$50 per bowling strike for a year or $125,000 right away? (2 Viewers)

[Anarchy99]

What happened? You get Munson'd?

Nah. Got married, had kids, had responsibilities. The bowling alley in town closed down, and it would have been too time consuming going to another bowling center. There were only 2 other options at the time, one 30 minutes away and the other closer to 45. They built a new center a few years after that. I subbed for a couple of years, but was too busy with other stuff.

 

[Anarchy99]

I think people are underestimating the difference in pace between bowling with your buddies and having a lane to yourself. Bowling alone, 10 strikes an hour should be really easy, even for a mediocre bowler...that's equivalent to about $1m/year at 40 hours per week. Get good at bowling and bump that up to 60 hours per week, and you're probably around $3m/year.

Speaking from experience, it would be pretty difficult to bowl 60 hours a week consistently. As in you will have physical issues. Sure, you could do it, but you'd end up with some combination of thumb, finger, wrist, shoulder, elbow, back, or knee issues. I haven't bowled that much in ages, and my thumb is still messed up from bowling . . . and I didn't bowl anywhere near 60 hours a week. In my case, I suppose I could learn how to bowl without any fingers in the ball. That would eliminate the finger issues but would probably increase the likelihood of the other issues.

 

[Nipsey]

I think people are underestimating the difference in pace between bowling with your buddies and having a lane to yourself. Bowling alone, 10 strikes an hour should be really easy, even for a mediocre bowler...that's equivalent to about $1m/year at 40 hours per week. Get good at bowling and bump that up to 60 hours per week, and you're probably around $3m/year.

Speaking from experience, it would be pretty difficult to bowl 60 hours a week consistently. As in you will have physical issues. Sure, you could do it, but you'd end up with some combination of thumb, finger, wrist, shoulder, elbow, back, or knee issues. I haven't bowled that much in ages, and my thumb is still messed up from bowling . . . and I didn't bowl anywhere near 60 hours a week. In my case, I suppose I could learn how to bowl without any fingers in the ball. That would eliminate the finger issues but would probably increase the likelihood of the other issues.

You could switch arms. Strike rate will decrease but you're still going to get some.

 

[fruity pebbles]

I think people are underestimating the difference in pace between bowling with your buddies and having a lane to yourself. Bowling alone, 10 strikes an hour should be really easy, even for a mediocre bowler...that's equivalent to about $1m/year at 40 hours per week. Get good at bowling and bump that up to 60 hours per week, and you're probably around $3m/year.

Speaking from experience, it would be pretty difficult to bowl 60 hours a week consistently. As in you will have physical issues. Sure, you could do it, but you'd end up with some combination of thumb, finger, wrist, shoulder, elbow, back, or knee issues. I haven't bowled that much in ages, and my thumb is still messed up from bowling . . . and I didn't bowl anywhere near 60 hours a week. In my case, I suppose I could learn how to bowl without any fingers in the ball. That would eliminate the finger issues but would probably increase the likelihood of the other issues.

Yeah, injuries would certainly play a part. I don’t think you could legit bowl the entire time. There would have to be a fair amount of two handed bowling, using the other arm and maybe even kicking it down the alley

 

[AAABatteries]

Seems like a no-brainer to try for the $50.

Can I install a lane at my home?

 

[Zow]

I'd have to bowl roughly 7 strikes every single day, no thanks just give me the money up front. I'd be miserable to not travel anywhere for an entire year so no thank you.

They have bowling alleys in other places. Further, the hypo doesn't seem to require daily bowling.

"unlimited free bowling with a dedicated lane". Nowhere is the word alley mentioned.

So you can or can't go to another "alley"?

Anywhere there is a lane. I think a couple of suites in Vegas have them.

Even better then!

So when can I start?

 

[ghostguy123]

If I don't get a strike do I have to play the second ball?

 

[Zow]

Considering I qualified for the PBA, it would behoove me to say take $50 a strike. I could make $1+ million in a year, easy. Like without breaking a sweat. Had it been $250,000 like in the other thread, I would still have taken the lump sum, as I wouldn't want to bowl that much and would gladly accept a free quarter mil. But with the total sliced in half, I'd have to give it more thought. I could easily get 50 strikes in an hour. Bowl for 4 hours a day to make $10K? Bowl 5 days a week to make $50K a week? Sign me up.

