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The Parts of a Bowling Alley

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Although they may sound similar, a bowling lane and a bowling alley are different things. A bowling alley, consisting of several parts, is the space used for bowling. One of those parts, and probably the most important, is the bowling lane.

The bowling lane is composed of planks joined together to form a lane 75 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. This long lane is kept smooth by the use of smoothing chemicals on the boards as well as polishing techniques. There are also measurements indicated on the lane, via the use of paints. These measurements serve as guides for players.

Beside the lane, on both sides, are the gutters. When a player manages to put his or her ball in the gutter, the shit is considered a miss. Gutters are 60 feet in length, beginning from the foul line to the pins. They are usually made of rubber or plastic. Just outside the gutters are the borders which separate one bowling lane from another.

At the end of the lane, facing the player is the bowling wall. The bowling wall is where the logo of the bowling center and other advertisements are placed. Just behind this wall is the bowling machine, one of the most important parts of a bowling alley.

Just beyond the bowling wall, hidden from the players, the bowling machine is located. Bowling machines place and rearrange the pins, ready for the next round. The bowling machine also retrieves the balls used by the players and then returns them back to them via a tunnel that is located just beside the alley. At the end of the tunnel, the ball-sorting mechanism is placed which handles the task of sorting the balls in the correct order. There may also be a hand dryer/blower in the bowling ball sorter.

The bowling ball machine retrieves the ball after every shot, and returns it to the player at the other end of the alley. It uses kinetic energy to take the ball through a tunnel located beside the alley, which rolls back to the player. At the end of the tunnel is a ball-sorting mechanism. A hand blow dryer may also be installed at the bowling ball sorter.

These are the important parts of a bowling alley, and for aspiring bowlers, it's always a good thing to know what they are.

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