This clip shows a hook ball hitting the pocket, but with insufficient energy to go through the deck. You can see the ball deflect and slam in hard onto the three pin. A light pocket hit will also hit high on the three pin and, just like here, force it back into the deck and cause the six pin to fall in front of the tenpin.
This video clip will take a few minutes to load: when it does you'll see a ball hook into the pocket, but leave the ten pin standing. Compare this with the 8-10 split, 4-pin spare or a strike. Alternatively you can read articles describing simple lane-play and spare systems. There are links to other video clips at the bottom of this page.
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View other videos of Strike Balls,
various Releases, the Approach or click on these
pictures to see other videos of other Spares.
The ten-pin is the bane of the right-handed hook bowler (similarly the seven-pin for the leftie). A seemingly perfect pocket ball can leave this pin sitting in the corner, making it just that little bit more likely that your spare ball may fall off into the gutter. That thought can create extra pressure on the bowler. The CATS manual, and this video clip, shows that the strike shot is just a fraction light in the pocket. An advanced bowler will use this knowledge, not to complain or make excuses, but to make an adjustment to get her ball more flush in the pocket.
PS. if you've ever wondered how a pocket ball can leave the back-row 8-10 split watch this video and imagine a little more deflection, just enough so the ball clips the five-pin a little lighter: you can then imagine the five pin sliding by the front of the eight-pin.
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