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Strikes Bowling Centre

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Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Strikes Bowling Centre
Phone:
+44 1353 668666

Address:
Angel Drove, Ely CB7 4DT, England

Bowling is a sport or leisure activity in which a player rolls or throws a bowling ball towards a target. It is one of the major forms of throwing sports. In pin bowling variations, the target is usually to knock over pins at the end of a lane. A strike is when all the pins are knocked down on the first roll, whereas a spare is when all the pins are knocked over on the second shot. The maximum score is 300, which is achieved by getting 12 strikes in a row. Three consecutive strikes are known as a turkey. Further strings of strikes are referred to as the number with the word bagger, such as four-bagger for four consecutive strikes. The term hambone has also been used to describe four consecutive strikes. In target variations, the aim is usually to get the ball as close to a mark as possible. The pin version of bowling is often played on a flat wooden, or other synthetic, surface . In target bowling, the surface may be grass, gravel or a synthetic surface. The most common types of pin bowling include ten-pin, nine-pin, candlepin, duckpin and five-pin bowling. In target bowling, bowls, skittles, kegel, bocce, carpet bowls, pétanque, and boules, both indoor and outdoor varieties are popular. Today the sport of bowling is played by 100 million people in more than 90 countries worldwide , and continues to grow through entertainment media such as video games for home consoles and handheld devices.Bowling in the United States and Canada usually refers to ten-pin bowling. In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries it tends to refer to lawn bowls.
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