The three holes on a bowling ball represent the three phases of bowling: wind-up, release, and genuflection. Send a ball properly on its way with today's Groupon: for $25, you get a Family Night package for four people including two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda at Ankeny Lanes in Ankeny (a $60.51 value).

Bowlers who revel in the crashing cacophony of well-flung bowling balls can find solace in Ankeny Lanes' 12 wooden alleys. The family-night package bundles a quartet of goodies that fulfills every basic human need: food, drink, recreation, and two-toned footwear. On arriving for an evening of fun, up to four participants first check in at the alley’s shoe section to find the appropriate bowling shoes ($12.64 value). Once tastefully shod, customers are each entitled to a pair of bowling rounds ($33.52 value), giving them two great opportunities to finally break the 300-point barrier that has been the bane of professional rollers for decades. Also included in the Family Night deal is a hot pizza ($10.10 value) and a pitcher of soda ($4.25 value) from Ankeny Lanes’ full-service snack bar. The package is also available for Glo Bowling nights, when the alley trades its normal ambience for an explosion of colorful glow-in-the-dark lights and up-tempo music.