Candlepin bowlers usally use straight balls, hooks, and curves. Straight balls are balls that go down the lane striaght,
but they are also called cross-alley balls and they are delivered from the right side of the lane and aimed at the 1-3 pocket.
A hook ball is when the ball travels down the lane, about 9 to 10 inches from the gutter and hooks sharply a few feet
from the head pin.
If you want to find the velocity of the ball you would have to do, v = d / t
You can also use p = m v, or even Ek = 1/2 m v ē , to find out about the balls kinematic motion and momentum.
To find the force of a ball you can do f = m a
I have calculated a Velocity & Acceleration and the force of a few bowling balls from the time they hit the
floor to the time they hit the pins. My distance is in meters, my time is in seconds and my pounds are in kg. This is what
I got..
Girls - 4 different girls
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 2.75 v
= 6.64 m/sec
a = v / t a = 6.64 / 2.75
a = 2.41m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (2.41)
f = 2.94N
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.68 v
= 10.88 m/sec
a = v / t a = 10.88 / 1.68 a
= 6.47 m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (6.47)
f = 7.89N
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.71
v = 10.69 m/sec
a = v / t a = 10.69 / 1.68
a = 6.36m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (6.36)
f = 7.75N
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.82
v = 10.04 m/sec
a = v / t a = 10.04 / 1.82
a = 5.51m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (5.51)
f = 6.72N
Boys - 4 different boys
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.03 v
= 17.74 m/sec
a = v / t a = 17.74 / 1.03
a = 17.22m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (17.22)
f = 21.00N
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.22 v
= 14.98 m/sec
a = v / t a = 14.98 / 1.22
a = 12.27m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (14.96)
f = 18.25N
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.19
v = 15.36 m/sec
a = v / t a = 15.36 / 1.19
a = 12.90m/sē
f = m a f = (1.22) (12.90)
f = 15.73N
v = d / t v = 18.28 / 1.28 v
= 14.28 m/sec
a = v / t a = 14.28 / 1.28
a = 11.15msē
f = m a f = (1.22) (11.15)
f = 13.60N
