the same board as the in is a second of dots and the third 3

feet (15 .ppro.ch

vood lane; maple wood for the approach and lane bead just after
the arrows and also in the • deck. Pinewood from after ft.
the foul line up to about a from pin no. t. synthetic lane
combination
surface have been developed and • and synthetic may
also be used. Armour pine is one
A depression to the right and left of the lane to gui& the ball to
the pit should it Leave the playing surface on the
Foul line of the lane. the marking that determines the beginning 4. Tenpgn

The regulation hardwood tenpin is 15 inches high. It'is 4 inches at the broadea point and 2 inches
at the base. The tenpin used in class is sometimes called the candlepin. It is made cf hardwood,
nine inches long, cylindrical in shape, with a diameter of 2 inches at the center tapering to a
diameter I % inches at both ends. Ten of these pins are needed for the

S. Ball Garacterütia

The bdl, like a cube has six (6) sides. The top, bottom, left right back and front sides.

The ball has three (3) components:

I. Core
The innermost part of the ball is usually made of light, fibrous material, stxh as cork or
chdk. size of the core determines whether the ball will be light or heavy. Heavy ball have
cores while balls have large cores.

2. Weight Hock

Is a counter-balance placed near the top of the ball and made of a slightly heavier, non-
metallic material. This block is placed in such a way as to anticipate the weight reduction
caused by the drilling of the thumb and finger holes of the ball. Recent weight block designs
come in different shapes, forms and materials.

3. Shell

Is the outer cover of the ball and is made of rubber, plastic or othez synthetic maerials.
comes in different staFS of hardness and porosity. The thickens of the shell determines the weight o
the ball. Light balls have thin shells, while heavier ball have thicker shells. Recent developments i
bowling ball manufacture came up with urethane shells, which became very popular due to the vid
usage of urethane in lane surfaces. The new methods of lane dressing (Short Oiline contribute larFiy