page_title: Strike (bowling)
hierarchical_section_title: Strike (bowling)
caption_attribution_description: English: Animated GIF visually demonstrating a perfect strike.
context_page_description: A strike is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down with the first ball roll of a frame. On a bowling scoresheet, a strike is symbolized by an X.
  In nine-pin bowling, a ringer is an equivalent term for knocking all nine pins in the first ball roll.
context_section_description: A strike is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down with the first ball roll of a frame. On a bowling scoresheet, a strike is symbolized by an X.
  In nine-pin bowling, a ringer is an equivalent term for knocking all nine pins in the first ball roll (a full house).
caption: With a proper hook, the ball only contacts the 1, 3, 5  and 9 pins (sequentially tinted red) to achieve a strike. All the other pins are knocked down in a chain reaction called pin scatter.