In April, my wife brought along two bowling balls (she is not as competitive as I am) and as her personal assistant, I got the honor of dragging a roller bag with 30 pounds of equipment across that (carpeted) 2.73-mile journey. For the USBC Open Championships, a bowler is allowed to check-in eight bowling balls. Like a golfer and his clubs, a player can carry numerous bowling balls in an arsenal and will switch at a moments notice if lane conditions warrant. In 2016, due to advances in chemistry and its relation to the physics of ball motion (both within the ball as well as the oil on the lane surface) bowling balls are very specialized to the competitive bowler. I estimate the walk to be about 2.73 miles from the valet.īut let’s not forget about the key word in Bowling Plaza (hint, it’s not “Plaza”). From there, bowlers go through another hallway on the left to the second set of escalators, and after walking past some exhibit booths, you might begin to hear pins falling.

It is a very long walk to get to the escalators, and once up the escalators, there is more walking until you get to the Equestrian Center.

This will be easier to visualize for people familiar with South Point, but picture the valet area in relation to the Coronado Cafe, which is the “coffee shop.” To get to the Bowling Plaza, you head towards the Arena which is down the hall from the Cafe. I won’t bore you with how she bowled (just about average, thanks for asking) but for as nice as the Bowling Plaza was, and for as much as I had appreciated South Point for giving bowlers such a great venue, one thing struck me… the walk from the parking to the Bowling Plaza. With the bowling lanes on either side of spectator seating, it is possible to stand on the walkway and see all 60 lanes at once.

Can you believe this is the only still shot of my wife at the Women’s Championships? I took some video, but no stills of her bowling. I had also included a mention that my wife was going to bowl the Women’s Championships at the South Point that April. Michael James shares exciting improvements to the South Point Bowling Plaza.īack in March, I wrote an article called “Las Vegas as America’s New Bowling Capital.” In the article, I (among other things) listed the opening of South Point’s Bowling Plaza, the commitment of the United States Bowling Congress, and the Professional Bowlers Association to hold multiple events there over the next ten years.

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