Bowling
There's something about knocking down 10 pins, while wearing stylish shoes and throwing a ball with your name on it that makes you get the itch to go out on weeknights. Bowling is a game played on a variety of levels – recreational, amateur and professional. Players roll their weighted ball down a 60-foot alley (which is heavily greased and waxed) toward 10 wooden pins at the other end. Bowlers get two shots at knocking down all the pins - this constitutes one frame. A strike occurs when the pins are knocked down in the first blow. A spare is when the second chance roll of the ball knocks down the remaining pins. After three strikes in a row, a player has a “turkey.” The goal of the game is to score more points than your opponent by hitting the most pins down in each frame.
| Forms |
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| Time of Activity (minutes) |
60, 90 |
| Ease of Learning |
Easy |
| Level of Commitment Required by Participant |
Low |
| Equipment cost to begin |
$0 - 150 |
| Regular Participation Costs |
$5 - 10 |
| Schedule Flexibility |
High |
| Injury Risk |
Low |
| Endurance Required |
Little or None Required |
| Strength Required |
Low
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| Skill/Coordination Required |
Low |
| Family/Social Activity |
High |
| Type |
Individual/Team |
| Location |
Indoor |
| Access to Facility |
Moderate |
| National Bowling Association | 377 Park Avenue South
7th Floor
New York, 32 10016
Phone: (212) 689-8308/8309
Fax: (212) 725-5063
Email:
Web: www.tnbainc.org |
| United States Bowling Congress | 5301 S. 76th St.
Greendale, 52 53129-1191
Phone: (800) 514-BOWL
Fax:
Email: webmaster@bowl.com
Web: www.Bowl.com |
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