| KG_Bowling_Centre Calendar of events, tournaments and YBC league results, with youth, seniors, league and open bowling information. Links to most 5 pin sites. Located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. |
| Minto_Bowling_Centre_and_Lounge A 20 lanes centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Lists times for public bowling and league information. |
| Neb\'s_Fun_World A 5-pin bowling centre in Oshawa, Ontario with an Adventure Zone including laser tag, bumper cars, and other games. |
| 5_Pin_Stuff Information and results from 5-pin bowling leagues and tournaments in Southern Ontario. |
| Uxbridge_Bowling_Centre An establishment in central Ontario featuring party rooms, Rock 'n Bowl, billiards and arcade. |
| Valley_Bowling_Lanes_and_The_Corner_Pin_Inn_Restaurant A bowling centre in Kelowna, BC, with licensed restaurant on site. Features information about its party packages, leagues and special events. |
| Walkley_Bowling_Centre 5-pin bowling, 30 computerized scoring lanes. Recreational and competitive leagues for all ages. On site restaurant and bar. Cosmic Rock and Bowl, birthday and group parties. Located in Ottawa, Ontar |
| YBC_Bowling Youth Bowling Council statistics in British Columbia, listing upcoming tournaments, news and highlights. |
| Design_Depot Makers of baseball and basketball board games and computer simulations. |
| Fantasy_Soccer_93 Fantasy soccer tournament with newspaper named "Gazzetta del Fantasport" for news and comments. Based out of Italy. |
| Matchup_Sports A collection of sports simulators and games. |
| SimulatedSports_com Free simulated basketball and horse racing games. |
| The_Sports_Attic Computer simulated sports leagues for football, baseball and basketball. Annual dues required. |
| Stable_Wars Fantasy wrestling; with $6 million, build a stable of 7 wrestlers from the WWE. |
| WhatIfSports_com Free sports simulations. Play past or future games in NCAA basketball, NBA, MLB, and NFL. |
| The_Alberta_Broomball_Association This site contains up to date information on broomball in Alberta, in Canada, and throughout the world. The site is maintained by the Alberta Broomball Association. |
| American_Broomball_Association News and information about the only professional broomball league in the world. |
| Australian_Broomball Official site for New South Wales and Australian Broomball. Statistics, gear, and information on the ice sport. |
| Broomball_Association_of_South_Australia Schedules and information about the association. |
| Broomball_World Personal page includes information about the sport, news, tournaments, equipment, and rule book. |
| BroomballTeams_com Site provides broomball information, including tournaments, teams, equipment and rules. |
| Canadian_Broomball_Federation Offers news, executive members, policies, a calendar of events, and championships information. |
| Canadian_Juvenile_Broomball_Championship Provides a schedule, scores, a teams listing, rules, interviews, and pictures. |
| Cincinnati_Broomball_Association Schedules, discussion and information about broomball in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Flock_Broomball Chicago area broomball squad. Contains pictures, practice information, a roster with profiles, and statistics. |
| Greater_Toledo_Broomball_League Rankings, rules, and information about the league for high school students. |
| International_Broomball_Wizards Information about one of the oldest teams in America. |
| Lane_Amateur_Broomball_Association Located in Eugene, Oregon. |
| Minnesota_Hitmen_Broomball_Team A Class B broomball team based out of Bloomington, Minnesota that play in the Augsburg league and all major tournaments. Roster, pictures, awards, statistics, and game schedule. |
| NevadaBroomball News, director's view, contacts, teams, and links for broomball in Nevada. |
| NWT_Broomball_Association Governing body for broomball in the Northwest Territories. |
| Omaha_Broomball_Association League schedule, statistics, standings, team pages, and links. |
| Quad-City_Broomball Team near Davenport, Iowa. A message forum, pictures, news items, and videos. |
| Shane_Martins\'_Australian_Broomball Statistics and information from the ACT Broomball Association, Canberra, Australia. |
| USA_Broomball Site for governing body of broomball in the United States provides basic information, tournament listing, league locator and message board. |
| All_Golf Describes practice facilities, entertainment centers and affordable 9- and 18-hole golf courses at multiple cities in the United States. |
| Anchor_Golfland About the facility, lessons, schedules and location in NJ. |
| Ascot_Park_Golf_Center About the facilities, instruction, staff, programs and location in Kingston, NY. |
| Atlantic_Golf_Center Driving range, practice course, pro shop, custom club fitting, and miniature golf in Attleboro, Massachusetts. |
| Big_Sticks_Golf_Academy Describes indoor practice facility with simulators, hitting bays, chipping and putting areas and PGA Professional video instruction. |
Five-pin initially diverges from 10-pin because of the obvious reason of number of pins. Positioned in a perfect migration-pattern "V," the pins form a point facing the bowler. Unlike 10-pin where the pins are tightly crowded together, the pins are separated by gaps a hair larger than the five-inch ball diameter. In fact, the gaps are just wide enough that a ball thrown at that annoyingly perfect angle can skip directly between two. And in five-pin, striking the center pin head-on does not guarantee the domino effect that arises in 10-pin. Consequently, a ball striking a pin directly may only cause that single pin to tumble. What facilitates this frustrating effect is not so much the wide spacing of the pins as it is the size of the ball. Unlike 10-pin balls, these balls weigh on average 3 pounds, 8 ounces and lack holes. Instead of using the index and ring fingers to throw the ball, the five-pin bowler cradles the cantaloupe-sized ball in the palm of the hand. Complex scoring adds another unique feature to five-pin bowling. Unlike 10-pin where each pin is worth one point, pins in five-pin hold different values. Not only are the pins valued individually, the bowler gets to throw the ball three times per frame. Despite what 10-pin bowlers might think, that doesn't make it any easier. Reaching a perfect game of 450 in five-pin requires both skill and luck. "A perfect game in five-pin is very rare," said Ken Hayden, president of the Bowling Proprietor's Association of Canada. In fact, it took 12 years after five-pin's creation for the first perfect game to be bowled. Still, five-pin skepticism is very common, especially among Americans, Hayden said. "They say, 'Don't you have any real bowling?' And I reply, 'This is real bowling. What are you talking about?'" It's surprising that this unique form of entertainment is such a well-hidden secret. Perhaps that's its draw. "You can get 10-pin anywhere in the world," Hayden said. "You have to come to Canada to get this."[Jan98 Staff | Jan98 Contents |E-mail]
