BOWLING STUDY GUIDE

GENERAL RULES:

A line or game is composed of 10 frames.
A player is entitled to two balls per frame unless a strike is rolled.
In the 10^th frame a strike or spare earn the bowler a third ball.
If a foul is committed, the pins are reset and 0 points are recorded for the ball.
A ball is dead when:
1. One or more pins are missing from the set up
2. Any interference occurs before the ball reaches the pins
3. In team play, if a bowler rolls out of turn or in the wrong lane
If a dead ball is declared, the bowler must re-roll the ball in question
The following situations may occur where the ball rolled and pins cleared do not count:
1. A ball rebounds from the rear cushion of the pit area
2. A ball leaves the alley and returns to knock down pins (out of the gutter)
3. A foul is committed
Bowling may be played on an individual or team basis. A match consists of three games. In competition, the winner is decided by:
1. Winning 2 out of 3 games
2. Having the highest total of 3 games added together

BASIC SAFETY & ETIQUETTE:

Bowling rules of conduct on and off the lanes are based mostly on common courtesy.
Do not take an excessive amount of time before each ball delivery.
The bowler on your right has the right of way. If he/she has taken a stance in the approach area, wait until the delivery is complete before you begin yours.
As soon as you have completed your delivery and follow through, move away from the foul line and wait behind the approach for your ball to return. This courtesy allows the next bowler the make their approach without being distracted.
When a person is bowling with a particular ball, even if it is a house ball (owned by the bowling alley), it is their property at the time. Do not use it without their consent.
Keep food and drink out of the playing area.
Use regulation-bowling shoes.
Refrain from talking to a bowler once they have assumed their stance.
Return any ball used to the racks before leaving.
Know how to and share the responsibility of scoring.
Throwing the ball as hard as you are able will NOT cause more pins to drop.

STRATEGY:

Choose the heaviest ball that can be controlled as this will give better pin action.
Establish a consistent starting position by taking four and one half steps back from the foul line.
For a right handed bowler the 1-3 pocket is best to roll a Strike (1-2 pocket for a left hander).
Spot bowling (using the arrows or some other mark on the lane) is the recommended aiming method.
- Aiming at the pins is not recommended.
- Adjust your starting position based on the results of the previous throws.
Use a four step approach (right, left, right, left for a right handed bowler).
- Push the ball forward on the first step
- Let the ball swing down and back on the 2nd and 3rd steps
- Right leg crosses behind on the 4th step
For beginners a straight ball release is best as it is easiest to control.
- Rotate the hand to a natural handshake position.
- Release ball out in front of the body (not dropped beside leg).
- Follow through straight up on the release.
Use a cross-alley technique for picking up spares.
Consistency is the key to good bowling.

TERMINOLOGY:

Approach:	the area before the foul line with sets of dots to guide starting position
Arrows:	targets on the lane that help the player align a starting position w/ the pins
Anchorman:	the last player in a team line-up usually maintaining the highest average
Creeper:	an excessively slow rolling bowling ball
Crossover:	throwing the ball past the pocket to the other side of the head pin
Double:	two strikes in a row
Field goal:	rolling a ball between a split without hitting either one
Foul:	touching or going beyond the foul line when delivering the ball. This is indicated on the score sheet with a ‘f". The score for the ball rolled is 0 regardless of what was knocked over.
Frame:	1/10 of a game. Each square on a score sheet indicates one frame.
Gutter ball:	a delivered ball that rolls off the lane into the gutter.
Handicap:	a means a placing bowlers and teams with varying degrees of skill on as equitable a basis as possible for competition against each other.
Head pin:	the number one pin
Hook:	a ball that breaks sharply toward the pocket
Lane:	the area between the foul line and the head pin
Lead-off:	first person in a team line-up
Maples:	bowling pins
Mark:	a strike or spare
Nose hit:	the ball hits fully on the head pin
Open:	a frame in which the player fails to strike or spare
Perfect game:	all strikes, equaling a score of 300
Pin deck:	the area where the pins were placed
Pit:	end of the lane where the deck drops off and the pins fall after being knocked down
Pocket:	the area between the 1-2 pins for a left-hander; the 1-3 pins for a right-hander
Scratch:	a player’s actual score without a handicap added
Set-up:	when all 10 pins are set up in a triangular formation
Sleeper:	a pin hidden behind another pin; also called a railroad
Spare:	knocking down all 10 pins using both deliveries (rolls) allowed in a frame
Split:	the head pin and center pins are knocked down
Strike:	all pins down on the first ball
Tap:	a pin left standing on an apparent solid hit
Turkey:	three strikes in a row

SCORING:

The score in bowling consists of the cumulative (on going) record of pins knocked down in each of the 10 frames. It is a means of comparing the performance of the bowlers within a possible perfect total score of 300. Each game (or line) consists of 10 frames with a maximum of two balls rolled for each frame except in the 10^th frame. In the 10^th frame a third ball can be rolled if a strike or spare is earned.

If a strike is rolled it will score 10 points for that frame PLUS the adding of the next two balls thrown.
If a spare is made it will score ten points for that frame plus the adding of the next (one) ball rolled.
If a strike or spare is not made, it is an open frame. The total number of pins the two balls rolled in that frame are totaled and added to the previous frame.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

X
30
X
57
X
76
7|2
85
3|/
104
9|/
122
8|1
131
X
151
9|/
169
8|/|X
189

10+20 30+27 57+19 76+9 85+19 104+18 122+9 131+20 151+18 169+20

BHS PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
X 30	X 57	X 76	7\|2 85	3\|/ 104	9\|/ 122	8\|1 131	X 151	9\|/ 169	8\|/\|X 189
10+20	30+27	57+19	76+9	85+19	104+18	122+9	131+20	151+18	169+20