I had to post about this because in our family, we all bowl. The boys are in a junior league on Saturdays, and my wife and I in a grown-ups league on Friday nights. What this fellow has done would make it a lot easier to practice. It looks like the pictures were taken when he didn’t have the full lane set up, but the pinsetter and ball return work perfectly. Check out the video via the link, via Boing Boing.
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