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How big is a bowling ball?

A bowling ball is 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm) from side to side, a tenpin ball within the United States Bowling Congress limits.

Bowling ball: 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm) from side to side, a tenpin ball within the United States Bowling Congress limits; Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Bowling ball: 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm), measured to the outside diameter. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Bowling ball: 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm) from side to side, a tenpin ball within the United States Bowling Congress limits; Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Bowling ball: 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm), measured to the outside diameter. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).

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What a bowling ball’s size measures

Drawn at the same 8.5 in: Soccer ball. Same drawing, different listings: a bowling ball’s and a soccer ball’s figures are each the lower end of its range.

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Published height

8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm)

A bowling ball is 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm) from side to side, a tenpin ball within the United States Bowling Congress limits. Diameter a tenpin ball must keep under the United States Bowling Congress rules.

Source: Wikipedia

The published range runs from 8.5 in (21.6 cm) to 8.595 in (21.8 cm).

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A bowling ball, 8.5 in (21.6 cm), drawn to scale beside a soccer ball, 8.5 in (21.6 cm)