I have been bowling for a long time and I was so excited when a few months ago I found out that a US company called OntheBallBowling.com has started offering custom bowling balls. What they basically do is putting your favorite picture or of your favorite one or pet on the front and add text on the back and you will have a one of a kind bowling ball.

Creating a photograph bowling ball was really easy. I uploaded a picture of my car, a 1975 Corvette typed in the name on the back of the ball and that was it. Yes, it was that easy. A few weeks later my custom bowling ball was delivered to my door. It looked great. I couldn’t wait until Monday to take it with me to league. Everyone was complimenting me on the ball. Also, that night I shot 30 pins higher than usual. See, you don’t have to be a pro bowler, and not even a casual one for that matter, to buy a photograph bowling ball. Since it comes with a ball cup, you can even use it for display.

So, after getting my custom photo bowling ball, I started thinking who else could benefit from having one. Giving such a product as a gift makes perfect sense. There are so many occasions you can give a photo bowling ball to someone – anniversaries, holidays, such as Fathers day, and birthdays, to name a few. Even if the person receiving the ball is not crazy about bowling, he or she would appreciate the personalized gift.

I decided to make a photo ball using my car, but you can use any picture you want. What’s more – you can further customize it by adding text. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one of these photograph balls with your father’s picture in the front, and “Happy Birthday” written on the back? I guarantee you that he will tell all of his friends about it.

And if you think that customizing a bowling ball is hard to do, let me tell you something – I am technically challenged, but I was able to upload the picture and personalize the back by adding my own message in a matter of minutes. If you still think that it is too much for you, but yet want to purchase a custom bowling ball, you can just choose one of the many design ideas on the website to make one of a kind gift.

Frankly, it is quite easy to customize a bowling ball. I did it and I am technically challenged, so you could do it too. Just upload your picture or design, add text on the back, and that is. If you still think you can’t handle it – just choose one of the many different designs on the website and a few weeks later you will have your own custom bowling balls.