Witness the ultimate bowling fail

A hilarious video has emerged from France of a man trying to throw a strike at a bowling alley only to launch the ball at the ceiling and bring down a section of the roof.

The footage, filmed at Bowling Stadium in Arpajon, south of Paris on January 2, shows 'Steve' failing horribly in his attempt to knock all the pins over.

The filmer later wrote online: "It was supposed to be a quiet bowling party.

"Steve wanted to bowl a strike ... But he lofted his ball way too much."

"See the result," he continued.