A positioning system for bowling pins comprising: - a support frame, - a plurality of levers, each of which is rotatably associated to the support frame, independently of one another according to an oscillating axis, in order to be able to oscillate between a rest position and a perturbed position, - a plurality of cables, each comprising a first end fixed to a respective pin and a second end, fixed to a respective lever, - a carriage slidably associated to the support frame, - a plurality of first guides connected to the carriage, each configured for contacting a portion of a respective cable comprised between the respective lever and the respective pin, - a positioning template, which is provided with a plurality of accommodating openings for the pins, internally of each of which a portion of a corresponding cable is slidably inserted, - a plurality of brakes, each of which is connected to the support frame, and associated to a respective cable and is activatable between a blocking position, in which it retains the cable, and an unblocking position, in which it frees the cable, - an electric motor configured for activating the carriage between a first position, wherein the distance between the carriage and the plurality of levers is maximum, and a second position, wherein the distance between the carriage and the plurality of levers is minimum, - a plurality of sensors, each of which is associated to a corresponding lever and is configured for detecting the position of the lever, - a control unit able to detect, via the plurality of sensors, the position of the plurality of levers and to manage the electric motor and the plurality of brakes such that, when the tension of a cable reaches a certain threshold, the respective lever is rotated to the perturbed position whereby the sensor gives a signal to the control unit. - a support frame, - a plurality of levers, each of which is rotatably associated to the support frame, independently of one another according to an oscillating axis, in order to be able to oscillate between a rest position and a perturbed position, - a plurality of cables, each comprising a first end fixed to a respective pin and a second end, fixed to a respective lever, - a carriage slidably associated to the support frame, - a plurality of first guides connected to the carriage, each configured for contacting a portion of a respective cable comprised between the respective lever and the respective pin, - a positioning template, which is provided with a plurality of accommodating openings for the pins, internally of each of which a portion of a corresponding cable is slidably inserted, - a plurality of brakes, each of which is connected to the support frame, and associated to a respective cable and is activatable between a blocking position, in which it retains the cable, and an unblocking position, in which it frees the cable, - an electric motor configured for activating the carriage between a first position, wherein the distance between the carriage and the plurality of levers is maximum, and a second position, wherein the distance between the carriage and the plurality of levers is minimum, - a plurality of sensors, each of which is associated to a corresponding lever and is configured for detecting the position of the lever, - a control unit able to detect, via the plurality of sensors, the position of the plurality of levers and to manage the electric motor and the plurality of brakes such that, when the tension of a cable reaches a certain threshold, the respective lever is rotated to the perturbed position whereby the sensor gives a signal to the control unit.