Here at Westbrook, we are a fun, family oriented bowling center. We like to make your experience unforgettable! So here are some interesting facts about bowling that you may or may not have known!
Fact #1: A bowling lane is 60 feet long from the foul line to the headpin. (Which is coincidentally the same distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate in baseball!)
Fact #2: The first 300 game in a televised PBA event was rolled by Jack Biondolillo in the Tournament of Champions.
Fact #3: PBA stands for Professional Bowlers Association, which was established in 1958.
Fact #4: Bowling balls were made out of wood until the early 1900s.
Fact #5: The largest bowling center is located in Japan and has 141 lanes.
Fact #6: The first indoor bowling lanes were built in New York City in 1840.
Fact #7: A bowling ball weighs between 6 to 16 pounds.
Fact #8: The United States Bowling Congress has more than 2.5 million members.
Fact #9: Bowling is the number one participation sport in America.
Fact #10: The origins of bowling can be traced about 4,000 years back to Rome and Greece.
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