I used to bowl all through the 70's and 80's and there were tons of bowling alleys around DFW. My grandson recently got interested in it and even though I have seen all of the changes over the years and haven't bowled myself since those early years I was kind of blown away when doing research for places to bowl. I had a hard time even finding a place to bowl and thinking about the days when I would sometimes bowl 4 nights a week in leagues and then on Saturday nights in what I think they called the Carnival events where you bowled for money I wondered how it could have been so popular and now if many people at all are bowling in leagues.
Anyway my grandson was wanting to get his own ball and I even thought about getting myself one (my old Rhino, Hammer and Columbia Yellow Dots are long gone). I didn't have a clue where you would even go to find a ball and have them drilled to fit your fingers, although he is one of the young guys that doesn't even use a finger tip grip or put fingers in the ball at all.
Any help would be appreciated.

Not a bowler

there is an alley in paris, might call them for help.

haven't been in a bowling alley since probably 1969


Paris lanes
Service options: Serves food
Address: 2331 N Main St, Paris, TX 75460
Hours:
Closed ⋅ Opens 12 PM
Good Friday hours
Phone: (903) 784-7425

We are in the Forney area and the only place we have gone to is a little place in Terrell but didn't have a pro shop there.
I can tell you one thing for sure. When you reach 70 years old and haven't bowled in almost 30 years it is a whole different ball game. Bowled 4 games and felt it for 3 days.

Pinstack in Dallas and surrounding suburbs. Lots of places in DFW

Last ball I bought was at a pro shop in bowling rama in Rowlett after Jupiter Lanes closed down.

Not sure around your parts, but out local Walmart sales and drills bowling balls still.

Bowling is fun, and stupid expensive.

You got that right. When I was bolwing in the off season to mainly keep my pitching arm in shape I used to go on Sunday mornings to a Don Carter Lanes near my apartment and rent a lane and bowl game after game for an hour for about $20.00

Fishkiller is a pro bowler, get with him.

Yes and David Ozio who is a Fork guide was one of the best pro's for many years and might try to get a message to him.
Thanks Caymas Cx 21.

This was me as well, would bowl in several leagues a week and a traveling one as well. When a couple years back with some co-workers and ended up breaking both my old bowling balls nearly in half. Haven't been back since.

Another thing, those older bowling balls much like mine are useless on todays lane conditions

And most def have any drilling done by a pro shop person who knows and understand weight blocks

The only bowling I do these days are on my Wii gaming system, 200 Plus 300 games so far

Yes sir I bowled for years at Big town bowling lanes, carried like a 169 avg, best game ever 271, fun times I witnessed a man making the 7- 10 split when he did they stopped the league and announced it and the man received a plaque of some sort, big town back in the day it was BYOB

I haven’t been in a while but I love to bowl. As the OP said my parents bowled in leagues 2 or 3 nights a week so I bowled a lot and shot a lot of pool. Back then they charged you by the game and it was like $3 a game. You could bowl 3 games for $10. I think they’re all by the hour now and no clue how much but heard it’s expensive.