Tenpin bowling

Tenpin bowling is a sport in which players roll a large ball down a lane to knock down ten pins arranged in a triangle. Players score by counting pins felled, with bonuses for strikes and spares.

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Bowling scorekeeping: A scoring system that awards bonuses for strikes and spares across ten frames. Its cumulative bonuses make a strike worth more than the pins it immediately knocks down.
Ten-pin rack: The standard triangular arrangement of ten bowling pins, set in four rows. Its geometry determines pin numbering, common leaves, and pin-to-pin action.
Professional Bowlers Association: A major United States organization that sanctions professional tenpin bowling tours and events. Its tour provides a prominent professional circuit for the sport.
Duckpin bowling: A bowling variant using shorter, squatter pins and smaller balls without finger holes. Its smaller equipment and three-ball frames differ sharply from tenpin's standard setup.
Strike (bowling): A bowling result in which all ten pins fall on the first delivery of a frame. It earns the largest single-frame bonus in standard tenpin scoring.
Bowling frame: One of ten scoring units in a standard game, usually allowing up to two deliveries. Frames organize play and determine when strikes or spares earn bonuses.
World Bowling: The international governing body that oversees tenpin bowling and other bowling disciplines. It coordinates international competition and establishes rules for the sport.
Candlepin bowling: A bowling variant using tall, narrow pins and small balls without finger holes. Pins remain deadwood between rolls, unlike standard tenpin play.
Spare (bowling): A bowling result in which all remaining pins fall on the second delivery of a frame. Its next-delivery bonus rewards converting difficult first-ball leaves.
Bowling approach: The marked area before the foul line where a bowler takes steps and releases the ball. Footwork on the approach sets up a controlled delivery without crossing the foul line.