Bowling Lanes with a ball return are a pair of long straight rectangular alleys with side gutters and a central return for bowling balls. At the front of the lane is the approach area with a foul line that cannot be passed. Ball returns use the space below the alley to transport the ball back to the approach area.
Flanking the middle of the lane are gutters or channels. At the end of the lane is the bowling pit which contains the bowling pins as well as any bowling pin machinery. Most bowling lanes are grouped together inside a bowling alley, and are built of long waxed and polished wooden boards with guide dots and arrows for aligning the bowling ball.
Bowling Lanes with an included ball return have a length of 60’ (18.29 m) to the center of the front pinhead and a lane width of 41.875” (106.36 cm). The overall length of the pair of Bowling Lanes with back service area and front approach area is 86.5’ (26.36 m) with a width of 11.68’ (3.56 m). Bowling gutters have a width of 9.25” (23.5 cm) and a depth of 1.875” (47.6 mm). The approach area is typically 15’ (4.57 m) long.
Bowling Lanes with a ball return are a pair of long straight rectangular alleys with side gutters and a central return for bowling balls. At the front of the lane is the approach area with a foul line that cannot be passed. Ball returns use the space below the alley to transport the ball back to the approach area.
Flanking the middle of the lane are gutters or channels. At the end of the lane is the bowling pit which contains the bowling pins as well as any bowling pin machinery. Most bowling lanes are grouped together inside a bowling alley, and are built of long waxed and polished wooden boards with guide dots and arrows for aligning the bowling ball.
Bowling Lanes with an included ball return have a length of 60’ (18.29 m) to the center of the front pinhead and a lane width of 41.875” (106.36 cm). The overall length of the pair of Bowling Lanes with back service area and front approach area is 86.5’ (26.36 m) with a width of 11.68’ (3.56 m). Bowling gutters have a width of 9.25” (23.5 cm) and a depth of 1.875” (47.6 mm). The approach area is typically 15’ (4.57 m) long.