P H Y SICA L E D U CA TIO N 3

B
WL ING GROUP 2
BELICARIO
CAGATA
SELANOS
TUM AM POS
 HISTORY
H O W TO PLAY

PRESENT A T ION TECHNIQUES A N D TACTICS

EQUIPMENTS NEEDED

OUT L INE RULES A N D REGULATIONS

TERMS
B OWL I N G
H I S T O RY
FL INDERS
PETRIE
W H O IS HE?

British Anthropologist, w h o
discovered i n t h e 1930's a
collection of o b j e c t i n a child's
grave i n Egypt t h a t ap p e a r e d
to h i m t o b e used for a c r u d e
f o r m of BOWLING.

If h e was correct, t h e b o w l i n g traces its

ancestry t o 3 2 0 0 BC.
 DA Y B O W LIN G A P P EA RS
TO H A V E I TS R O O T S IN
GE R M A N Y, D A TIN G B A CK TO
30 0 C E . A T T H A T T I M E , M O ST
GE R M A N S C A R R IE D K E GE LS,

WIL L IA N PEHL E A WOODEN,

SHAPED ROD
PI N -
FOR
GERNAN HI S T O R I A N P R SOPTOE RC TT I A
O NN D, A N D I T W A S
B O W L I N G B E G A N - 3 0 0 A. D. BELI E V E D THA T K N O C K I N G
D O W N THESE KEGELS,
OR P IN S, W ITH A R O CK
W O U LD P A R D O N THEI R SI
NS.
 HIST ORY IN
EN GLA N D
BOWL ING
Historians d eb a t e w h e n
b o w l i n g was i n t r o d u c e d t o
England. The earliest k n o w n
evidence of t h e sport is an
a n t i q ue b o w l i n g green in
S o u t h a m p t o n t h a t dates
back t o 1299
AMERI CA
TH E 20 TH CE N TU R Y
AND M ODERN
B o w l i n g was b r o u g h t t o TI M E S
America by British,
The 2 0 t h century saw
German, a n d D u t c h
perhaps t h e greatest gain in
settlers.
popularity for bowling. After
Depictions of D u t c h m e n
p r o h i b i t i o n in t h e early 1930s,
playing a version of t h e g a m e
beer co m pa nie s b e g a n
in N e w York f r o m 1670 is t h e
sponsoring professional a n d
earliest k n o w n evidence of
semi-professional t eams t o
b o w l i n g in N o r t h America.
p r o m o t e their b r a n d
t h r o u g h t h e sport
 1905, the fi rst rubber ball,
the "Evertrue" was
introduced;, and in 1914 the
Brunswick Corporation
successfully promoted the
Mineralite ball, touting its
"mysterious rubber
compound.".
HOW T O
PLAY
 HOW T O PL A Y

1st step: PUSH 2 n d step : 3rd step: 4TH step :

AWAY D OW N SW IN G BACKSW IN G RELEASE A N D
FLOW THROUGH
 BOWLING
T
ECHNIQUES
ACTICS
BOWL ING T ECHNIQUES A ND
T A CT ICS

Straight Bowling Technique

The straight ball is t h e m o s t basic of t h e b o w l i n g shots, a n d as
it n a m e suggests, t h e ball travels d o w n a relatively straight
p a t h t o t h e pins. (Some players’ shots wi l l naturally tail a tiny
b i t a n d still b e considered a straight ball.)
HOOK BOWLING TECHNIQUE

Straight Bowling Technique

Because of t h e li mit a t i o n s of t h e straight ball, m o s t serious
bowlers use t h e h o o k ball b o w l i n g style. It is o f t e n said t h a t if
your goal is t o consistently average over 180 p e r game, you wi l l
n e e d t o learn h o w t o b o w l a hook.
BOWL IN
G
TERMS
 T ERMS IN
BOWL ING
ADDRESS: A P P RO A CH BLOCKED LANE

A player's stance or That p a r t of t h e lane w h i c h A lane c o n d i t i o n w h i c h

start position. stretches f r o m t h e b a c k p r o m o t e s h i g h scoring
of t h e lane t o t h e foul line. t h r o u g h t h e use of oil or
ANCHOR finish i n lane ma in t e n a n c e .
B A LL
The last player t o
A ball t h a t curves left t o
b o w l (mo s t likely, t h e CH ERRY
r i g h t or r i g h t t o left
best player). To k n o c k d o w n t h e f r o n t
depending upon
p i n or pins.
w h e t h e r t h e player is
left or r i g h t h a n d e d .
 T ERMS IN
BOWL ING
STRI K E ( P D F ) PERFECT GAME TURKEY

a k n o c k d o w n of all t e n Twelve consecutive strikes Te r m used for th ree

pins w i t h t h e first delivery
SP A R E
A t w o - b a l l k n o c k d o w n of
all t h e pins i n a frame.
w i t h a resulting score of consecutive strikes.
300
GU TTE R LA N E
GUTTER BALL: A ball t h a t LANE: The game's playing
rolls i n t o t h e g u t t e r before surface.
h i t t i n g a target.
 T ERMS IN
BOWL ING
LEAN SHEET D EA D W O O D FOUNDATI ON

