Bowling will no longer measure its greatest competitors by their ability to bowl a perfect 300 in 10 frames.

The sport will introduce a new scoring system at the World Bowling Tour finals this weekend as it tries to bowl over the International Olympic Committee for possible inclusion in the games. The Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas will host the competition on Nov. 2.

"That would be huge for us," Kevin Dornberger, president of World Bowling, told USA Today about the sport's Olympic dreams. "People still see it as a recreation where you have a few beers and it is a wonderful social experience. But there's also an elite competitive side and being in the Olympics would open up incredible opportunities in terms of visibility and appeal."

World Bowling, the sport's international governing body, will substitute the old formula of 10 frames and a total tally of up to 300 for a system comparative to golf scoring in events such as the Ryder Cup, according to USA Today.

The bowlers will throw one ball per frame for 12 frames. The bowler who knocks down the most pins, win the frame. If each hits a strike, then they gain a half point and if each hits the same amount of pins, then they both go for the spare. The match continues if the score is tied after 12 frames.

The Tour expects the new scoring system make the sport more attractive to the casual bowler, the news media and its competitors, according to its website. It should also speed up the game and make the game less difficult to score for a two-player match.

"We have had an image problem," Dornberger said. "Not enough people understand the way the game is scored and that can make it boring for them to watch."

The Olympics has only included bowling as an exhibition sport at the 1988 games in Seoul. The bidding process for the 2024 Olympics, the next eligible games for bowling to enter, start next year.