What happened? You get Munson'd?

The sugar was for my coffee.

 

[The Z Machine]

Can i use one of those roller ramp things like the little kids?

 

[titusbramble]

I'd take the money, but I am rubbish and have never broken 150

 

[Nipsey]

If I don't get a strike do I have to play the second ball?

Just hit the reset button.

 

[Nipsey]

I'd take the money, but I am rubbish and have never broken 150

Three weeks in you'll be really good though.

 

[ghostguy123]

For all us terrible bowlers, I'd imagine we'd get a lot better as the year progressed.
I'd equal all the bowling I've ever done in the first day after just a few hours.
I usually get like 1 maybe two strikes when I play.

I hate bowling, but I'll take bowling several hours a day and go for a million bucks.

 

[MTskibum]

I have done league for 5-10 years and while I was not close to qualifying for pba, I would still take the strikes. 10-15 a day seems pretty easy on average.

I have a bowling alley next to an office too. Playing solo on a weekday I bet I could knock off an easy 4-5 games during lunch a day.

 

[titusbramble]

I'd take the money, but I am rubbish and have never broken 150

Three weeks in you'll be really good though.

Counterpoint is that it would really screw with my darts game, so I'll just take the money

 

[urbanhack]

I'm saving my arm and shoulder for disc golf....give me the $125K

 

[BrutalPenguin]

I'm pretty sure that if I just left my Nintendo Switch in the crapper, I could bowl 7 strikes before I got up to shower.

 

[Grahamburn]

OVER THE LINE!

 

[Instinctive]

I think people are underestimating the difference in pace between bowling with your buddies and having a lane to yourself. Bowling alone, 10 strikes an hour should be really easy, even for a mediocre bowler...that's equivalent to about $1m/year at 40 hours per week. Get good at bowling and bump that up to 60 hours per week, and you're probably around $3m/year.

Speaking from experience, it would be pretty difficult to bowl 60 hours a week consistently. As in you will have physical issues. Sure, you could do it, but you'd end up with some combination of thumb, finger, wrist, shoulder, elbow, back, or knee issues. I haven't bowled that much in ages, and my thumb is still messed up from bowling . . . and I didn't bowl anywhere near 60 hours a week. In my case, I suppose I could learn how to bowl without any fingers in the ball. That would eliminate the finger issues but would probably increase the likelihood of the other issues.

Hell you can get at least a few an hour with granny style couldn't you?

 

[Anarchy99]

OVER THE LINE!

Mark it 8, Dude.

 

[-fish-]

I bowl once every two years. That's plenty. Give me the cash.

 

[Nipsey]

How long would it take the average person to get 6 or 7 strikes? 10 minutes?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

How teachable is bowling?

Could someone that's a totally regular guy that bowls 100-120 in the occasional family bowling night hire someone to train them and get to a point where they can bowl strikes at a reasonable pace?

 

[El Floppo]

can somebody with an abacus figure out how many strikes per day would make going that route better than taking the cash up front.

TIA.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

can somebody with an abacus figure out how many strikes per day would make going that route better than taking the cash up front.

TIA.

I don't have an abacus but I read the whole first post and not just the title so I know the answer is 7

 

[fruity pebbles]

can somebody with an abacus figure out how many strikes per day would make going that route better than taking the cash up front.

TIA.

7

 

[ghostguy123]

can somebody with an abacus figure out how many strikes per day would make going that route better than taking the cash up front.

TIA.

7

I think I'd rather have the cash than bowl for the same amount of cash.
Question is, how much would make it worth it?
I'd bowl 40 hours a week for a half a million bucks for a year. I think I'd get to million.

 

[the moops]

can somebody with an abacus figure out how many strikes per day would make going that route better than taking the cash up front.

TIA.

That is not really the calculation though. You need to figure out how much excess is sufficient in order to justify spending a year in a bowling alley.

For instance, if I was guaranteed to make 200K from bowling, is that excess 75K enough to justify bowling that much. Probably. But if it was make 150K bowling or 125K sitting on my *** - I am sitting for sure.

