Did you know – more than 95 million people enjoy tenpin bowling, in 90 countries spanning 6 continents! And tenpin bowling is one of the largest participatory sports in the world.
Did you know that a bowling lane is 60 feet long from the foul line to the headpin? (which is coincidentally the same distance of the pitcher’s mound to home plate in baseball)
Did you know – Bowling lanes are 43 inches wide and were traditionally made of hard rock maple (the first 15 feet) followed by pine, with maple again in the pin area.
Which is more – the height of a bowling pin or the circumference of a bowling pin? They are the same! A bowling pin is 15 inches tall and 15 inches at the widest part of the pin!