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Bowling Pin Tracker

Two free pin trackers — pick the one that fits your night. The Classic Pin Tracker is a simple printable sheet with a pin column. The Pro Practice Sheet adds per-frame 10-pin diagrams, a common-leaves cheat sheet, stat fields for first-ball average and spare conversion, and right- or left-handed leave variants.

Pick a version

Two takes on pin-by-pin tracking.

Same goal — see what's actually happening at the pocket — handled at two levels of detail.

Version 1 · Classic
Classic Pin Tracker
The original 1-page sheet.

A standard 10-frame bowling score sheet with an extra pin-tracking column per frame. Type a page title and player name in any PDF reader, then print a stack and bring them to the lanes.

  • ✓Single page · 8 player rows
  • ✓Standard 10-frame layout
  • ✓One basic pin-marker column per frame
  • ✓Fillable PDF — type once, print many
Version 2 · Pro
Pro Practice Sheet
Per-frame pin diagrams + stats + leave cheat sheet.

Built for serious bowlers, coaches, and league analysis. Every frame gets a mini 10-pin diagram you can mark up and a leave-name field. Bottom of the page packs in a stats summary, a handedness-aware common-leaves cheat sheet, and notes lines.

  • ✓Mini 10-pin diagram in every frame
  • ✓Stats: strikes, 1st-ball avg, spare conversion, opens
  • ✓Common-leaves cheat sheet (bucket / washout / Greek church / etc.)
  • ✓Right-handed or left-handed leave variants
  • ✓Ball + oil-pattern + lane + center fields
  • ✓1, 2, or 3 games per page
Version 2 builder

Build your Pro Practice Sheet.

Updates as you type. The downloaded PDF prints to standard US Letter (8.5×11) — fits in any league bag's pocket folder.

1. Handedness

Drives the common-leaves cheat sheet at the bottom of the page. Right-handers see the 10-pin / bucket / Greek church variants; left-handers see the mirror set.

2. Games per page

1 = max detail per game (best for practice sessions). 3 = full league night on a single sheet (more compact pin diagrams).

3. Header (optional)
Bowler name
Date
Lane(s)
Center / venue
4. Conditions (optional)
Bowling ball
Oil pattern

Standard 10-frame US layout, plus a per-frame mini 10-pin diagram and a leave-name field. Bottom of the page has a stats summary row, a common-leaves cheat sheet (with mini diagrams), and notes lines. Print on US Letter (8.5×11). Built in your browser.

Quick reference

The seven leaves you'll see most.

Ranked roughly by how often a typical league bowler runs into them. The Pro Practice Sheet shows each one with its own mini diagram next to the name.

10 pin (right) · 7 pin (left)
The single corner pin. The bowler's most-faced spare — converted ~85% by good league bowlers.
Bucket
2-4-5-8 (right) or 3-5-6-9 (left). Four pins clustered like a bucket — convert with a flat hit just outside the head pin's spot.
Washout
1-2-4-10 (right) or 1-3-6-7 (left). Head pin still up — your ball came in light or hit the brooklyn side.
Baby split
3-10 (right) or 2-7 (left). Two pins separated by one missing — converted by hitting the closer pin's outside edge.
Big four
4-6-7-10 — the four corner pins. The split that defines pin carry; almost no one converts it without a deflection miracle.
Greek church
4-6-7-9-10 (right) or 4-6-7-8-10 (left). Five pins in a wide split. Famously near-impossible — only converted twice on PBA TV.
5 pin (sleeper)
The single 5-pin standing alone after a strike-looking hit. Usually means your ball hit too high on the head pin.
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Round out your league night.

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Brackets
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Single-elim and round-robin formats for 4 to 32 teams.
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Awards
Bowling certificates
League Champion, 200 Club, Perfect Game, and more — fillable PDFs.
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Coaching
Lane & pin diagram
Blank lane with the 10-pin layout — for marking leave patterns or planning drills.
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