Strike...?

Took the little guy to sign up for cub scouts today. The sign up was held at a bowling alley, so I took some shots while there.

I used the cameras "high speed mode" (15 frames/sec) to try to stop the pins in flight.

This was actually not a strike, it was a 9.

freehand, high speed capture, flash (made a big diff even 80 ft away)
PS: C&B, crop left and right edges to framing