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[[File:Tiverton , West End Bowling Club - geograph.org.uk - 1216266.jpg|thumb|275px|Playing bowls at Tiverton West End Bowling Club, United Kingdom]]
'''Bowling''' is a [[Throwing sports#Target sports|
In pin bowling, the goal is to knock over [[Bowling pin|pins]] on a long playing surface known as a ''[[Bowling alley|lane]]''. Lanes have a wood or synthetic surface onto which protective lubricating oil is applied in different specified oil patterns that affect [[Bowling ball#Ball motion|ball motion]]. A [[strike (bowling)|strike]] is achieved when all the pins are knocked down on the first roll, and a spare is achieved if all the pins are knocked over on a second roll. Common types of pin bowling include [[ten-pin bowling|ten-pin]], [[candlepin]], [[duckpin bowling|duckpin]], [[nine-pin bowling|nine-pin]], and [[five-pin bowling|five-pin]]. The historical game [[Skittles (sport)|skittles]] is the forerunner of modern pin bowling.
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