spot bowling

spot bowling
noun
: bowling in which a bowler aims at a calculated spot part way down the alley rather than directly at the pins — compare headpin bowling

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spot bowling,
a method of bowling in which the player chooses a spot on the alley over which the ball must pass in order to hit the pins correctly.

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