How to Measure Bowling Revs

Bowling balls rotate the same way any spherical object would rotate. Bowling ball revs or revolutions are the measurement of how many times the ball rotates as it travels down the lane. The ball revs will vary depending on the speed you throw the ball as well as the size of the ball. Finding your revs and ball throwing speed per second can help you gauge your ball throwing skills. The process for finding the rev distance is a relatively simple process that requires math that should be easy for most people to perform with a calculator.

Things You'll Need

  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Tape measure
  • Stop watch
  • Calculator
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Instructions

    • 1

      Throw your ball down the bowling alley and time how long it takes to travel down the bowling alley using your stop watch. Write this measurement down on your paper in seconds.

    • 2

      Divide 60 by the travel time of your ball to find how far it travels per second. Understand that 60 feet is the length of a regulation size bowling alley. Write down the speed of your ball in seconds on the paper.

    • 3

      Wrap your tape measure around your bowling ball to find the circumference of your ball. Divide the inches of your bowling ball by 12 to convert it to feet. Make sure you convert your ball measurement before you attempt to figure out your revs.

    • 4

      Divide the bowling alley distance by the circumference of your ball to get the numbers of revs your ball should travel as it goes down the alley. Write this number down next to the "speed per seconds" to gauge your throwing skills.