
Kingpin also cater for children’s parties – they can be just bowling or a combination of bowling and M9 Laser Skirmish. You can order drinks and snacks to have at the lowline tables while you bowl. I’m afraid he probably gets his bowling style from his mum! Just a warning – after you have your turn, look up at the screen above your lane and you get to see a video replay of yourself in action (Eeek)!

Yes, ‘throwing’ is probably the best way to describe his ‘swing’. He managed to carry the smallest size ball (no.6) by himself and enjoyed throwing it down the lane with a big thud each time. But after a few times with the ramp my four year old decided he wanted to play the ‘big kids way’. This is great for children to use if they are too young to swing the ball or find the balls too heavy. There are ramps provided for rolling the ball down (see pic directly above, bottom right). They have automated guard rails pop up along the bowling lane for the kids, to prevent their balls going into the gutters ie they program this when they allocate your lane so that the guard rails only pop up when it’s the kids’ turn (rather clever).

They have shoes that will fit even the little ones (my four year old wears a small child’s size 10 shoe). Kingpin is a new concept in bowling, offering 16 state-of-the-art bowling lanes with a fully licensed bar the latest music, video clips and sports played on huge screens disco lighting indoor M9 Laser Skirmish the latest arcade games & led lit pool tables.īeing brand new (opening just before Christmas 2012) you get to enjoy these brand new lanes with fresh new balls, sit on the sleek new lounges and wear pretty new bowling shoes that haven’t gotten too sweaty or smelly yet.

But this is not just any old bowling alley – this is an entertainment complex which is modern and sleek. Kingpin Bowling – Ten Pin Bowling in Norwood Kingpin Bowling is the newly opened ten pin bowling alley at Norwood.
