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  2. Bowling form - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Bowling action - Wikipedia

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    In the sport of cricket, the bowling action is the set of movements that result in the bowler releasing the ball in the direction of the batsman. The bowling action can be broken down into a number of parts: There are certain principles that apply to all parts of the bowling action, such as balance, athleticism and keeping the movement flowing ...

  4. Glossary of bowling - Wikipedia

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    Hand: A somewhat ambiguous term, usually denoting the amount of rotation of the wrist and fingers during release. Example: "using less hand" reduces side rotation, resulting in a milder hook. [57] Handicap: A number added to a "scratch score" to form a "handicap score". Generally, handicaps make lower-average bowlers have handicap scores that ...

  5. Roundarm bowling - Wikipedia

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    In cricket, roundarm bowling is a bowling style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and largely superseded underarm bowling by the 1830s. Using a roundarm action, the bowlers extend their arm about 90 degrees from their body at the point where they release the ball. Roundarm fell into decline after 1864 when the current ...

  6. Ten-pin bowling - Wikipedia

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    Ball contacts the 1, 3, 5, and 9 pins (sequentially tinted red) to achieve a strike. Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball (a ...

  7. Hook (bowling) - Wikipedia

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    A hook in ten-pin bowling is a ball that rolls in a curving pattern (as opposed to straight). The purpose of the hook is to give the ball a better angle at the 1-3 pocket (right-handers) or 1-2 pocket (left-handers.) to achieve a strike. When a ball is rolled straight, hitting the pocket must be precise. By hooking the ball, the ball will hit ...

  8. Leg spin - Wikipedia

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    Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action. The leg spinner's normal delivery causes the ball to spin from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the pitch. For a right-handed batter, that is away from the leg side, and this is where it gets the name leg ...

  9. Five-pin bowling - Wikipedia

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    Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is played in Canada, where many bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. It was devised around 1909 by Thomas F. Ryan in Toronto, Ontario , at his Toronto Bowling Club, in response to customers who complained that the ten-pin game was too strenuous.

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