Champion SportsWeighted Foam Bowling Pin Set

I would say these are somewhere between a 4 and 5 star rating. The reason I rounded up and went with 5 stars instead of 4 is because of the price. I think for the price these are really good. The ball is a really good strong rubber material tha should last a long time. The pins are a fairly heavy plastic, but could probably be just a little bit thicker and maybe just a little bit heavier too. They are weighted, but not as much as I thought they would be. I wasnt expecting them to weigh as much as a real wood bowling pin, but they just dont seem to have a lot of weight to them. Almost feels like maybe the weight in the bottom is just from having an extra thick bottom layer of plastic. Like I said, the plastic for the pins is decent, but can easily be smashed in if accidentally stepped on. You could smash them in with your hands too if you really tried. So they will hold up well I think to regular use from the heavy rubber ball hitting them and the pins hitting each other, but they definitly wouldnt hold up to kids accidentally stepping on them or falling on them, etc... But that is more on the product owner to take care of them versus it being a bad product for the money.

Our church needed to buy extra bowling pins for Sparks at AWANA and I was happy with the quality of these pins. They have the same height and weight of the AWANA pins and even come with 2 orange pins that we can use for the middle of the AWANA circle. These pins are durable and fun to compete with for our church kids. Highly recommended if your church does AWANA and you need another set of pins.

We set this bowling set up in the living room for a family night, and it honestly turned into the main event. The kids were taking turns, the grandparents joined in, and everyone was cheering each other on. The pins stayed standing pretty well, and since everything is foam, we didn’t have to worry about anything getting knocked over or broken.

Although the bowling pins are hollow plastic they seem pretty sturdy, and the ball has some weight (5 lb), and should last with some care (one buyer mentioned theirs split on the seam - probably need to avoid hitting the floor too hard). The pins and ball are full size so make this fairly realistic for practice, except for substantially lower weight, and whether you have space for standard length bowling lane. Although the set seems decent, the price does seem a bit high for the construction, although shipping via UPS was probably not cheap and is included. However, I have some suggestions in preparation for use, partly due to other comments I’ve seen. First, I briefly used an orbital mouse sander to smooth the plastic seam along the diameter of the bottom of the bowling pins, so they sit with less wobble on a smooth floor. Second, the pins are pretty light, at a little over 6 oz, so the ability to add weight seemed beneficial. Some people referred to “filling” the pins with sand, but doing this literally (full), would be substantially heavier than professional wood pins which would be 3 lbs, 6 oz. It seemed to me, for home use, somewhat proportioned to the included bowling ball weight, compared to a standard bowling ball, that bottom weighting the pin up to around a pound with sand, which is adding about 10 oz, or around a cup of sand (about 1.5 inches in the bottom), makes the pins sit more sturdily on a smooth indoor, or on an outdoor surface. This may not seem like a lot of weight but it makes them feel much more substantial, without making them overly heavy. Perhaps you’ll want to use a little less if primarily using the bowling set with smaller children, so will require less force to knock the pins over – but I’d suggest at least ½ cup of sand. Note that you can buy a bag of pre-washed play sand at home depot for less than $5. I would suggest that you obtain and use a small funnel that fits the existing bowling pin hole in the top. Do not drill/open up the hole more as some apparently did so a larger funnel will fit, because it will likely make the plug fit looser when you put it back in the top. Also I suggest you take some sand out of the bag that your purchased, and put in a thin layer (maybe an inch) in a pail and let sit maybe 24 hours, to try to ensure the sand is dry before trying to pour into the pins, because sand I purchased which was in a plastic bag, had been stored outside. The sand was only slightly damp, but initial attempts to pour thru the funnel would clump repeatedly and had to be forced thru with a rod, taking more time and effort than you might think. After being more thoroughly dry, it pours easily through the funnel. Other accessories you may want – bowling backstop which will keep the ball from going too far away from your target area, and keep it from knocking into whatever is behind your pins. You can buy one (for about what this bowling set costs), but otherwise might just use some boxes, or I’m thinking about using several pieces of 2”x4”x4’ wood in some way possibly in the future. Also a “ball cup” that holds the ball in place might be handy and not too expensive (around $6). – Have fun!

Item is NOT weighted, and so light for its size it tips over with even the slightest touch. Everyone will get a "strike" every single time, and setting them back up is such a hassle due to their construction you will likely stop playing with them in under five minutes. Product is vastly over-priced for that it is, and the description is a straight up lie. Seller: If for someone reason I was sent the "wrong set", and this item is not supposed to be hollow flimsy plastic, please send me the correct set and I will update my review.

Brilliant! So much nicer/realistic than those little cheap sets you can buy at any store. Got it for Grands for Easter but couldn't wait to give it to them lol. Ages 4 1/2 and 1 1/2, both were able to use the set. Super fun for indoor or outdoor use.

I waited for this to go on sale. Still expensive for my taste, but not as much as I originally saw it for. The pins are lighter than expected, but it said they can be weighted if you add sand. I read a review saying there is no place to put the sand. There is a little cap at the top of the pin. You have to pop the cap off. I haven’t done it yet, but I saw the cap. So I know I will be able to do so when I am ready. The bowling ball is heavier than I thought it would be. So, that is a good thing. Comes with scorecards. I was surprised that it is a whole book of scorecards. I haven’t bowled in quite a while. Now I can when I want.

Exactly as described with a removable hole for filling with sand to add weight

life size, great weight to the pins and ball. our whole family loves using it, we set them up at one end of our long hallway and it is almost like the real thing!

Quality: A

Compré la bola para practicar los tiros, desafortunadamente los hoyos me quedan un poco chicos para mi, pero para practicar y mecanizar el movimiento está bien.

I bought this product in February 2020. But I still don't have the product. Fraud seller. So please be careful... Very disappointed. Thank you for cheat me.