Dimensions of the bowling approach area.
Width bowling lane gutters.
Its width according to the guidelines set by the international bowling federation is 41 5 in i e.
Because any ball that lands in the gutter even if it bounces out and knocks down one or more pins results in a score of zero gutters are something bowlers try to avoid at all costs.
This means that the area where the pins are sitting and anything behind the pins does not count towards the length of the lane although the parts can be uniform in appearance.
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Lane surface the surface must be free of all continuous grooves.
Each gutter is a full 9 1 4 in width fitting a bowling ball in them with a little extra wiggle room.
The approach is the area in front of the lane before the foul line.
A maximum 40 1000th inch will be permitted in levelness and depth depression.
On each side of the lane extending the entire length of the lane is a trench large enough to collect a bowling ball.
But the top of the capping overlapping the round gutter makes a ball use just over 9.
The total width of the lane when the gutters are factored in is at least 60 inches and should not exceed 60 25 inches.
The combined width of the lane plus gutters should not be less than 60 in or more than 60 1 4 in.
The width is measured from gutter tip to gutter tip while the length starts at the foul line and ends at the head pin.
The gutter is 1 7 8 beneath the lane surface.
Size of the foul line.
The gutter width is 9 1 4 in width.
Lane width the lane shall be between 41 and 42 inches in width.
On the left and right side of the lane are two gutters which sit lowered from the lane surface by 1 7 8.
The center of the head pin spot is 60 feet plus or minus 1 2 to the foul line.
Length of the approach.
The whole idea for a depth along the lane before the pin deck is to prevent the ball from hitting the bottom of a shallow gutter and bouncing over the capping oneo the next lane.
The bowling lane is 39 boards wide totaling 41 5 inches making each board 1 06 inches in width.
The lane is made of tongue and grooved bed stock typically laid on edge or made of a synthetic material giving the appearance of boards sitting on their edges.
It should at least be 15 feet long and its width shouldn t be less than the width of the bowling lane.
