How Do Pinsetters Work?

How do Pinsetters Work?

Automatic pinsetters tend to be taken for granted when you lace up at the lanes. The guy or gal at the front desk turns them on, pins are provided every frame and your bowling ball comes back every time (well, almost every time).

It’s like clockwork, which may make you forget there is a lot going on behind the scenes to make the process so seamless. The video below will show you the inner workings of an automatic pinsetter and show you the journey your bowling ball and the pins get to experience every frame.

Just imagine that pin boys used to take care of all of that work and that the USBC Open Championships didn’t have automatic pinsetters until 1957!