Bowling Tips: Getting the Spares and Terminology

If you want to knock over pin 7/10,

Stand diagonally towards the pins.
Walks right up to the pins.
Make the ball roll diagonally as seen on the image.

Key Pin is the pin in the back that you aim for.

Aim for the key pin to get the spare.

It is hard to get spares when you roll a Big Curve. Its better to make a Small Curve.

Example:
When only pins 6 and 10 are spares, make pin 9 as your imaginary key pin and aim for that.

There are basic ways to get the spare but there's no right answer. Everyone has different bowling styles. There's no rule that will apply to everyone. It'll be different for everyone.

Factors:
height
weight
being right-handed or left-handed

Snake Eyes is when only pins 7 and 10 are left as spares.

It is also a difficult split even for pros.

When pins 3 and 10 or 2 and 7 are left as spares. This is actually an easy split.

Tip:
Aim for the pin on the back: pin 10 or pin 7.

Getting the spare for pins 1, 2 and 10: Roll it between 1 and 2 then pin 1 should hit pin 10.