(Holiday (Fun) Facts)

ABE SAYS YOU BUY 1 GAME

(AT REGULAR PRICE) &

YOU GET THE 2nd FOR GEORGE ($1.00)

(Not to be combined with any other offers)

There are some basic facts in 4 main areas: bowling lanes, bowling pins, bowling balls, and key elements to bowling well.

1) Bowling Lane Dimension Facts
* Lane Dimensions: 62 ft 10 3/16 inches long by 41 1/2 inches (+/- inch)
* Distance from foul line to center of the head pin is 60 ft
* Number of total boards is 39
* Approach is 15 ft in length from the edge to the foul line
* Center dot is located on the 20th board
* All dots are located 5 boards from each other
* There are 7 dots in front of the foul line
* There are 7 targeting arrows coinciding with the dots on the foul line

2) Bowling Pin Facts
* Pin Dimensions: 4 3/4 inches (at the pin's widest point)
* Pin Height: 15 inches
* Pin Weight: 3 lbs. 10 oz

3) Bowling Ball Facts
* Bowling ball Dimensions: 8.50 to 8.595 inches in diameter
* Bowling ball is 27 inches in circumference
* Bowling ball weight is up to 16 lbs. maximum
* ABC requires that no ball used in competition shall have more than 1 oz variance from side-to-side and front-to-back or more than 3 oz top-to-bottom
* Ask for clarification on any of the above factors from Chris Warren

4) Four Key Elements Needed To Bowl Well
* Direction
* Momentum
* Leverage
* Balance

More Facts

Fact 1: The first indoor bowling lanes were built in New York City in 1840.
 
Fact 2: 70 million people bowled at least once in 2011.   
 
Fact 3: There is no minimum weight for a bowling ball.
 
Fact 4: Bowling balls were made out of wood until the early 1900s.
 
Fact 5: The largest bowling center is located in Japan. It has 141 lanes!
 
Fact 6: Bowling raises over $225 million a year for charity.  
 
Fact 7: The maximum number of holes allowed in a bowling ball is 12.
 
Fact 8: Bowling is the number one participation sport in America.
 
Fact 9: The youngest person to bowl a 300 game was Chaz Dennis at the age of 10 years, 2 months in Columbus, OH.
 
Fact 10: The origins of bowling can be traced about 5,000 years back to Rome and Greece.