response: Yes, there's pin bowling, which takes place on a wood or synthetic surface, and there's target bowling which can be done on grass or gravel.
original_response: There is pin bowling which you're probably familiar with. There is also target bowling, where the rolling surface could be grass or gravel!
history: I love to bowl, but what is the games history, I wonder? I'm not sure about history, but it is a major throwing sport. Oh, really? Isn't there more than one type of bowling?
knowledge: The pin version of bowling is often played on a flat wooden or other synthetic surface (which can be oiled in different patterns for different techniques), while in target bowling, the surface may be grass, gravel or a synthetic surface.