{"id":1918,"date":"2022-10-15T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2023-04-23T09:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T07:29:45","slug":"what-is-the-pocket-in-bowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howbowling.com\/what-is-the-pocket-in-bowling\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Pocket in Bowling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Bowling is easy to learn, but not everybody can bowl perfectly. It takes practice and some technique to learn to be able to get consistent strikes in bowling. One technique that almost always works for bowlers is to know the sweet spots on the lane and aim for them, and one of these spots is known as the pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pocket is the space between the headpin and third pin from the right and the headpin and second pin from the left. It’s called a “sweet spot” because if you want to score a strike, the ball should enter the pin deck at this point.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the center of the headpin<\/a> is on the 20 board, the pocket is on the 17 board, and its center is on the 17.5 board if we count from the right side. You must angle the ball into the pocket by hooking it at the right point<\/a>. This point is known as the breakpoint<\/a>. If you miss this point, the chances of landing in the pocket are very low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article, we will look at how to hit the pocket consistently so you can have improved chances of getting a strike.<\/p>\n\n\n