Bowling has been transformed many times over the previous seven thousand years but specifically in the last 30. This is the remarkable physics of rounds, oil, lane and pins.
Substantial thanks to Steve Kloempken and all of Storm Bowling for letting us go to and obtain a look into the crazy world of bowling.
Big many thanks to legends Chris Barnes and Pete Weber for making the effort to bowl with us.
Significant thanks to Creative Electron for their assist with getting the bowling spheres X-rayed. Have a look at their job below: https://creativeelectron.com/
Many Thanks to Ron Hatfield and James Freeman for their assist with research study. Look into their terrific book, Bowling Beyond the Basics: https://ve42.co/HatfieldFreeman
Many thanks to the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) for their aid with accessing archival information and footage.
Special many thanks to Rod Cross for physics appointment.
Thanks to Bill Guszczo for providing us the concept to make this video clip in the very first area.
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Referrals:.
Freeman, James, and Ron Hatfield. Bowling beyond the Basics: What’s Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do regarding It.
N. Stremmel, P. Ridenour and S. Sterbenz. “Identifying the Critical Factors That Contribute to Bowling Ball Motion on a Bowling Lane.” USA Bowling Congress, 2008.– https://ve42.co/BallMotionASQ.
USBC Equipment Specifications and Certification Team. “Ball Motion Study: Phase I and II Final Report.” USA Bowling Congress, 2008.– https://ve42.co/USBCBallMotion.
Brettingen, Patrick, and Nicki Mours. “USBC fixed weight limitations stay relevant.” United States Bowling Congress, 2011.– https://ve42.co/USBCStaticWeight.
Short article on lane oil origins– https://ve42.co/OilOrigins.
Luna, Richard. “Bruce Pluckhahn says there’s a little bit of bowling …” United Press International Archives, 1984.– https://ve42.co/BowlingHistory.
Johnson, Brody D. “The Physics of Bowling: How great bowlers stay off the slim and straight.” St. Louis University.– https://ve42.co/JohnsonPhysicsPpt.
Talamo, Jim. “The Physics of Bowling Balls.”– https://ve42.co/TalamoPhysicsPpt.
Thompson, Ted. “Breakdown and Carrydown – Then and Now.” Kegel. 2012.– https://ve42.co/ThompsonKegel.
American Journal of Physics, vol. 72, no. 9, 2004, pp. 1170– 1177., https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1767099.
Post on bowling’s position in participatory sports– https://ve42.co/BowlingRank.
Speranza, Dan, and Dave Nestor. United States Bowling Congress, 2016.
D. Benner, N. Mours, and P. Ridenour. “Pin Carry Study: Bowl Expo 2009.” USA Bowling Congress, 2009.– https://ve42.co/USBCPinCarry.
Hopkins, D. C., and J. D. Patterson. “Bowling Frames: Paths of a Bowling Ball.” American Journal of Physics, vol. 45, no. 3, 1977, pp. 263– 266., https://doi.org/10.1119/1.11005.– https://ve42.co/HopkinsPath.
Normani, Franco. “The Physics of Bowling.” Real Life Physics Problems.– https://ve42.co/NormaniPhysics.
Horaczek, Stan. “The insides of pro bowling spheres will certainly make your head spin.” Popular Science, 2020.– https://ve42.co/HoraczekSpin.
Home shot oil pattern– https://ve42.co/HouseOil. Accredited under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0.
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Written by Derek Muller and Emily Zhang.
Animations by Mike Radjabov and Ivy Tello.
Shot by Derek Muller, Trenton Oliver, and Emily Zhang.
Edited by Trenton Oliver.
SFX by Shaun Clifford.
Additional video clip provided by Getty Images.
Music from Epidemic Sounds.
Produced by Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev, and Emily Zhang.