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Article #369: Understanding Scoring Rules in Bowling

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Score rules are the basic rules in The score of the initial strike is 30.
bowling. They determine who won the game The maximum score that a player can get
or how they got their scores. There are is 300. To do this, he needs to make 12
guidelines that need to be followed in strikes consecutively.
scoring a bowling game. There is also a spare, which is scored
There are frames that are used in scoring when the pins that were left standing
the number of pins that were knocked down after the first delivery were knocked
during the delivery. The frame is shaped down on the second delivery. Both
in a square with a little square box in deliveries should fall in the same frame.
the upper right corner of the square. A spare is then marked with a "/" in the
When a strike is scored, no marking or smaller square on the upper right corner
counts are made in the boxes. However, of the frame. The count for every spare
the pins that were knocked down on the is scored 10 added to the number of pins
first delivery are scored in the box next knocked down after the next delivery.
to the small square. The pins knocked An open frame occurs when a player was
down on the second delivery are listed on unable to knock down all of the 10 pins
the smaller box inside the square. after the two deliveries. A split may
A strike occurs when all 10 pins are happen when the head pin was knocked down
knocked down on the first delivery. The but there were lower pins that remained
square is then marked with the letter "x" standing creating two separate set of
on the upper right corner of the box. The pins.
score is then made by counting 10 for the Scoring may be hard to understand
strike and adding it to the number of especially if the player is a beginner.
pins knocked down on the next two It would be easier for him to enjoy the
deliveries. game first before understanding the
Two strikes made consecutively are scored scoring guidelines. After frequent visits
as a "double". The score for the first to the bowling lanes, he will eventually
strike is then 20 and the number of pins learn to understand the scoring rules of
knocked down on the first delivery before bowling.
the second strike. Strikes that are made For bowling techniques or bowling
on three successive attempts are called a information visit The Bowling Coach.
"turkey" and they are scored as triple.






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