- even when it hits the pocket, will tend to leave a tap such as the 5-pin on a light hit, or the 10-pin if the ball was just slightly right of center pocket or with inadequate entry angle. A hook ball can achieve strikes with less precise hits.

A hook ball can also help the bowler shape the shot on challenging oil patterns.

In duckpin bowling, candlepin bowling, and nine-pin bowling, hook potential is

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