Abstract: A bowling pin having a wooden core and a polyethylene plastic covering. The belly portion of the wooden core is circumferentially recessed so that the plastic covering is thicker in that section than the rest of the pin. A ledge is formed on the wooden core above the recess and a collar is formed on the wooden core below the recess so as to aid in securely positioning the plastic cover over the wooden core. The core is also provided with sound chambers and a recess in the base for receiving a base plug.

Abstract: This specification discloses a bowling pin fabricated in three sections from plastic material having two different physical characteristics; the hollow top and bottom sections having approximately the same high density, same coefficient of restitution and same melt index, while the medial section is fabricated from plastic material having a greater density, a lower coefficient of restitution and a higher melt index, to permit spinning the top and bottom sections to the medial section, thereby to provide a plastic bowling pin with the physical characteristics of hard maple wood. A base plug may be secured to the bottom section.