This is a pretty simple setup. We found 6 sheets of 4′ by 8′ wood and laid them out, forming a 48 foot long bowling lane. We found some cheap 2″ by 3″ boards for gutter rails and attached the rails to the lane with screws from beneath.
Offsetting the rails and the sheets helped create a smooth bowling lane and allowed us to take the lane apart without unscrewing anything.
To insure the ball and pins didn’t fly too far away, we made a frame out of 2″by3″ boards and stapled a piece of material we had left over from another project. We positioned our bowling lane downhill to ensure all throws would make it to the pins. We also used a marker to draw a foul line and circle where all the pins should be setup.
To add some flair, we, we put a light above the pins to illuminate the pins after dark. We also had a 32″ monitor outside connected to a free bowling scorekeeping app.
The bowling pins were plastic weighted bowling pins (from amazon) and we used a 3lbs plastic bowling ball (again, from amazon).
The kids loved it and the neighbors looked a little jealous!
