| Bowling is a popular sport among American | | | | many a greater challenge than the other |
| men. The tools of the trade consist of a | | | | sports because the ball is lighter than the |
| ball, shoes, bowling bags and other | | | | pin, which weighs 2 pounds 8 ounces or 1.134 |
| accessories. What are the characteristics of | | | | kg. |
| bowling balls? Can anyone make bowling balls | | | | |
| in their own backyard or there is more to it? | | | | The bowling ball's behavior on the lane is |
| | | | influenced by many factors. The most obvious |
| A bowling ball is obviously a sphere, but the | | | | of these factors is the player's delivery. A |
| materials used to manufacture that sphere | | | | player has many choices to make when |
| vary. Rubber, plastic, urethane, reactive | | | | launching the ball, but he has to know the |
| resin are just some of the materials that can | | | | roles each factor plays in the outcome. |
| be used or combined to manufacture a bowling | | | | |
| ball today. | | | | Once the ball is out of the player's hands, |
| | | | gravity takes control first. Once the ball |
| There are different types of bowling: ten | | | | reaches the surface of the lane, friction |
| pin, five pin and candle pin. Each of them | | | | kicks in. The way player lets go of the ball |
| implies different types of bowling balls. The | | | | and what forces he applies to it before |
| most widespread form is ten pin, and the | | | | influence the gyroscopic inertia. All of |
| bowling ball common for this sport has some | | | | these factors need to be harmoniously |
| different features as opposed to the others. | | | | combined to provide the best possible outcome |
| | | | when a player takes his shot: STRIKE. |
| The regulations specify the weight of the ten | | | | |
| pin bowling balls has to be less than 16 | | | | Bowling balls come in different sizes. For |
| pounds or 7.2 kg. The diameter of the balls | | | | average players that visit a bowling alley |
| has to be 8.5 inches or 21.6 cm. As far as | | | | once in a while, using the balls found on the |
| the physical aspect goes, the balls may look | | | | premises is common. But for the avid players, |
| the same, but each of them may have a | | | | for which bowling is part of their lives, |
| different weight. | | | | owning their own bowling ball is a necessity. |
| | | | Finding the bowling balls suited for your |
| Five pin bowling balls are manufactured | | | | tastes can be difficult, but when you do, you |
| according to other specifications. The weight | | | | also need to find bowling bags to match. |
| of these balls needs to be between 3.25 and | | | | |
| 3.625 pounds. The diameter is not exact and | | | | Bowling bags also come in different sizes, |
| needs to be anywhere between 4.75 inches | | | | all of them manufactured to match different |
| (12.1 cm) and 5 inches (12.7 cm). | | | | balls. Surfing the internet is probably the |
| | | | quickest solution you can go for in order to |
| The candle pin balls are even smaller than | | | | make comparisons and see a lot of interesting |
| these, weighing only 2 pounds 7 ounces or | | | | models. |
| 1.105 kg. Candle pin bowling is considered by | | | | |