How to play bowling

Basic rules and vocabulary about bowling

2. Objective of Bowling
•The objective in bowling is to keep the bowling
ball on the lane for the entire length and hit as
many pins as possible.
–60 foot lane
–10 pins
–2 tries

3. Bowling Ball & Pins & Shoes
•BOWLING BALL: a round sphere, 27 inches diameter, weighing
between 6 and 16 pounds.
•PINS
–There are ten bowling pins per lane.
–Made from wood and covered in plastic.
–15 inches tall & weighs about 3 pounds.
•SHOES:
•Bowling shoes allow for a smooth glide on the wood floor. Other shoes:
street shoes & sneakers can damage bowling lanes.

4. Our bowling set

5. How to Hold the Ball
•A good grip enables you to properly release the ball and thereby
make a good delivery.
•Correctly support the weight of the ball in your non-bowling hand.
•Softly place your bowling fingers, normally the middle two fingers
of your bowling hand, and your thumb into the holes drilled into
the bowling ball.
•Make sure your fingers are inserted as far as the
holes permit and the same for your thumb.

6. Bowling Stance
Alignment
•The bowler needs to make sure that they are
lined up with the pins appropriately. Most
bowlers do so by looking at the small dots on
the lane which indicate pin locations.

7. Bowling Stance Continued

8. 4 Step Approach

9. 5 Step Approach
•The 5 step approach is the same only start with
left foot first and then go into 4 step approach
if right handed.

10. The Bowling Lane
•dots to help you
line up correctly.
•arrows to help you to line up the ball with
the bowling pins.
•Foul line – the black line.
•60 Ft Long- from foul line to the center
•of the head pin.
•Width: 42 inches

11. Scoring
•10 frames
•Minimum of zero
•Maximum of 300
•Two chances
•Instead of “points” in football, bowling uses “pins.”

12. Strikes
•Knocking down all ten pins on your first ball is
called a strike, denoted by an X on the score
sheet.
•A strike is worth 10, plus the value of your next
two rolls.

13. •10 + _____ + _____ = _____

14. Spare
•If it takes two shots to knock down all ten pins,
it’s called a spare, denoted by a /.
•A spare is worth 10, plus the value of your next
roll.

15. •10 + _____ = _____

16. Scoring Continued
•If you don't get a strike or a spare in a frame,
your score is the total number of pins you
knock down.

17. •_____ + _____ = _____
•_____ + _____ + _____ = _____

18. Adding up your Score
•Your total score is nothing more than the sum
of each individual frame. If you treat each
frame individually, it's much easier to
comprehend the scoring system.

19. •_____ + _____ +_____ + _____ +
_____ + _____ = _____ Your total score

21. How do we play in P.E lessons?
As we are beginners, we adapt the original game
•Small groups: 4 or 5 players
•Rotation:
If the bowler does a STRIKE, he sets
the pins and shoot again, getting a maximum
number of 12 points.
• Sit down and wait your turn.

22. What’s the goal in P.E lessons?
- Play on your own.
- Respect your turn in the bowling line.
- Cooperative working: help your teammates
to count the points, to set the pins, and to
collect the material when you have finished.
HAVE A GOOD TIME!
ENJOY!