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 (X), 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 (X), 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 . <EOS>