Ten-pin bowling ramp in which a bowler will use two hands and push the ball down the ramp onto the lane. There are three widely recognized delivery styles used while the ball is released onto the lane. (See article: Bowling form.) These are the "stroker", "cranker" and "tweener" styles. Lesser used (and newer) styles include "no-thumb" and "two-handed". Strokers often keep their shoulders square to the foul line and their backswing generally does not go much above parallel to the ground. This type of delivery reduces the ball's rate of revolution, thus decreasing its hook potential and hitting power. Strokers rely on
Ten-pin bowling In Britain "Mintel International Group Ltd" produced a "Market Research Report" in July 2004 which gave the UK's Tenpin bowling sales and market by sector from 1999–2003 and also the type of customer. The Indian Tenpin Bowling Association (ITBA) produces the magazine "Go Tenpin". However, it is not specific to the United Kingdom and is highly respected around the globe in ten-pin bowling circles. (The final issue of the magazine was August 2009 it has been superseded by an online e-zine). The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) publishes a magazine for its entire membership called "U.S. Bowler". Other widely acclaimed