3-6-9 Spare System
(Left Handers)

For left handed straight and hook bowlers or right handed backup bowlers.

Establish a line for the strike and 7 pin in your warm up practice time.

For pins RIGHT of the headpin:

Use the headpin target at the arrows as your starting point.

Move 3 boards LEFT on the approach per pin away from the headpin and use the same arrow as a target, i.e. for the 3 and 9 pins, move 3 boards left; 6 pin move 6 boards left; and for the 10 pin, move 9 boards left.

For pins to the LEFT of the headpin:

Use the 7 pin line as your starting point.

Move 3 boards LEFT on the approach per pin away from the 7 pin, using the same arrow as a target, i.e. for the 2 and 8 pins, move 6 boards left; for the 4 pin move 3 boards left; and for the 7 pin, make no adjustment.

For the 5 pin - make no adjustment to your normal strike line unless you have a big hook, in which case you should move half a board RIGHT to ensure hitting the 5 pin

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