Why Has Renting Bowling Shoes Gotten So Expensive?

I was in my home bowling alley the other day, and I took a glimpse up at the pricing board and I was shocked. I tried to pretend I was a normal, non league bowler, and I wanted to bowl a few games of open bowling. Would I be willing to spend 20 dollars just to rent a pair of shoes, bowl 2 or 3 games, and maybe drink a beer? Aboslutely not. Bowling has gotten very expensive. I saw that it was now 4 dollars to rent a pair of bowling shoes. You can buy a pair of bowling shoes for 20 bucks. If you do not believe me, click on the banner above and take a look. If you can get a pair of bowling shoes for 20 bucks, they have paid for themselves in 5 trips to the bowling alley! If promoting the sport and increasing league participation is the goal of the bowling world, they are not showing it by charging you so much money just to rent a pair of dirty, uncomfortable bowling shoes. Let's all ban together and buy your own shoes and making renting bowling shoes a thing of the past!

Product Registration for the PBA: Don't Wear Dynaroo Bowling Shoes!

Before you go into your first PBA tournament, keep one thing in mind. The PBA has a Product Registration Program now in effect that may or may not make your bowling shoes, bowling balls, or other bowling accessories illegal for use in competition. If you plan on bowling in your first PBA tournament, you better check out this webpage before you show up to bowl:

Product Registration for the PBA

Now before you start your panicking, most everything that you have is probably ok. If you have an older bowling ball you may want to use that was made before 1982, it can be used whether or not it is specifically listed on this page if the bowling manufacturer is currently product registered. One of the biggest issues I have seen in PBA tournaments is people trying to wear DynaRoo bowling shoes. These bowling shoes are not product registered for use in PBA competition. Also, you cannot tape over the logo and think this makes them ok to wear. If the tournament director finds out you are using no registered equipment, you will be asked to leave without a reimbursement of your entry fee, so make sure you check this site out and everything you want to use is ok.