From the foul line (the black strip one-half inch wide that runs across the beginning of the lane)... to the center of the head pin is 60 feet, with a tolerance of +or- half inch.
> here is exactly 12 arrows in each bowling lane Actually, there are 7 arrows on a standard 10-pin bowling lane.
Exactly the same length as in tenpin Bowling: 60 feet from the foul line to the headpin.
The dots are about 5 feet out and the arrows are about 15 feet out.
a foul is when you step over the black line when the floor meets the bowling lane
A Bowling lane is 60 feet long from foul line to the center of the headpin, and 62 feet 10 inches from the foul line to the back of the pins. It can range from 41-42 inches wide.
A bowling lane is 60 feet long from the foul line to the center of the headpin. Each pin is 12 inches apart center to center. And the approach (the part you walk on) is 15 feet long.
The first 15 feet or so (up to the arrows) is traditionally called the heads, which is short for the headboards. When bowling lanes were made of wood, it was usually made from very hard woods such as maple, because it was the part of the lane that took the most pounding.
The area from the foul line back to end of the lane is called the "approach".
Many bowlers use the arrows or dots as targets to aim at. It is easier to "hit your mark" 15 feet away than to aim directly at the pins 60 feet away.
The term "approach" in bowling refers to the portion of the lane that the bowler walks on to deliver the ball. The approach is approximately 15 feet in length from the start to where it meets up with the foul line.
The alley or lane is 60 feet long from the foul line (at the player's end) to the center of the head (first) pin at the other end. The total length from the foul line to the end of the pin deck (the area under the pins) is 62 feet 10 and 3/16 inches long.
It is exactly the same length as in tenpin bowling: 60 feet from the foul line to the center of the headpin. It is also the same width, 41 inches; though the gutters which run alongside the lane are both narrower and shallower than in tenpins.