We came across a great blog in this website's archive. Great tips on saving money while you bowl posted by coach 3G. It seems too that he maybe hadn't come across the great savings here at bowling.com. But even with our savings this hobby is hard on the pocketbook if you want to do it every night!  And we all do so this advise is sound. Enjoy:

"Bowlers often use money as the limiting factor as to why they can’t bowl well.  Whether it is affording the equipment, lane time, leagues, association fees, or Big Lebowski t-shirts, it’s easy to point the bad bowling finger at a lack of funds.  That said, more often than not the real reason for the struggles is that said bowler doesn’t put the time in, but in some cases I will concede financial woes can sometimes hamper your bowling success.  I cringe at the thought of hearing a youth bowler say “Coach, bowling is too expensive, I think I’ll take up Pilates with my Aunt Betsy instead.”

You love your Aunt Betsy, but it just isn’t worth it.

While I’d agree to an extent bowling CAN be expensive, but it doesn’t have to suck your wallet dry.  When I was in high school I only worked a bit over the summer, yet I still managed to afford to bowl on a modest budget all year long and avoid doing Pilates (I wonder if Pilates even existed when I was in high school).  Anyhow, here are some of the strategies I used to keep my wallet fat and my thumb swollen:

Buy bowling shoes. I’ll assume most of the people reading this already has some super fly bowling shoes, but if not, make sure you pick up a pair.  A decent pair of shoes can be had for $30 and often less if you catch a good special.  Even if you bowl once a week and the rental is $3 each time (I’ve seen it as high as $5) you’ll have your shoes paid off in a matter of months.

Bowl at off peak times. Friday and Saturday night are amateur nights at the bowling center with disco balls spinning, flashing lights and the like.  You’ll also be surprised to find that under the black-light you were actually unsuccessful at getting that tropical punch Kool-Aid stain out of your shirt.  Good luck getting in a focused practice session, not to mention the fact that games will cost double what they would any other time.

Join a league. Often times bowling centers will give discounts to league bowlers.  The discount can often cover the cost of the league even if you bowl just a few times per week.

Sign Up for email lists. Many local bowling alleys have websites where you can sign up for email lists and even physical mailings.  This guarantees you’ll be kept in the loop on specials and discounted bowling.  Alternatively you can call local alleys up regularly and see if they have any specials going on.  While you’ve got them on the phone ask if they advertise and maybe you can score yourself a coupon in the local paper.

Stop Striking. What? Blasphemy! The addiction to that sound of all ten pins being pushed back into the pit will make this one a tough sell, but this is a surefire way to get more for your money.  On your first shot rather than aiming for the pocket shoot for some spares.  Aim at a 7 or 10 pin (or similar pin combinations) and then for your second shot take aim at the pocket.  This ensures that you get two shots every frame.  Feel free to have at the pocket on all your shots in the tenth frame.  The only downside to shooting spares on the first shot is difficulty determining carry, but between the tenth frame and mixing up your spare shots you should have a pretty good idea. I’d advise you refrain from using this tip in competition as your teammates are likely to throw rosin bags and rental bowling shoes at you."  https://www.thebowlingapproach.com/2009/06/