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Bowling alley. An 1892 portrayal of a bowling establishment in the Spalding Athletic Library reflects the sport's social aspect. [1] A modern bowling alley in Sofia, Bulgaria. A bowling alley (also known as a bowling center, bowling lounge, bowling arena, or historically bowling club) is a facility where the sport of bowling is played.
Ball contacts the 1, 3, 5, and 9 pins (sequentially tinted red) to achieve a strike. Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball (a ...
Duckpin bowling is a variation of the sport of bowling . Duckpin balls are 43⁄4 in (12 cm) to 5 in (12.7 cm) in diameter, weigh 3 lb 6 oz (1.5 kg) to 3 lb 12 oz (1.7 kg) each, and lack finger holes. They are thus significantly smaller than those used in ten-pin bowling but are slightly larger and heavier than those used in candlepin bowling .
Bowling. A ten-pin bowler releases his bowling ball. Playing bowls at Tiverton West End Bowling Club, United Kingdom. Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term bowling usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling ...
The Winchendon CAC recently moved its headquarters into the former Playaway Lanes bowling alley. The bowling alley will remain open as long as the public continues to support it, Jennings said ...
A 1891 newspaper notice shows the incremental introduction of a single "candle-pin bowling set" into a bowling alley originally hosting other types of bowling. In 1906, Monsey created the National Duckpin and Candlepin Congress, which regulated ball size, pin shape and size, and lane surface characteristics, facilitating formation of leagues ...
Nine-pin bowling (also known as ninepin bowling, nine-pin, kegel, or kegeln) is a bowling game played primarily in Europe. European championships are held each year. In Europe overall, there are some 130,000 players. Nine-pin bowling lanes are mostly found in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands ...
The bowling facility contains approximately 15,000 square feet of fun spaces consisting of 10 lanes, an arcade with more than 25 games and an event room that can accommodate 60 to 80 guests.