Have Fun at an AMF Bowling Center
Every AMF Bowling Center is a trusted location for entertainment and fun. Year after year, AMF Bowling Centers have gotten better and better. If you have a birthday party to plan, an after party, or even a wedding, AMF Bowling Centers is the place to celebrate. Sign up for their eClub and you'll receive coupons for savings of up to $20 on your next visit to the lanes.
Bond with Friends and Family over a Game of Bowling
Enjoying yourself with friends and family over a game of bowling is a classic American bonding ritual. In a psychology study it was shown that the most well-knit families in a survey shared time playing a sport together every week. And guess which sport was correlated with the largest families? Yes, it was bowling.
History of Bowling
Bowling, in some form another, has been around for 5000 years. In the 1930's a British anthropologist discovered evidence of a bowling game in ancient Egypt, the game was composed of a heavy ball, and rows of upright sticks. The first written mention of a bowling type game was in 1366 in England when it was outlawed by Edward III. At the time the game was distracting his troops from their practice and duties. Since then, many variations on the outlawed game developed, including Italian bocce, French pentanque, and lawn bowling, but the classic game played in America today may be the closest to the original.
History of AMF Bowling Centers
The origins of AMF Bowling date back to the early 1900s when the American Machine Foundry Company developed a method of mechanically re-setting bowling pins. In 1946, the first 'pinspotter' was unveiled at the American Bowling Congress' annual tournament. Since then, they have further perfected their automated bowling equipment, and eventually renamed themselves the AMF Bowling Company. Today, AMF Bowling products are practically ubiquitous.
