Bowling Lane Dimensions

From foul line to the pins is 60 feet long and your target is the "pocket". Missing by just one inch can make the difference between a perfect strike or leaving a corner pin.

Whether you are a beginner or a regular tournament bowler an understanding of the basic dimensions of the lane can help you make find the strike line faster and make more spares. All the spare and adjustment systems are based off these simple measurements, length, width, number of boards, distance to arrows etc. The following picture illustrates these lane dimensions.