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A straight head-on zero-angle splitting of the 4-5 gap would likely have sent the 4-pin sideways into the gutter without ever contacting the 7-pin. A split is a situation in ten pin bowling in which the first ball of a frame knocks down the headpin ("number 1 bowling pin ") but leaves standing two or more non-adjacent groups of one or more pins.
PBA 4: [Questionable] The 3-4-6-7-9-10 split (or 2-4-6-7-8-10 for left-handed release). Pearl reactive : A type of reactive resin ball in which the coverstock has resin or mica particles that roughen the coverstock's microscopic pores to extend the skid length and hook more decisively than solid reactive balls when reaching the dry part of the ...
A Swiss-system tournament is a non-eliminating tournament format that features a fixed number of rounds of competition, but considerably fewer than for a round-robin tournament; thus each competitor (team or individual) does not play all the other competitors. Competitors meet one-on-one in each round and are paired using a set of rules ...
Four pins in a diagonal line, from the head-pin outward; [17] if the 1–2–4–7, it is known as "Four horsemen, left side," and if the 1–3–6–10, it is known as "Four horsemen, right side." The usual tenpin term for a spare leave of this kind is a "picket fence" (used for a different spare leave in candlepins) or "clothesline".
"Split" (S): Taking out the headpin and one of the three-pins, scoring 8 on the first ball. Difficult to obtain a spare on the second ball but if accomplished, this is known as a "split-spare". Many bowling associations will offer a special pin for this achievement. "Strike out": Finishing the game with Three or more strikes.
A ten-pin bowling score sheet showing how a spare is scored. A spare is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down during the second ball of a frame when not all the pins were knocked down in the first frame of that player's two turns. The symbol for a spare for most bowling sports is a forward slash mark ...
Andy Varipapa. Andy Varipapa in 1934. Andy Varipapa (March 31, 1891 – August 25, 1984) was a professional bowler. He was famous around the world for his trick bowling shots and was the first to ever win back-to-back BPAA All-Star tournaments. [1]
Conventional bowling form. A conventional roll of the bowling ball will enter the 1-3 pocket, and continue to roll from right-to-left (right-hander.) The ball only contacts four pins (1, 3, 5 and 9 pins) to achieve a strike. This type of roll/hit applies to strokers, power strokers and crankers. A conventional bowling form is the most commonly ...