Ball circumference is 27 inches.
Maximum ball weight is 16 lbs.
There can be up to 5 holes drilled into a ball for gripping.
The pin weight is between 3lb. 6oz. and 3lb. 10 oz.
The height of a pin is 15 inches.
Each pin is 12 inches from its neighbor.
The length of a lane is 60 feet to the head pin.
A proper strike comes in contact with 4 pins.
The lane surface is level within 40/1000th of an inch.
A perfect game is 300 … 12 strikes in a row.
The lane width is 41 inches excluding the gutters.
A 292 is the rarest score to get.
1800 pounds/sq. in. is the impact when a ball hits the lane.
Bowling Lingo
Strike – knock over all ten pins with first ball
Spare – knock over all ten pins with two balls
Split – when you leave two or more pins not next to each other
Headpin – the pin at the front of the pack
Double – two strikes in a row
Turkey – three strikes in a row
Four Bagger – four strikes in a row
Washout – like a split, but the headpin is still standing
Bucket – when four pins are left standing in a diamond shape
Sleeper – when one pin conceals another pin
Messenger – a pin that shoots across and takes out the final pin
Pin Deck – the area where the pins are set
Sweep – the bar that clears out the pins
Table – the machine that sets and picks up pins
Deadwood – pins that have been knocked down on the lane
The Stooges – leaving only the 5, 7, and 10 pin standing
