Scoring
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Your ability to manually calculate bowling score will enable you to plan strategy and prepare yourself for the important shots whenever they arise. This article will provide some of the tools you need to give yourself that extra winning edge. Click on the link “Scoring” below:
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BOWLING TERMS
| Strike: | Knocking down all ten pins with the first ball. The score for the frame is 10 plus the total number of pins knocked down by the next two balls. The symbol is “X”. |
| Spare: | Knocking all the pins with two balls. The score for that frame is 10 plus the number of pins knocked down with the first ball of the next frame. The symbol is “/”. |
| Split: | A spare combination in which the head pin is down and the remaining pins have one or more intermediate pins down immediately ahead of or behind them. The symbol is “O”. |
| Foul: | Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery. It’s penalized by a count of zero pins. If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack. |
| Cherry or Chop: | Missing a spare cluster by taking the front pin or pins only; To knock down one pin of a spare leave, while the pin next to or behind it remains standing. |
| Turkey: | Three strikes in a row. |
| Gutter Ball: | A ball that goes into the gutter before reaching the pins. |
| Beer frame: | In team play, when all players strike, the one who doesn’t must treat (usually liquid refreshments). May also be the low scorer in a designated frame (often the 7th frame). |
| Blow: | A missed spare. |
| Field goal: | Ball rolled between two pins of a wide split. |
| Follow-through: | Motion after release. Should be toward the pin you’re aiming at. |
| Frame: | A tenth part of a game of bowling. |
| Handicap: | Pins awarded to individuals or teams in an attempt to equalize competition. |
| Hook: | A ball that breaks to the left for right-handers and to the right for lefties. |
| Open bowling: | Non-league or non-tournament play, for fun or practice. |
| Perfect game: | Twelve strikes in a row with a count of 30 pins per frame resulting in a score of 300. Also called 300 game. |
| Scratch: | Without benefit of handicap; actual score. |
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