The Bowling Lane
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The bowling lane is one of the most important parts during the sport of bowling, because there would be no bowling if there was no lane. Since the lane is so important, let's break it down.
The lane is split into fifteen feet sections or the foul line, the arrows, the break point, and the pins.
Foul Line
Everything from the foul line back consist of the first fifteen feet of lane. This section of lane is dedicated to a bowling approach. A bowling approach is a consecutively performed timed walk made up of usually four to five steps. Each approach starts with feet on a board or mark. Each dark circle represents a maximum of 5 boards. A board is a single one inch wide strip of wood laid down on the lane and usually visual through discoloration of each individual piece of wood. One thing to keep in mind, one board down at the foul line is equivalent to three boards down at the pins.
The Arrows
You have marks for where you stand, but you also have a mark for where you throw your bowling ball. Especially for curve bowlers the arrows are vital for a good game because they help maintain consistency. If you can hit your mark accurately every single time, then you are a pro at heart.
The Break Point
In retrospect, the break point is more important for a curved bowler than a straight bowler. the break point is referencing when the oil placed on the lane stops and the lane, from that point on is dry. Because of this dry part on the lane, that is where a hook bowler receives their hook. Their ball will rotate over itself at a certain rate per minute (RPM), but once it reaches dry, it stops. All the energy the hook bowler's ball stored up on the oil is released on the dry and their ball will curve right into the pocket. You can read if the oil pattern is short or a long pattern on how early and how much the ball hooks back, but you have to watch. There is more information on this is the oil section.
The Pins
Pins make the game!! Bowlers cannot bowl without them. if they did, that would not be fun to watch. A pin references a piece of wood weighing around ten pounds set in the back of the bowling lane. Each pin has a set of numbers to correspond with where they are placed. To count the pins, you start at the head pin, or pin number one. Then, you look back to the left behind the head pin and count pin number two, then finish counting down the row of pins. When you are done with that row, start back up on the left side behind the last row. Think of it like reading a book. after you finish reading a row of words, you move down to the next row and so on and so forth.
The lane is split into fifteen feet sections or the foul line, the arrows, the break point, and the pins.
Foul Line
Everything from the foul line back consist of the first fifteen feet of lane. This section of lane is dedicated to a bowling approach. A bowling approach is a consecutively performed timed walk made up of usually four to five steps. Each approach starts with feet on a board or mark. Each dark circle represents a maximum of 5 boards. A board is a single one inch wide strip of wood laid down on the lane and usually visual through discoloration of each individual piece of wood. One thing to keep in mind, one board down at the foul line is equivalent to three boards down at the pins.
The Arrows
You have marks for where you stand, but you also have a mark for where you throw your bowling ball. Especially for curve bowlers the arrows are vital for a good game because they help maintain consistency. If you can hit your mark accurately every single time, then you are a pro at heart.
The Break Point
In retrospect, the break point is more important for a curved bowler than a straight bowler. the break point is referencing when the oil placed on the lane stops and the lane, from that point on is dry. Because of this dry part on the lane, that is where a hook bowler receives their hook. Their ball will rotate over itself at a certain rate per minute (RPM), but once it reaches dry, it stops. All the energy the hook bowler's ball stored up on the oil is released on the dry and their ball will curve right into the pocket. You can read if the oil pattern is short or a long pattern on how early and how much the ball hooks back, but you have to watch. There is more information on this is the oil section.
The Pins
Pins make the game!! Bowlers cannot bowl without them. if they did, that would not be fun to watch. A pin references a piece of wood weighing around ten pounds set in the back of the bowling lane. Each pin has a set of numbers to correspond with where they are placed. To count the pins, you start at the head pin, or pin number one. Then, you look back to the left behind the head pin and count pin number two, then finish counting down the row of pins. When you are done with that row, start back up on the left side behind the last row. Think of it like reading a book. after you finish reading a row of words, you move down to the next row and so on and so forth.