Roll With Your Friends
The Port Authority's revamped bowling alley transforms into a disco scene at night ($6 to $9 per game at Leisure Time Bowl, 625 Eighth Ave., nr. 40th St.; 212-268-6909).
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Smash a Squash Ball
This winter, pick up the ultimate sport for calorie-burning and deal-making (Monday Night Squash Training, $30 for nonmembers at the Printing House Fitness & Squash Club, 421 Hudson St., at Leroy St.; 212-243-7600).
Stroke More Efficiently
TYR's swimming paddles promote good technique while reducing shoulder stress (Mentor hand paddle, $20 at Jack Rabbit Sports, 151 Seventh Ave., at Garfield Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-636-9000).
Practice Your Short Game
The ProCircuit II Putt Return System returns your putts--even the ones you've missed ($44.95 at New York Golf Center, 131 W. 35th St., nr. Broadway; 212-564-2255).
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Step Up to the Plate
Practice your swing in one of the Baseball Center NYC's five batting cages ($80 for a one-hour rental with up to five people; 202 W. 74th St., nr. Amsterdam Ave.; 212-362-0344).
Not Your Granny's Shuffleboard
Especially after a few Bloody Marys ($1 per game at Nancy Whisky Pub, 1 Lispenard St., at W. Broadway; 212-226-9943).
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Spend a Vertical Hour
Bring your own climbing shoes or rent a pair to scale the wall at the Chelsea Piers Sports Center (from $50 per person) (Montrail Wasabi climbing shoes, $95 at EMS, 591 Broadway, nr. Houston St.; 212-966-8730).
Big Game Hunting
Play a few sets of Wii tennis and you'll need a sweatband. Toys 'R' Us is the best resource; check daily because shipments arrive regularly ($249.99; 1514 Broadway, at 44th St.; 646-366-8800).
A Prius for Junior
Your child can cruise around the apartment powered by his own inertia on this zigzagging PlasmaCar scooter ($69 at Mary Arnold Toys, 1010 Lexington Ave., nr. 72nd St.; 212-744-8510).
One, Two, Cha-cha-cha
Dance Manhattan's one-day, four-hour crash courses teach you the basics. The next one: salsa on February 4 (from $25 at Dance Manhattan, 39 W. 19th St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 212-807-0802).
Go Old School
Tapper is 25 cents here; between games, score some digits at this friendly Brooklyn bar (Barcade, 388 Union Ave., nr. Powers St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-302-6464).
