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Cocked Hat

Cocked hat is a historic three-pin bowling form. Sources describe narrower/shorter lanes, three pins and small holeless balls; today the entry is more catalog-sourced than a normal league sport because surviving lanes are extremely rare.

LevelVariant FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

AI-generated illustration: Cocked Hat — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Historic three-pin bowling form with a small holeless ball.

Geeignet für Suitable for people researching bowling history and rare regional pin games.

Cost Low if a historic lane is accessible; availability is the bottleneck. Venue/travel costs rather than normal equipment costs. Historic bowling/skittles venue, local pub/museum context or bowling history group. Use modern bowling world-governance data only with a specific source.

First progress If a venue exists, immediate; access is the main problem.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

historic lane
three pins
small holeless ball
local rules
venue permission

First steps

research venue
read house rules
get ball/pins explained
bowl slowly
compare bowling variants

Historic bowling lane, local reports, bowling museum or alternatives such as duckpin/candlepin/bowling.

Play only under venue rules; watch lane, ball return and slippery surfaces.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, team, einzeln, cocked-hat, bowling, three-pin, historic, precision-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Knock down three pins with a small ball under local rules.

Teilnehmer

Individuals or groups.

Teamgröße

Locally regulated.

Spielfeld

Historic narrow bowling lane.

Dauer

By house rule.

Wertung

Local pin/frame scoring; no modern bowling scoring confirmed.

Gewinnbedingung

Higher local score.

Ausrüstung

small holeless ball
three pins
special lane

Wichtige Regelpunkte

foul line
wrong order
venue rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Cocked-hat bowling Encyclopaedia Britannica · reference · medium
Three Pins Maple+Pine · history-guide · medium
Last of its kind cocked hat bowling alley Lindenlink · local-report · medium