Lane Certification Standards

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The basic five pin bowling standards and specifications are listed below. A complete set of specifications can be found in the C5PBA Standards & Specifications Manual.

Length of Approach minimum of 15 feet
Length of Lanebed 60 feet ( +/- 1/2" ) from foul line to center of 5 Pin spot
Width of Lanebed 41 1/2 inches ( +/- 1/2" )
Maximum Lanebed Tilt
(Crosswise)
40/1000 inches ( 0.040" )
Maximum Pindeck Tilt
(Lengthwise)
187/1000 inches ( 0.187" )
Maximum Pindeck Tilt
(Crosswise)
40/1000 inches ( 0.040" )
Maximum Approach Depression  250/1000 inches ( 0.250" )
Maximum Lanebed Depression 40/1000 inches ( 0.040" )
Weight of a 5 Pin Bowling ball 3 lbs 4 ozs  to  3 lbs 10 ozs  ( +/- 1/4 oz )
Size of a 5 Pin Bowling ball 4 3/4 inches  to 5 inches ( +/- 1/32" )
Weight of a 5 Pin bowling pin 2 lbs 2 ozs ( +/- 2 ozs ) without pin band
Height of a 5 Pin bowling pin 12 3/8 inches
Diameter of a 5 Pin bowling pin  
                  - including pin band 5 inches ( +/- 3/64" )
                   - without  pin band 3 3/4 inches at band slot,
4 3/16 inches above band slot
Diameter of pin base 1 5/8 inches
Distance between pin spots 18 inches center to center
Distance between left 2 pin spot
  and right 2 pin spot
36 inches center to center
Weight of pin band 5 1/2 ozs ( +/- 1/2 oz )
Width of pin band 1 inch (+/- 1/64" )

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