It doesn’t matter if you are a good bowler, you will not knock down all ten pins each time. Therefore, it is very important to learn how to collect spare parts. Yet despite this, a surprisingly high percentage of bowlers completely ignore this side of the game!
The main reason for this is the fact that people think that working on parts is not much fun. But they would be doing themselves a huge favor by doing so, as leaving a lot of frames open will kill your score. A few linked spares will actually lead to a much higher score than getting a couple of strikes but leaving openings in the middle.
Some bowlers do find that picking up spares is a big part of the game, but they usually don’t use any real strategy, opting instead to just toss the ball and wait. Instead of doing this, you should use the destination pin method.
Aiming at the destination pins
The target peg method dictates that you will choose a peg as your target based on the arrangement left standing. Then you line up to hit just that pin.
No matter what the situation is, you will love your replacement shot on one of the 7 pins that make up the outside of the pin triangle: either the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 10 pins. (For those of you who are unfamiliar with the pin numbering system, start with the pin closest to you as # 1 and then progress from left to right for each row behind it.)
Basically, with the destination pin method, you identify the pin closest to you and make it your target.
Here are some examples to help you understand what we are saying:
- If you knock down all pins except 3, 5, and 6, it will point directly to pin 3. The logic behind this strategy is that if you hit this goal, you will knock them all down.
- If only pins 5 and 6 are left standing, which is a difficult replacement, it will still point to the point of pin 3, even though it is no longer there!
- If pins 2 and 4 remain, you’ll love pin 2 because it’s closer to you.
- If you look towards pin 8 in the back row, you will like it in the place closest to you, pin 2. The same goes for pin 9 (point to 3) and even center pin 5 (point to pin 1, the head pin).
- If you have a difficult little division, like pin 9 and pin 10, never fear and have your target set in place of pin 6.
Some bowlers may think that they do not need to use the destination pin method to collect spares. But if you simply get carried away by the sensations and throwing where you think is best, your success is due to simple luck. Bring has calculated,
You must keep your stroke constant
For this method to work, you need to make sure your delivery and approach are consistent so that you can hit the mark.
Also, many factors including the type of ball you throw, the amount of hook (if any), and even the oil pattern in the lane will determine exactly which arrow to aim for and which board to stand on. The best thing to do is take the fundamentals presented in this article and hit the streets and practice!