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Five-pin bowling

Five-pin bowling is a Canadian bowling variant with a small ball, five pins in a V formation and three balls per frame. Pins have different point values; a frame can score 15 pin points and the maximum game is 450.

LevelVariant FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Canadian bowling variant with five differently valued pins and three balls per frame.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want bowling to feel social, precise and scored differently.

Cost Medium: lane time, shoes and house ball are enough. Lane/league costs, optional own ball and event entries by ambition. Five-pin bowling centre, C5PBA/provincial association or local league. Check locally that it is actually five-pin, not ten-pin or duckpin.

First progress Basic play immediately; pin angles and score strategy take practice.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

five-pin lane
small ball
five pins
bowling shoes
scoring rules

First steps

find lane
choose light ball
learn pin values
practise headpin target
read score

Canadian five-pin centre, local league or C5PBA context.

Use bowling shoes, do not step onto lane and load wrist/shoulder gradually.

Weitere Angaben

Tags bowling, five-pin, canadian, precision, five-pin-bowling, precision-sport, prazisionssport, praezisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score as many pin points as possible over ten frames.

Teilnehmer

Individuals, doubles or teams by league/event.

Teamgröße

Individual or team scoring.

Spielfeld

Five-pin bowling lane with five pins and small ball.

Dauer

Ten frames per game.

Wertung

Three balls per frame; pins have 2/3/5 point values, 15 total per full rack.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest score; perfect game 450.

Ausrüstung

small bowling ball
five pins
lane
bowling shoes

Wichtige Regelpunkte

foul at line
wrong lane
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association (C5PBA)

Official Rules of 5 Pin Bowling Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association · rulebook · high
5 Pin Bowling Standards and Specifications Manual Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association · equipment-manual · high
Five-pin bowling Wikipedia EN · reference · medium