

Did You Know?
• Bowling is the #1 participant sport in the U.S. with 70 million people bowling annually.
• The average adult bowler burns 240 calories per hour
• 3 games of bowling = walking 1 mile
• Bowlers use 134 muscles during the basic 4-step approach
• An average bowler swings 864 pounds full circle in a 3 game series
• Bowling balls and pins made of stone were found in the great pyramids.
• Dog's love bowling.
• Bowling was outlawed in England in the 1700's, so people would bowl behind businesses in the alleys, which is where the term "bowling alley" came from..
Bowling is popular among youth!
• Bowling is the #1 choice for birthday parties for kids 12 & under
• 10 million kids attend a bowling birthday party each year
• Bowling is the latest growing high school varsity sport
