowler of your life a ball with his favorite sports team or his favorite rock band. For the kids, they even have balls with cartoon characters, like Tinkerbell, Shrek, Betty Boop, and the list goes on and on. These are great “spare” balls, and you can’t go wrong with one of them.
Bowling Bags – Every bowler needs a bag to carry their balls, shoes, and other accessories. Bowling bags come in a variety of styles. From a backpack bag that contains one ball, to bags with wheels that can hold up to 6 balls! If the bowler in your life has been lugging around an old vintage ball bag, surprise him with a great new bag on wheels so he doesn’t have to carry that extra weight.
Bowling Parties – If you’re looking for a cool idea for the young bowler, the answer is a bowling party. Most bowling alleys have party services and they always work well. What is included in the party package varies from alley to alley, but most offer free rental of shoes, snacks, a number of games, and other little trinkets for attendees. Our local bowling alley plays the music, dims the lights, and throws the disco ball for kids’ parties.
Bowling Accessories – There are a ton of little accessories that you can buy for a bowler. Rosin bags, towels, rags or polishing bags, shoe deodorants, ball cleaner, ball polish. There is a wide variety of these types of items to choose from. If you want to make something a little unique, you can buy several of these little accessories and create a bowling gift basket for your favorite player.
Whatever the experience level of the bowler in your life, whether you play in leagues or just for fun a few times a month, you can’t go wrong with some of the great gifts mentioned above. They are sure to make any bowler happy.
