BQ Articles

Handicapping has been defined as: “the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning.” Handicapped bowling tries to equalize the competition by giving pins to the lower averages … Continued

There are generally two types of bowling: Rolling the ball in a straight line at the pins or “straight ball bowling”, and rolling the ball in a curved or hooking pattern at the pins or “hook ball bowling”. If you … Continued

What Is Bowling Etiquette? There are many unwritten rules in any sport. Of these unwritten rules in bowling, the following rule stands out above all the rest: Yield to the bowler to your right if you’re both up at the … Continued

Encouraged by my wife, Linda, I joined a league and signed up for a couple of tournaments. Once I became involved in League bowling, I noted some things that seemed to be pervasive in the sport. The format for league … Continued

Bowling in the US is dominated by 10-pin bowling, but there are several other types of bowling that have different rules, equipment, and methods of play. Some use pins and balls that are different from regular 10-pin bowling, such as … Continued

Reprinted from the Wiki Boules (French pronunciation: ​[bul]) is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called boules in France, and bocce … Continued

I’m a relative newbie starting in 2000. I tried leagues in various places and was thoroughly bored with it. Handicapping took all the zip out of the game for me. I like heads up, level field, play – that’s scratch. … Continued