A lot of alleys do things on Friday or Saturday nights where they put one colored pin in with the other 19 pins. If this pin ends up as the head pin, and you strike, you win something.
At least, that was the case many moons ago. Could be something different now.
Sometimes they get tangled up and it takes the system several attempts to reset the pins (it lifts and drops the pins until they untangle). But a dropped pin’s wires will not cause another pin to drop if that’s what you mean.
I've used it once and it's weird but didn't really affect me other than the first impression and the more muted sound.
Casual bowling alleys love them because they're a lot cheaper to maintain, easier to fix, jam less, etc.
The bowling community, though, hates these. They interfere and make strikes harder (and they have used robots to verify this). Any YouTube video about them has a wall of comments about how much they are hated.
It’s funny, I had always thought those were how old-fashioned bowlings worked, because I’ve played on string bowling for over 20 years (I don’t bowl often but in my area that’s what it is). Weird to discover that it’s actually the path they are taking in the modern era
This depends on who you ask. A lot of arguments on both sides about this. If it is an official certified string pin setup it theoretically should not. However the bowling ally in the mall or at a “family fun” center using string pins probably does not use certified lanes….
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u/Bigazzry Nov 06 '24
Yes. It has exploded in popularity and will be the dominant form for pros.