File:20200127 Bowling ball and pins for strike - front view.png

Summary

Description	English: Front view of bowling pins and bowling ball in a position found optimal for achieving strikes (assumed right-handed release). Sourcing for measurements: USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications Manual. bowl.com (November 2022). Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Freeman, James and Hatfield, Ron (Jul 15, 2018). "10: The Pocket Isn't the Pocket... and It's Nowhere Near Where You Think It Is". Bowling Beyond the Basics: What's Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do about It. Publisher: BowlSmart. Figs. 10.5 and 10.10. Suggested cite: <ref name=FreemanHatfield_Chap10>{{cite book \|last1=Freeman \|first1=James \|last2=Hatfield \|first2=Ron \|title=Bowling Beyond the Basics: What's Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do about It \|date=July 15, 2018 \|publisher=BowlSmart \|chapter=10: The Pocket Isn't the Pocket... and It's Nowhere Near Where You Think It Is}} (Figs. 10.5 and 10.10)</ref>
Date	27 January 2020
Source	Own work
Author	RCraig09

20181230 Bowling ball at board 17.5 with pins.png — related to "top view" diagram
20200127 Bowling ball and pins for strike - front view.png
Bowling ball and pins for strike - front view.jpg (Jan. 2020) — measurements removed
2009 USBC tenpin bowling pin carry study - probability of strike.svg

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