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Regulation Bowling Lane and Approach Specifications.
Length.
The overall length of a regulation lane is 62 feet 10 3/16ths inches measuring from the foul line to the pit (Not including the tail plank).
It must be 60 feet from the foul line to the center of the No. 1 pin spot with a tolerance of 1/2 inch permitted.
It must be 2 feet 10 3/16ths inches from the center of the No. 1 pin spot to the pit (Not including the tail plank).
Width.
The lane shall be between 41 and 42 inches in width. The lane plus the gutters shall not be less than 60 inches nor more than 60 1/4 inches wide.
Surface.
The surface must be free of all continuous grooves. A maximum 40/1000th inch will be permitted in levelness and depth depression.
Approach.
Extending back from and exclusive of the foul line there shall be a clear level approach of not less than 15 feet in length. A tolerance of 1/4 inch is permitted on depth depression of grooves.
The Pin Deck
Next on the Lane specs is a closer look at the Pin Deck itself and the Pin Spotting...
As can be seen here the the tail plank must be a Maximum of 2 inches in width and the back line of pins are 3 inches further on. The edge pins (7, 10) are in this diagram 2 and 1/2 inches in from the edge but this is a 41 inch width lane and this will be a maximum of 3 inches with a 42 inch width lane. All measurements are to Pin centers.. Each pin is 12 inches from its neighbour in any direction so the pins are in an equalateral triangle with the head pin 34 and 3/16ths inches from the tail board.
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26 July 2000 17:45:38
