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Deflection: that's what happens when you roll a ball straight down the middle of the lane, meaning you'll leave the centre pins - or even worse, a split! By releasing the ball with side-rotation bowlers can make the ball "hook" into the pins and drive through to carry the centre pins. Watch the video of the 8-10 split and you'll see the result of deflection.
This video clip will take a few minutes to load: when it does you'll see a ball hooking into the "pocket" to score a strike. You can also watch a video of a high-flare ball as it travels down the lane, see why a ball can hit the pocket but leave a ten-pin or compare this strike with a helicopter-style strike which uses deflection to score. There are links to other video clips at the bottom of this page.
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Although this looks spectacular, and happens very fast, notice how the ball only touches four pins (sometimes only three), impacting with the front two pins (1-3 pocket for a right-hander) and then driving through to push the central 5-pin into the back-row 8-pin. Note here, however, the strong angle as the ball comes in hard from the far right of the lane - this is much more angle than can be achieved with a straight ball. |
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If you need help seeing the video or want more information see my Bowling Video FAQ/Tips page which includes information on how to save these clips to your own PC.
