Lanes have a wood or synthetic surface onto which protective lubricating oil is applied in different specified oil patterns that affect ball motion.
In pin bowling, the goal is to knock over pins on a long playing surface known as a lane. The term bowling usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, bowling could also refer to target bowling, such as lawn bowls. Playing bowls at Tiverton West End Bowling Club, United Kingdomīowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). For other uses, see Bowling (disambiguation).Ī ten-pin bowler releases his bowling ball. For specific types of bowling, see Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, Candlepin bowling, Nine-pin bowling, and Five-pin bowling.
This article is about bowling in general.
