Wes Malott's arm drops as he approaches the foul line, his hand moving in a perfect pendular motion before releasing his bowling ball. The ball glides in a long, graceful arc before toppling all ten ...

Flotation is, well, a “simple” question of physics (an idea that’s flummoxed scores of physics students for centuries). Bowling balls seem heavy, and they are compared to other sports balls, which may ...

Something mysterious awaits Kevin Mills at the far end of the bowling lane, down there in the shadows. It doesn’t matter that his fingers find just the right grip on the ball. Or that he takes three ...

My bowling roots run deep. I had the same bowling-alley birthday party we all had at age 8. But unlike you, I just … kept bowling. I joined a league in the fourth grade and was on my varsity bowling ...

Bowling is a popular and fun hobby. Some even consider it a sport. The game is easy to play for beginners. However, things like oil patterns and per-manufacturer ball hooks allow for a more hardcore ...

There's a lot more to ten-pin bowling than meets the eye. What to most people is something you do while half-cut during a boozy night-out or take your kids to for a birthday hides a chilling secret: ...

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