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Bowling is a sport/game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface called the lane in ojects called pins. There are many forms of bowling, with the earliest dating back to ancient Egypt; it is now known that the Egyptians had invented bowling. Origins can also be traced to ancient Finland and Yemen, and much later in 300 A.D. in Germany. Bowling is a competitive and recreational sport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 612 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 612 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... For other uses, see Game (disambiguation). ... A ten-pin bowling ball and two pins A bowling ball is a round ball made from rubber, urethane, plastic, reactive resin (solid, particle, or pearl) or a combination of these materials which is used in the sport of bowling. ... The pyramids are the most recognizable symbols of the civilization of ancient Egypt. ...

Indoor variations

Included in the indoor category:

• [cool bowling]]: In the US, ten is the best known form of bowling, which in both amateur and professional versions, is also played around the world, making it one of the largest participation activities. The balls have two or more drilled holes in which to insert fingers for gripping the ball.
• Candlepin bowling: Played in eastern Canada and New England, is a variation of ten-pin bowling, with "double-ended" pins that are the tallest in any bowling sport.
• Duckpin bowling: Commonly found in the mid-Atlantic and southern New England United States and eastern Canada, is a variation of ten-pin bowling involving small, squat pins, sometimes with rubber at their widest points (rubber band duckpin bowling). The official small pin is about 9 3/8 inches (24 cm) high and 4 1/8 inches (10 cm) in diameter at its widest part. It weighs no more than 1 pound 8½ ounces (0.7 kg). The standard small-pin ball has no finger holes. The maximum diameter is 5 inches (13 cm). For duckpins and candlepins, the maximum weight is 4 pounds 12 oz (1.7 kg).
• Nine-pin tap: Like ten pin bowling but if you knock down nine pins it counts as a strike and the highest score is a 300.
• Five-pin bowling: Played in Canada.
• Nine-pin skittles: Played in Europe.
• Bumper bowling: Ten-pin bowling played with the addition of barriers to the gutters, making gutter balls impossible and all throws likely to knock down at least 1 pin.

For the 1994 film, see Amateur (film). ... This article is about people called professionals. ... Candlepin Bowling pins are specified as 15 3/4 inches (400 mm) in height, have identical ends, and are almost 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter at the center. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... A Duckpin bowling ball Duckpins in relation to the ball Duckpin bowling is a form of bowling that is popular along the eastern coast of the United States, from Virginia through the south coast of New England, and in Quebec. ... Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is only played in Canada, where many bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. ... Pins and ball Large scale game Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ...

Outdoor variations

The second category of bowling is usually played outdoors on a lawn. Here the players throw a ball, which is sometimes eccentrically weighted, in an attempt to put it closest to a designated point, or slot in the bowling arena.

Included in the outdoor category:

• Lawn bowls
• Bocce
• Pétanque

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References

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See also

• Pin setter
• Skittles — the sport from which "alley" based Bowling originated
• Skee ball — a game that plays similar to bowling
• Pin shooting — a pistol shooting

Pins and ball Large scale game Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ... The object is to collect as many points as possible by rolling balls into the holes. ... Pin shooting is a shooting sport (primarily for handguns) in which the competitors try to knock standard bowling pins from a table in the shortest elapsed time. ...

Bowling's competitions

• Asian Games
• Panamerican Games
• South East Asian Games
• Olympic Games

Asian Games Logo The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... The 23rd South East Asian Games Philippines 2005 Logo The South East Asian Games, or SEA Games for short (even shorter: SEAGames or SEAG), is a biannual multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

External links

• Online Bowling Community

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• Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ)/ International Bowling association
• History of bowling
• The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA)
• Bowling Tips
• The United States Bowling Congress (USBC)
• American Wheelchair Bowling Association
• Bowling Invented in Ancient Egypt?
• Bowlers Community of THAILAND