Although it’s very commonplace that just about every house you go to has fully automated scoring systems, it isn’t a bad idea to understand how to manually keep score of your bowling game.  You can use this knowledge in forecasting a potential final score, or better your trash talking when your buddy is about to lose the game even before you throw your last...

One of the most exciting, or frustrating, aspects of a bowling game is the tenth frame.  There have been many nail-biting endings to some intense tournaments that have made or destroyed dreams in the world of professional bowling, or to gain bragging rights during home leagues, or nights out with friends. What makes the tench frame so hyped up?  The desire to put the...

Unfortunately, what most new bowlers do not pick up on immediately is the unwritten “Bowler’s Code of Conduct” when starting out.  Worse, even some of the experienced rollers tend to forget about this same code and can quickly become the individual (or team) to avoid come practice time or league play. I’ve run into many of these folks and although...

UPDATE: MY father read over this article and I’m proud to boast that the story was pretty much dead on except that I was actually mad at him for a number of weeks rather than days.  Not a bad memory, huh?? Never fear…my goal of kingpin-bowling.com, much like my time on the lanes, is not to land in the gutter.  Although the title of this story may seem a...

Ever wish you could take back one of those nights of bowling and just forget it ever happened?  Whether you rolled an embarrassingly low score or maybe you had a few too many to drink and talked too much trash to the guy on the next lane, we all have those stories that just make us want to cringe when it’s rehashed in any way. My buddy (Bill) and I were hitting...