I am not a very good bowler, but even I get a few strikes if I am drinking beers and barely trying and we bowl for an hour. In that hour I only play two frames if I am lucky, so only have a chance to get a strike 20 times or so. If it was just me on a lane, even assuming no progression, I think I could easily get 10 strikes in an hour.

We need some average bowler from here to go to a bowling alley and see how many strikes they can get in an hour

 

[3 hour lunch]

I would say I average a strike every 3 frames, it definitely makes sense to do the bowling option. I bet after a week you may have second thoughts though, and chance if shoulder/elbow injury would be there….

 

[Terminalxylem]

Considering I qualified for the PBA, it would behoove me to say take $50 a strike. I could make $1+ million in a year, easy. Like without breaking a sweat. Had it been $250,000 like in the other thread, I would still have taken the lump sum, as I wouldn't want to bowl that much and would gladly accept a free quarter mil. But with the total sliced in half, I'd have to give it more thought. I could easily get 50 strikes in an hour. Bowl for 4 hours a day to make $10K? Bowl 5 days a week to make $50K a week? Sign me up.

Assuming your strike/hr estimate is accurate, when would you stop? How much bowling could you stomach for a good income?

 

[NutterButter]

I don't know how much above $125k I'd have to earn to make this worth my time. Like if you only wind up at $135k, would you really want to bowl during a large chunk of your free time for a year just to make $10k? I'm assuming here that you still have a job and other responsibilities.

 

[Nipsey]

How teachable is bowling?

Could someone that's a totally regular guy that bowls 100-120 in the occasional family bowling night hire someone to train them and get to a point where they can bowl strikes at a reasonable pace?

Pretty teachable. Stick your fingers in the holes and roll it.

 

[Nipsey]

can somebody with an abacus figure out how many strikes per day would make going that route better than taking the cash up front.

TIA.

That is not really the calculation though. You need to figure out how much excess is sufficient in order to justify spending a year in a bowling alley.

For instance, if I was guaranteed to make 200K from bowling, is that excess 75K enough to justify bowling that much. Probably. But if it was make 150K bowling or 125K sitting on my *** - I am sitting for sure.

I am not a very good bowler, but even I get a few strikes if I am drinking beers and barely trying and we bowl for an hour. In that hour I only play two frames if I am lucky, so only have a chance to get a strike 20 times or so. If it was just me on a lane, even assuming no progression, I think I could easily get 10 strikes in an hour.

We need some average bowler from here to go to a bowling alley and see how many strikes they can get in an hour

You're probably going to roll about 150-200 balls in an hour. How many of those are going to be strikes? I say 15-20 even if you're mediocre.

 

[fruity pebbles]

I think the only way to really make this work is to dedicate yourself to it. I’m basically living there for a year. I’m hiring a massage therapist to come by and a bowling instructor to help maximize my form and prevent injury. I’m going all in and retiring at year end.

 

[Nipsey]

I think the only way to really make this work is to dedicate yourself to it. I’m basically living there for a year. I’m hiring a massage therapist to come by and a bowling instructor to help maximize my form and prevent injury. I’m going all in and retiring at year end.

Now you're thinking. You don't even have to roll it full throttle. Just start it at the 1 and let the pins do the work.

 

[Mister CIA]

In the name of load management, I'll need to farm out my spare work. From the sounds of it, a few of y'all could use the extra practice, so I'll be in touch.

 

[eoMMan]

Definitely the bowling route. Get the lane guy to put out an easy house shot. Print money.

 

[eoMMan]

This would be a much different conversation if the strikes had to be in sanctioned league play. Being able to bowl whenever and all day makes this an easy decision.

 

[AAABatteries]

I think the only way to really make this work is to dedicate yourself to it. I’m basically living there for a year. I’m hiring a massage therapist to come by and a bowling instructor to help maximize my form and prevent injury. I’m going all in and retiring at year end.

Now you're thinking. You don't even have to roll it full throttle. Just start it at the 1 and let the pins do the work.

Think you have to start out slow or risk blowing out your rotator cuff or elbow. Maybe two hands for a while and see where it gets you. Mix in lefty and righty to build strength. Also, immediately buy a custom lightweight ball with larger finger holes than usual.

Is this a one year thing or indefinite?

