(As of Sept. 1st, all prices will now be plus a 5.1% sales tax.)

Frequently Asked Questions:

Here's a little guide to some F.A.Q.'s that we get on a regular basis,
to help your open bowling experience at Towne & Country be the best it can be!

Q: Why isn't open bowling available all day, every day?

A: T&C is a bowling center that offers league bowling seven days/nights a week. The majority of our leagues take
     place at night and are large enough to fill all 18 lanes. Because of this, we offer specific open bowling hours daily,
     which revolve around the start time of our leagues. Open play is cut off an hour before the start of league, so
     that we may have the time available to prep the bowling area/lanes for the leagues. 

     The same holds true on the weekends when we have tournaments or fundraisers. 

      Although our schedule from Monday - Friday stays constant for the most part, our schedule varies every 
      weekend. We hold everything from birthday parties, to tournaments, to fundraisers on the weekends and
      although we do our best to accomodate for open bowling on Saturdays and Sundays, we aren't always able
      to offer open bowling during the daytime.

      This is why we encourage our customers to call ahead to see what availability is like.

Q: I called ahead for open bowling hours, so why aren't there any lanes available now that I'm here?

A: Open bowling is on a First Come, First Served basis and is very hard to predict.
     Even if you called ahead to see what was available for the day, and at the exact moment you called there may have been lanes open, 
     there's always the chance that between the time you place the call to the time you walk in the door, the lanes may have
     been rented. 

Q: Do I have to rent and wear bowling shoes?

A: Yes. Bowling shoes have a different type of sole which allows you to slide when you go to release the ball.
     Street shoes of any kind are not made for bowling. If you attempt to bowl while wearing street shoes, there is the
     possibility you could injure yourself.

Q: Why are we told to keep our street shoes out of the bowlers area when it's raining or snowing?

A:  For your safety. Should you step in a puddle of water with your bowling shoes on and then attempt to bowl,
      you could come to a sudden stop at the foul line, thus causing you to fall down or go forward out onto the lane surface.
      This is why we always tell our customers to take their street shoes off on the carpet before walking into the bowlers area.
      This is also why we have signage posted at the control counter where you rent your shoes, as a friendly reminder.

Q: Why can't I walk outside in my bowling shoes?

A:  Same answer as above. For your safety. Bowling shoes are not meant to be worn outside. They are specifically made
      for the sport of bowling, not for everyday use. If an employee should see you in our parking lot wearing our bowling shoes,
      they will ask you to please step back inside and ask for a new pair to wear. Also, if an employee should see you start to walk
      outside with the rental shoes on, they will stop you and ask you to take them off before going outside. This is all for your safety.

Q:  Why is the small side non-smoking, and the large side you have to stand by the back wall to smoke this year?

A:   As of July  1st, 2010, T&C, along with every other public building in the state of Wisconsin, will become non-smoking. This is
       our way of starting to prepare our customers for the upcoming change. We have several patrons who request the non-smoking
       area. We do our best to accomodate those people whenever possible. If an employee should see a customer smoking in the
       marked non-smoking areas, we will ask you to kindly either step into the bar to smoke.  Bowlers are not allowed to step outside
       to smoke in their bowling shoes. They must take them off before stepping outside. This policy is in effect at all times from now until
      July.

Q:   Why don't you put the bumpers up for everyone?

A:   We have an age limit as to who can use the bumpers for no-gutter bowling. Any group over the age of 10 years old will not
       have bumpers put up for them. Bumpers are made to keep the bowling ball from going into the gutter for the younger kids.
       They are not made to withstand having the bowling ball purposely thrown hard at them, so the ball bounces back and forth
       across the lane and off the bumper towards the pins. Bumpers are not indestructable, nor are they cheap. This action could
       cause the bumper to break, thus resulting in loss of equipment for T&C. And resulting in a loss of money for the person(s) who
       are responsible for the damage.