Cherry Meaning in Bowling

A cherry happens when a bowler tries to pick up a two-pin spare but only knocks down the front pin. This leave usually occurs when the ball hits the front pin too directly instead of at an angle. Therefore the back pin remains standing and the player fails to record a spare for that frame. It is a common mistake for beginners who aim exactly at the center of a two-pin cluster. For example he was frustrated after he got a cherry on the 3-9 leave during the fifth frame. A cherry is a failed spare attempt where the back pin stays standing while the front one falls. He was frustrated after he got a cherry on the 3-9 leave during the fifth frame.