A Tradition of Bowling Rules

Learning the bowling rules is not something I see going on a lot.  I understand that it is not particularly fun…or as kids are prone to say these days, “its boring,” but learning the fundamentals of any sport is important and learning the basic rules of bowling are part of those fundamentals.

I can remember when I was a kid growing up and learning how to bowl.  My grandfather taught me.  Each summer I would visit my grandparents for 4 weeks and I would always look forward getting to spend most days in the bowling alley.

My grandfather made it a point to teach me the rules of bowling, and ensured that I both understood the rules and followed them.  He was a stickler and if I was not showing respect to the sport he would drag me out of the bowling alley before I knew what was happening.

This same philosophy went into the care and maintenance of the equipment as well.  He had purchased me a used ball and bag, and after he saw that I was serious about the sport after a few years, we bought a pair of bowling shoes also.  After every use I had to come home and clean my equipment and put it in its proper place.

Times have changed, I get it.  But I do miss a little bit of what my grandfather had to teach.  Learning and following the bowling rules are important for the enjoyment of the sport by all of us.  Spend a little time learning the rules or teaching them to a young bowler…you will be glad you did

Fun Bowling Computer Games

Bowling is a game, that has roots that go back for hundreds of years. While most of us are familiar with the traditional bowling game that is played in a indoor bowling alley with either 5 or ten pins, there are actually many variations of this popular game.

If you’ve ever been to a bowling party, such as a birthday party, then you do that bowling is only half the the fun. Anybody at any skill level can participate, and you can have a great time hanging out with friends as well.

While it may same strange to some, bowling can be played inside, or outside (weather permitting of course). As long as you have some sort of area to roll a ball, and possibly some pins or other target to aim for, then you can bowl.

Most bowling game lanes, are rectangular in shape. There may be some square ones, but I haven’t seen any. It’s quite a long rectangle, usually with a length to width ratio of about 20:1.

In the western hemisphere, ten pin bowling has to be the most played. Although five pin bowling would be a close second, and is great for smaller children, who may not have the strength to handle the bigger 10 pin balls.

A nine pin variation is played quite a bit in Europe, and candle pin is popular in the American north ease, and Canada.

Duckpin is an interesting, and older version of ten pin bowling, that is not seen very often, but can be a lot of fun. The pins are kind of funny looking things being that they are shorter and fatter than regular ten pins.

People who play a lot of ten pin bowling, would do very well at duckpin. If you ever get a chance to play it, you should give it a go.

Cocked hat bowling would be really tough, if you think 5 pin is tricky. Using only 3 pins placed as far apart from each other as possible, and you throw a duckpin ball. It’s like trying to throw spares all the time.

I’m not sure I’d like cocked hat too much, but I’d be game to play a few frames, just to see what it’s like.

Feather bowling, is a little bit like curling, and a little bit like nothing else. Everyone takes turns throwing a wheel shaped ball, with the goal of trying to get it as close the the feather at the other end as possible. The lane slopes in towards the middle.