Bowling

Bowling The History of Bowling Bowling’s Ancient History Bowling is one of the oldest and most widely played of the world’s games. Its history has been traced back to the Stone Age, to the Egyptians, Romans, and right up to today’s modern bowling centers. An ancient version of a ball and pins has been found in an Egyptian child’s grave dating back approximately to 5200 B.C. It is also known that ancient Polynesians played a game called “Ula Maika” with stone disks and balls. These balls were rolled at targets 60 feet away, the same distance of our present lanes. Modern Day Bowling Bowling came to England in the 14th century and was known as skittles. Henry VIII of England had bowling alleys in his palaces but forbid his people from playing it for fear it would distract them from their archery practice. Bowling evolved into many different forms. The three main categories are: thrown bowls played in the Latin European tradition; rolled bowls from the British and skittle/pin adopted by the North Americans. Bowling in Italy The Italian version is called “Bocce” which is said to date back to classical Rome and where Emperor Augustus was an avid player. bowling, game, played, bowls, england, sport, petanque, international, formed, association, bocce, ball, back, although, today, new, metal, italian, america, world, women’s, surface, stone, sezione, recreational, popularity, people, north, national, members, la, history, france, fiq, feet