This is called the sweep or the rake, because it drops down and "sweeps" or "rakes" the pins back into the pit.
it knocks the pins down.
If you can knock all the pins down with one ball, that is a strike.
One is required to knock down all pins at once in a game of bowling in order to get a strike. If playing five pin, then 5 pins would need to be knocked down. Ten pins would be required in a game of 10 pin bowling.
If a bowler knocks down all 10 pins on the first delivery, it is called a "strike". If it takes two deliveries to knock all the pins down, it is called a "spare". If there are pins still standing after two deliveries, it is called an "open".
The objective of Bowling is to knock down and many pins as possible.
7/10 were down.
In Bowling the term used when knock down all the pins is "Strike".
You have to knock down ten pins in two tries to get a spare.
A four in bowling means you knocked down 4 bowling pins.
A dash ( - ) in bowling is a symbol indicating that no pins were knocked down.
a strike ( if you knock all the bowling pins down with one " throw " of the bowling ball )
To knock down the pins.