Bowling

The games of bowling has been played for more than 7,000 years. Object similar to our modern tenpins were discovered in the grave of an Egyptian whose burial has been placed at 5200 B.C.

Just how the sport came to be called bowling is not known. The world “bowl” may have come from the saxon bolla and the Danish bolle, meaning “bubble,” and through usage, “round’.

In its earliest from bowling was a crude recreation and was played with primitive equipment in any space thay provided suitable conditions.

Today we have automatic pinsetters and smooth, well-balanced balls and pins. We bowl in air conditioned centers amid attractive surroundings. Bowling is very popular with children and women, as well as with men. In the United States, where there are over 64,000,000 bowlers, it ranks first in popularity among participant sports.