Ten-pin bowling duckpin bowling (conceived in 1895), popular in the Northeast United States, as well as Canada's own sport of five-pin bowling, all three of which use smaller diameter, lighter weight bowling balls when compared to tenpin bowling, without the necessity for finger holes in them. The , lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels called "gutters", which are designed to collect errant balls. The overall width of the lane including the channels is . The narrow lane prevents bowling a straight line at the angle required to consistently carry (knock down) all ten pins for a strike. Most skillful
Ten-pin bowling classic "The Big Lebowski", in which the game serves as a sort of limbo from the otherwise complicated plotline. During these breaks in the action, the characters usually debrief their escapades and engage in several sub-plots, such as their run-ins with Jesus Quintana and the famed "Mark it zero" scene. A well-known movie that revolves all around ten-pin bowling is the Farrelly brothers' 1996 comedy "Kingpin". A few professional bowlers appear in the film as extras. In the 1996 film "Greedy", Michael J. Fox stars as a professional bowler. Many professional bowlers appear as extras in the film. Alley Cats