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Series: Bowling
Teach Me How To Bowl
Everything
You Wanted to Know About Bowling But Were Afraid to Ask
The game of bowling seems like a fairly simple
game right? Just throw a round ball down a long lane at 10
pins and try to knock them all down. Actually, bowling is a
fairly complicated game with a strict and sometimes difficult
to master scoring system. There are several rules a bowler
should know as well as information of technique that can make
your bowling experience more enjoyable and successful.
The
most important rules in bowling have to do with scorekeeping.
All games have rules, and bowling is not an exception. There
are several restrictions and guidelines that
need to be followed if you want to be a bowler.
The
bowling rules of scorekeeping should be followed exactly,
especially if you are learning to become a competitive bowler.
They are also essential to the game of bowling. It would not
seem that keeping score is the most relevant and important
part of bowling, but in fact, knowledge of how the score is
kept as well as what is going on, may change how you play the
game.
Bowling
scores are kept in this way. There are 10 frames,
which are the turns you get in each game. Each frame gives
you two attempts to knock all 10 pins down and the score of
each frame is added to the previous frame. If you knock down
all the pins in the first try it is known as a strike. When
this happens the next two throws are added to the frame that
you got the strike. If you get a spare on your second roll,
the next throw is added to the frame that you got the spare.
Any time you knock down pins, you get points for those pins,
but if your previous frame contained a strike or a spare, you
can earn additional points. The maximum amount of points you
can receive for one frame is 30, which indicates three consecutive
strikes. If you fail to knock down any pins on a throw, it
is called a gutter ball. If this happens on your first throw
of the frame, you will get a second try but can only get a
spare, not a strike.
Three strikes in a row are known as a Turkey, and additional
strikes after that are known as a four-bagger or five-bagger.
A perfect game is 300 points and indicates that the bowler
has bowled 12 strikes in a row.
Each
pin has a number associated with it to indicate where
it is placed in the configuration. For example, the most difficult
configuration to knock down is a 7/10 split. This represents
the two outer most pins remaining after the first throw.
Another one of the most important bowling rules is to use
the proper technique for bowling. Primarily, there are a couple
of simple moves that will improve your bowling skills. They
are bowling rules of posture, pressure and release and by perfecting
your technique you can improve your skills as well as protect
your body from injury.
Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but concentration on your bowling
can really help when you are trying to get that high score.
Re-think the physical bowling rules, and then envision your
ball rolling down the lane towards a perfect strike. The worst
bowlers are the ones who toss the ball carelessly and have
poor technique. Unless you get lucky, not having knowledge
of proper technique will result in the bowling ball ending
up in the gutter. Making sure you know the basic bowling rules
is very important and if you ever have any questions about
bowling consider purchasing a book about basic bowling techniques.
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: 2009
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