 

[Nipsey]

I think the only way to really make this work is to dedicate yourself to it. I’m basically living there for a year. I’m hiring a massage therapist to come by and a bowling instructor to help maximize my form and prevent injury. I’m going all in and retiring at year end.

Now you're thinking. You don't even have to roll it full throttle. Just start it at the 1 and let the pins do the work.

Think you have to start out slow or risk blowing out your rotator cuff or elbow. Maybe two hands for a while and see where it gets you. Mix in lefty and righty to build strength. Also, immediately buy a custom lightweight ball with larger finger holes than usual.

Is this a one year thing or indefinite?

Just one year. By the 2nd month your pitching arm is going to like Schwarzenegger.

 

[the moops]

I think the only way to really make this work is to dedicate yourself to it. I’m basically living there for a year. I’m hiring a massage therapist to come by and a bowling instructor to help maximize my form and prevent injury. I’m going all in and retiring at year end.

Yea this sounds like the way. Maybe rent a room above the bowling alley

 

[urbanhack]

How long would it take the average person to get 6 or 7 strikes? 10 minutes?

30 minutes

 

[the moops]

No joke, there is a bowling alley a 5 minute walk from house. I may go by myself later tonight and rent a lane. Have a couple beers, and see how may strikes I can get.

I would say I am slightly above average bowler. I bowl maybe twice a year, but grew up bowling a bit (although we did candlepin, none if this nonsense 10 pin stuff). But I digress.

What's the over/under for strikes if I go solo and get maybe a little drunk? I am going to say 10. Anyone want to place some friendly wagers?

 

[Terminalxylem]

For all us terrible bowlers, I'd imagine we'd get a lot better as the year progressed.
I'd equal all the bowling I've ever done in the first day after just a few hours.
I usually get like 1 maybe two strikes when I play.

I hate bowling, but I'll take bowling several hours a day and go for a million bucks.

I’m terrible. Gutter balls a third of the time, like comically bad. Not sure why, as I have decent coordination for other sports.

While it would be interesting to see how much better I’d get, committing the time, think I’d prefer the easy cash over plodding through endless hours of something I dislike.

 

[ChiefD]

No joke, there is a bowling alley a 5 minute walk from house. I may go by myself later tonight and rent a lane. Have a couple beers, and see how may strikes I can get.

I would say I am slightly above average bowler. I bowl maybe twice a year, but grew up bowling a bit (although we did candlepin, none if this nonsense 10 pin stuff). But I digress.

What's the over/under for strikes if I go solo and get maybe a little drunk? I am going to say 10. Anyone want to place some friendly wagers?

Do it. I don’t wanna bet but I bet you can get 20 strikes easy tonight.

 

[Nipsey]

No joke, there is a bowling alley a 5 minute walk from house. I may go by myself later tonight and rent a lane. Have a couple beers, and see how may strikes I can get.

I would say I am slightly above average bowler. I bowl maybe twice a year, but grew up bowling a bit (although we did candlepin, none if this nonsense 10 pin stuff). But I digress.

What's the over/under for strikes if I go solo and get maybe a little drunk? I am going to say 10. Anyone want to place some friendly wagers?

Remember though, you wouldn't be bowling any spares in this hypothetical. Just firing at 10 pins every 20 seconds or so. Will they let you do that for an hour? I bet you'd get 30-40 strikes if you did that.

 

[GOB]

How teachable is bowling?

Could someone that's a totally regular guy that bowls 100-120 in the occasional family bowling night hire someone to train them and get to a point where they can bowl strikes at a reasonable pace?

Pretty teachable. Stick your fingers in the holes and roll it.

That's how I met my wife

 

[Nipsey]

I have a bum shoulder,

You have a bum attitude is what you have. Get in there and start rolling that thing.

 

[Zow]

How long would it take the average person to get 6 or 7 strikes? 10 minutes?

30 minutes

That was also my calculation.

 

[the moops]

I know we are a lazy bunch but i am shocked by these results. You just need 7 strikes a day to break even. 7. A toddler could get 7 strikes a day if they bowled for a full day. Sure it may kinda suck after a while but I could pretty much guarantee not having to work another day in my life after busting *** bowling for a year.

FYI - i just got to bowing alley. There are a million people here and no open lanes cause it is league night. Still hoping to get on a lane in the next little bit.