The throw

The three timed meters, the hook, and the physics values behind the ball and pins.

A throw is three timed decisions and then real physics.

The three meters

Each meter sweeps back and forth and the player taps to lock it in.

Meter	Setting	Default	Sets
Direction	`DirectionHz`	`0.34`	The aim angle
Power	`PowerHz`	`0.46`	The ball's speed
Spin	`SpinHz`	`0.41`	How much the ball hooks

The Hz value is how fast the bar sweeps. Higher is faster and harder; lower is slower and easier. The shipped values make direction the most forgiving and power the least, which is the right ordering: missing the line matters more than missing the speed.

Ranges

Field	Default	Meaning
`MaxAngleDeg`	`45`	Widest aim, left or right
`PowerMin`	`28`	Ball speed at the lightest tap
`PowerMax`	`60`	Ball speed at full power
`SpinMax`	`1.0`	Maximum hook, where `0` is none
`StrafeRange`	`2.5`	How far the bowler may step sideways before throwing

The gap between PowerMin and PowerMax is how much a soft throw differs from a hard one. Narrowing it makes power matter less, which makes the game easier and duller in equal measure.

The hook

CurveForce = 40,
CurveDurationSeconds = 1.2,

After release the ball is pushed sideways for CurveDurationSeconds with CurveForce, scaled by the spin the player set. Bigger values give a sharper, longer hook.

That is what makes an approach from the outside line viable, and it is the setting to raise if experienced players say the game feels flat.

Ball and pin physics

These are real Roblox physics values applied to your parts.

Field	Default	What it changes
`BallDensity`	`5`	Ball weight. Heavier ploughs through pins
`BallFriction`	`0.35`	Grip on the lane. Too high and it stalls
`BallElasticity`	`0.05`	Bounce. Keep near zero
`PinDensity`	`3`	Pin weight. Heavier topples solidly
`PinFriction`	`0.4`	How far pins slide once hit
`PinElasticity`	`0.05`	Keep near zero so pins do not bounce upright

Keep the ball and pin densities within about five times each other

The ball to pin weight ratio is what makes a strike look like a strike. Push it far apart and the simulation gets unstable: a very heavy ball makes pins explode across the room, a very light one bounces off the head pin.

5 against 3 is the tuned pair. Change both together if you change either.

Where the camera comes from

The throw camera is not a setting. It follows the camera mount part placed in the lane model in Studio.

To reposition it, move the part. That keeps the camera correct per lane, which a global setting could not do for an alley whose lanes face different directions.

Ball spawn

BallSpawnOffset = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0),

A nudge applied to where the ball appears. Usually zero; it exists for a lane model whose ball return sits slightly off the line.

Tuning order

If the throw does not feel right, change things in this order and test after each:

PowerMin and PowerMax, the range of a throw
CurveForce, how much a hook actually bends
BallDensity against PinDensity, how the pins react
The three Hz values, how hard the meters are

Doing it in the other order means retuning the meters against a ball whose behaviour you then change.

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