W h e n a player m ak e s all of Pins t h a t r e m a i n i n t h e A n i n t h f r a m e strike.

his /her spares i n a game. lane or t h e gutter
after being knocked
D O U B LE over.
FO U L FRA M E
A player ma k e s t w o strikes
P u t t i n g one's f o o t o n or Refers t o t h e squares
i n a row.
g o i n g over t h e foul w h i c h i n d ic a t e o n e
line u p o n delivery. t e n t h of a g a m
BOWL IN
G
RULES
 BOWLING RULES
SPORTSMANSHI P
Bei ng c o m p e t i t i v e is
applauded & encouraged
i n all of ou r leagues! It is
also i m p o r t a n t t o
u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t he re is
a fine line b e t w e e n
being competitive &
b e i n g unsportsmanlike.
I N C L U S I VI T Y
Every individual
p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a Players
Sport & Social Gr ou p
p r o g r a m m a y c o m p e t e as
a m e m b e r of t h e g e n d e r
t h a t t h ey identify with,
regardless of their g e n d e r
a t birth.
 A g a m e of b o w l i n g consists of t e n
RUL ES OF frames. In each frame, t h e
b o w l e r wi l l have t w o chances t o

PL A Y k n o c k d o w n as m a n y pins as
possible w i t h their b o w l i n g ball.
 In g a m e s w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e
bowler, as is c o m m o n , every

RUL ES OF b o w l e r wi l l take their f r a m e i n a

p r e d e t e r m i n e d order before t h e

PL A Y n e x t f r a m e begins. If a b o w l e r is
able t o k n o c k d o w n all t e n pins
w i t h their first ball, h e is a w a r d e d a
strike.
 In g a m e s w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e
bowler, as is c o m m o n , every

RUL ES OF b o w l e r wi l l take their f r a m e i n a

p r e d e t e r m i n e d order before t h e

PL A Y n e x t f r a m e begins. If a b o w l e r is
able t o k n o c k d o w n all t e n pins
w i t h their first ball, h e is a w a r d e d a
strike.
 In g a m e s w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e
bowler, as is c o m m o n , every

RUL ES OF b o w l e r wi l l take their f r a m e i n a

p r e d e t e r m i n e d order before t h e

PL A Y n e x t f r a m e begins. If a b o w l e r is
able t o k n o c k d o w n all t e n pins
w i t h their first ball, h e is a w a r d e d a
strike.
 A h a n d i c a p system wi l l b e used t o
d e t e r m i n e t e a m win s a n d losses

HA NDICA P for standings a n d playoff seeding.

Each ind ivid ual player's h a n d i c a p
w i l l b e used t o calculate a t e a m t o
 The h a n d i c a p is calcula te d b y
s u b t r a ct i n g t h e player's average
f r o m 2 0 0 a n d t h e n t a k i n g 8 0 % of
t h a t total. This h a n d i c a p is a d d e d
t o each player's "scratch" (actual)
score t o establish t h e totals. The

HA NDICA P h a n d i c a p t o t a l is ca lcu lat ed after

all g a m e s for t h e w e e k are pla yed
a n d t h e n t h e scores are ad just ed
t o reflect t h e n e w t o t a l a n d t h e n
wins/losses are d e t e r m i n e d for
t h e standings.
 In general, o n e p o i n t is scored for

SCORING each p i n t h a t is k n o c k e d over.

 Teams consist of four players w i t h
n o g e n d e r rule i n place. Your
t e a m c a n have a m a x i m u m of 8
players o n t h e roster. Teams c a n
b o w l four p e o p l e (4) t h e first g a m e

PLAYER RULES a n d t h e n b o w l a n e w set of

players t h e f o l l o w i n g game. The
n e w set of players c a n consist of
o n e (1) n e w b o w l e r or four (4)
n e w bowlers.
 PROPER WEA R

B o w l i n g Shoes B o w l i n g Pants B o w l i n g Shirt For Recreation

QUIPMENT S
NEEDED
BOWLING BALLS
BOWLING BAGS
A r o u n d ball m a d e f r o m rubber,
Carries a n d protects one or m o r e
urethane, plastic, reactive resin, or a
b o w l i n g balls.
c o m b i n a t i o n of these materials.

TEN-PIN BOWLING BALLS BOWLING ACCESSORIES

HAVE THREE DRILLED
Non-slip grip cream, grip sacks, b o w l i n g
H O L E S IN T H E M -
ball m a i n t e n a n c e tools, h a n d a n d
one for t h e ring a n d m i d d l e finger, a n d wrist grip supports, towels, gloves,
one for t h e t h u m b . b o w l i n g ball cleaning e q u i p m e n t a n d
supplies