Ten Pin Bowling for Fun and Fitness

All across America, people are bowling more. As the Baby boomer's get older, they are discovering that one of the best ways to stay fit and active is to Bowl. Many individuals have their own ball and shoes. Some still play for teams in various leagues. Yet, others just find it a good way to have fun and stay fit. Bowling has progressed very rapidly with new technology. It use to be that Bowling Alleys didn't have automatic pin setters or scoreboards. My mother use to be a pin setter at a local Alley when I was very young. She would work late hours in the evening to make additional money for the family. She enjoyed working with the other pin setters in her group. However, it wasn't long and automation took her job from her.

Early forms of Bowling can be dated back to the early Egyptians. Although. it is the United States that has expanded the game into both amateur and professional forms of the game. Ten Pin Bowling evolved in the 19th century. A pin is 15 inches in height and 4 and half inches in diameter. A pin may not weigh more than 3 pounds 10 ounces. The ball can weigh no more than 16 pounds. The alley is 60 feet long and 41.5 inches wide.

A Bowler is allowed 10 frames, using two throws maximum, to knock down as many pins as possible. However, the tenth frame may allow for an extra roll if a strike or spare is made. The points per frame are scored continuously and added up as the player proceeds from frame to frame. The best score (highest) would be a 300 game. The odds of a perfect game for an average bowler is 1 in a trillion. For a professional that makes 82% of strikes during a game, it is 1 in 10. Two of the best Bowlers to ever play the game was Earl Anthony and Dick Weber. Both are in the Pro Bowlers (PBA) Hall of Fame.