There are gutters on either side of the bowling lane. If a ball veers off the lane, it goes into the gutters and is out of play.
[header] How to bowl [title] Understand the bowling lane. [step] Before you begin to bowl, you have to understand the function of the bowling lane. A bowling lane is 60 feet (18. 3 m) long from the foul line, the line closest to the bowler, to the head pin, the pin closest to the bowler.