The locally-owned bowling alley that’s been the spot for strikes and spares in Hudsonville transitioned to string-pin bowling this fall as its new owner tries to modernize the business.

In fact, European bowling “houses” have used string pinsetters for decades, instead of lumbering machinery that needs regular maintenance and costs several thousand dollars a month to maintain.

MILWAUKEE—A tougher breed of bowling pin is popping up at alleys in the U.S. and abroad. Serious bowlers have cause to fear them. New technology makes these bowling pins harder to knock down ...

Current staff members will retain their jobs, no lanes will be removed, and Ryan Family Amusements will not be switching the ten-pin lanes to string pinsetters, according to the Facebook post.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ben Kesling of The Wall Street Journal about a new innovation in bowling pin racking that is angering some pro bowlers.

Duckpin bowling is a variation of traditional 10-pin bowling, but with squatter pins attached to strings, which makes it more difficult to achieve a strike.

String pinsetters offer the same concept as my old plastic pin set. Each wooden pin is attached to a heavy nylon cord.