Bowling form Bowling form In the sport of ten-pin bowling, there are many different ways in which to deliver (known as a "throw" or "roll") the bowling ball in order to advance it toward the pins in an accurate and powerful manner. Generally, there are three basic forms of 10-pin bowling. The most basic form is known as stroking, which is the most classic form. The most powerful form is known as cranking, which imparts great leverage and maximum rotation on the ball, but sacrifices accuracy. In between the two is the domain of the tweener, who has characteristics of both, but
Ten-pin bowling and trick shot challenges) of the complex technique required to bowl successfully and compete at higher levels. However, the debate over whether bowling should be considered a "sport" or a "game" continues. A distribution table for scores using traditional scoring in ten-pin bowling may be found at http://www.balmoralsoftware.com/bowling/bowling.htm. It shows that there are just under 6 possible ways to obtain a score, ranging from 1 way of getting zero (20 gutterballs in a row) to 1 way of getting 300 (12 strikes in a row). Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a sport in which a player (called a "bowler") rolls