Ten-pin bowling back row, then three, then two, and finally one in the front at the center of the lane. To ease communication, pins are numbered one through ten, starting with "head pin" in front, and ending with ten in the back to the right. Because of the spacing of the pins and the size of the ball (about in diameter), it is impossible for the ball to contact all pins. Therefore, a tactical shot is required, which would result in a chain reaction of pin hitting pin in a process called "pin scatter". In an ideal shot for a right-hander, the
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