# What is the best you can bowl without throwing a hook?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 26, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-you-can-bowl-without-throwing-a-hook/442764 "2008-03-26T03:22:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-you-can-bowl-without-throwing-a-hook/442764/21 "2008-03-29T14:46:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn]  
Yes. I think the above poster was saying he aimed for the"Brooklyn" side, between the 1 and 2.  
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FYI: here in Queens and also the 2 or 3 times I’ve bowled in Brooklyn, hitting the “other pocket” (1-2 for righties and 1-3 for lefties) is called a “Jersey” strike 🙂

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-you-can-bowl-without-throwing-a-hook/442764/22 "2008-03-29T20:52:28Z")

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Heh. I always wondered about that!

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