Spot Bowling

The spot bowler picks a spot or board or shadow out on the lane in line with the 1-3 pocket. This spot may be anywhere from five inches to twenty feet past the foul line.

He then sights at this spot and directs his ball over it rather than at the pins themselves. As a rule, the spot bowler possesses a hook or curve which forces him to direct the ball away from the ultimate target.

Shooting for the 1-3 pocket, for example, he may aim at a spot in line with the 3-pin or the 6-pin. In shooting for the 7-pin, he may aim at a spot in line with the 5-pin. He does so because he must allow for the curve or hook to "bring the ball back" to the point or pin he wishes to hit, after the ball has completed its arc.

Spot bowling is much more scientific than pin bowling. It requires not only a vast amount of experience, but a delivery so grooved that its owner can give the same degree of curve or hook to virtually every ball.

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