There is no advantage to crossing the foul line, however there is a safety issue due to the fact there is lane conditioner beyond the foul line, which can cause you to slip. The sport does require a zero to be counted when crossing the foul line.
If you cross the foul line, it will constitute a foul. The most common is your foot sliding past the approach, crossing the line and touching the lane. Another common reason is becoming unbalanced after releasing the ball to where you stumble and a part of your body touches the line or beyond the foul line.
a foul is when you step over the black line when the floor meets the bowling lane
It is called the Foul Line
Foul line
Exactly the same length as in tenpin Bowling: 60 feet from the foul line to the headpin.
60 feet
For scoring purposes, it is called a foul and the pins knocked down are not counted. For safety purposes, crossing the foul line can be dangerous as there is lane oil used starting from the point of the foul line working its way down towards the pins for a specific length depending on the center. This oil is used to help preserve the life of the lanes as well as being a challenge to the sport.
A standard Bowling alley is 60 feet from the foul line to the cantre of the No. 1 pin
It's called the foul line. If you step on or over it you'll get a big, fat F for foul and you'll only have one shot to get down the pins.
A Bowling lane is 60 feet long from foul line to the center of the headpin, and 62 feet 10 inches from the foul line to the back of the pins. It can range from 41-42 inches wide.
well you do this and that and that constituts a foul in Bowling stepping over the foul line at the lane before you let go
The line is similar to 'foul' lines one might see when watching bowling or curling or the boxes where the discus and shot put are thrown. This line marks the beginning point to measure the distance of the throw. It is a rule designed to keep the participant from gaining an advantage.