Ten-pin bowling back row, then three, then two, and finally one in the front at the center of the lane. To ease communication, pins are numbered one through ten, starting with "head pin" in front, and ending with ten in the back to the right. Because of the spacing of the pins and the size of the ball (about in diameter), it is impossible for the ball to contact all pins. Therefore, a tactical shot is required, which would result in a chain reaction of pin hitting pin in a process called "pin scatter". In an ideal shot for a right-hander, the
Ten-pin bowling is enjoyed by people the world over. In 1875, delegates from 11 bowling clubs in New York City and Brooklyn gathered to form the National Bowling Association (NBA) and adopt a set of standard playing rules. While they agreed on a uniform distance of 60 feet from foul line to head pin and the size of the bowling ball, there were many other disagreements, including scoring, that caused splinter groups to form. It wasn't until 1895, when prominent bowling leaders gathered in New York City to form the American Bowling Congress (ABC), that the bulk of the standard rules for