Just curious why the guy needed two lanes if it was just himself, his wife and their 5-year-old son.
Probably cause his son needed the bumper guards up. Most bowling alleys won’t let heavier balls use them lanes. Hence, one for adults, one for jr.
“bumper guards”
Another evil “everyone is a winner” guardrail to shield kids from real-world tragedy. Does the kid get a participation trophy for not throwing any gutter balls?
You can tell we didn’t have those ridiculous “bumper guards” when I was a kid. I think we were in our first kid’s leagues around age 8.
We learned the hard facts of life early. If you were no good, you wound up in the gutter. If you worked hard and got ahead, you would stay out of the gutter. It was the perfect metaphor for life.