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Category: Bowling Terms
Random Facts About The Game of Bowling
Posted Dec 10, 2014 In: Bowling Terms | Bowling Tips | Coach's Corner | TipsDid you know nine-pin bowling was a form of bowling that is now banned in all states but Texas? Nine-pin and ten-pin bowling have been known to Texas since the 1830's. It was a lot more difficult to get a strike back then, especially with a wooden ball. It wasn't up until 1905 when the first rubber ball was introduced to the game. Now it is said that when you bowl an optimal strike, the ball itself only hits four pins. A right handed bowler's ball actually connects with the 1, 3, 5 and 9 pins (or in some instances the 8 pin), and a left handers will contact the 1, 2, 5 and 8 pin (or 9 pin), so theoretically, if I bowled a 300, I'd only hit 48 pins. Each pin is set 12 inches apart from each other. Well for an optimal strike to be thrown in the first place, then you'd need to throw your ball to hit the pocket at 6°. The bowling pins that are set in the pocket, they each way roughly three and a half pounds, but as long as the pin tilts at least 9° then you're in great shape. All pins that tilt at least 9° will fall. That is the point of no return for the bowling pin, it will always fall...
Continue ReadingBowling Lingo
Posted Oct 27, 2014 In: Bowling Terms
The modern game of bowling (1) has been around for over 100 years. Over that time span the game has developed some terms and lingo all its own. As a bowler you should try to know all of them. However, even if you spend a lot of time at the alley listening carefully to your local bowling sage, you still probably won't pick up all the terms bowling has to offer...
Rules! We're Talking About Rules!?
Posted Nov 7, 2012 In: Bowling Rules | Bowling Terms | Bowling Tips | Coach's Corner | Tips
Rules! We all know they are part of the game of bowling, but how much do you truly know about certain rules? Today we will talk about the most common one being the foul? What is the rule and what is considered a foul or not? What is a legal strike and what is not a legal strike? These will be 2 rules we will hit and try to clarify for you if you did not know...
Terms Every Bowler Should Know
Posted Sep 18, 2012 In: Bowling Terms | Special Note
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Bowling Lingo / Terminology
Posted Jun 4, 2012 In: Bowling Terms | Bowling Tips | Coach's Corner | Tips
ABC
The American Bowling Congress was founded in 1895 and was dissolved in 2004. It was replaced officially on January 1, 2005 by the United States Bowling Congress as an organization to combine the efforts of the ABC, WIBC, YABA, and USA Bowling...
