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It is often a misconception that the bowling alley and the bowling lane are one and the same. If you're going to say this to a veteran bowler, you will most probably garner a chuckle at the least, and a laugh in your face, at the worst. There is, after all, a huge difference between the two. One is actually a part of the other.
A bowling lane is the long plane where a bowling ball rolls towards the pins. Usually, the lane consists of long wooden boards. These boards are joined together to form a lane 75 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. The wooden plane is very smooth. Bowling lane constructors smooth each wooden board before and after they connect them together. Afterwards, they put smoothing chemicals on the surface of the lane, and also use polishing techniques. The lane also has measurements on its surface, indicated with paint. 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. Bowling machine manufacturers supply bowling centers with these machines. Their function is to place and rearrange the pins, and retrieve and return the bowling ball. The most common bowling game, the ten-pin, uses ten pins. The bowling machine works automatically, but is monitored by bowling center personnel. Finally, the scores are placed on monitors located above the lanes so the players can see them clearly. The scores are updated automatically via a computer, which calculates the scores based on the number of pins hit and still standing. Every bowler, even those who are starting, should know the basic parts of a bowling alley. It will help them understand their chosen game better, and maybe, even help them progress in it.
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