In the 1970s I went with a bunch of ladies, just to get out of the house and the bowling alley provided baby sitting!! We were league champions a couple of years. Still in a woman's club with one of those ladies, it's nice to have women friends. Men are marvelous in their own way, but for long term friendship, women are best. And I can still hear my own advice, part your hair with your thumb on each throw, all the way back to above your ears. When I did that, my bowling was far better. Still have those nice trophies.