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Profile Your Spectre Stats profile is the foundation of your account. It stores your personal bowling details, display information, and preferences that help the app give you the most relevant experience. You can update your profile at any time from the Accou...

Subscription Spectre Stats offers a free account to get you started, with an optional Pro subscription that unlocks advanced performance tracking, full competition history, and deeper arsenal management tools. You can upgrade, manage, or cancel your subscript...

Notification Settings Spectre Stats can send you notifications to keep you on top of your competitions, reminders to log sessions, and updates about your account or subscription. You can customize which notifications you receive — and how you receive them — f...

Preferences The Preferences section of Spectre Stats lets you tailor the app to match the way you bowl and the way you like to work with data. From units of measurement to default views and display options, these settings make sure the app feels right for you...

Logging League Play & Tournaments Competitions are at the heart of Spectre Stats. Every time you bowl in a league night, a tournament, or a practice session you want to keep on record, you log it as a competition. Over time, your competition history becomes a...

Managing Sessions Sessions are the individual records that build up your competition history over time. Once you've logged a session, Spectre Stats gives you tools to review it in detail, make corrections, add notes after the fact, and keep your competition r...

Recording Shot Data Shot data is the detail behind your scores — the ball you threw, the line you played, and what happened on each shot. Recording shot data in Spectre Stats gives you the raw material to understand not just how you scored, but why — and what...

Charting Performance Over Time Performance charts turn your session history into a visual picture of how your game is developing over time. Instead of scrolling through individual scores, you can see at a glance whether your average is climbing, which competi...

Ball Notes Your arsenal is your collection of bowling balls as they exist inside Spectre Stats — not just a list of names, but a living record of each ball's history, surface condition, and performance over time. The more detail you put into your arsenal, the...

Maintenance Records Every time you resurface a ball, clean the coverstock, or make a change to its surface preparation, that history matters. A ball that was polished three weeks ago behaves differently from the same ball at 2000 grit — and if you can't remem...

Oil Pattern Matching Oil pattern matching is one of the most powerful features in Spectre Stats for competitive bowlers. By logging the oil pattern alongside your ball selection and scores over time, the app builds a personal reference that tells you — based ...

Frequently Asked Questions Quick answers to the most common questions about Spectre Stats. If you don't find what you're looking for here, check the relevant section of this wiki or contact the Spectre Stats support team for help. 👤 Account & Getting Started...

Common Issues Most issues with Spectre Stats can be resolved quickly without contacting support. This page covers the most common problems bowlers run into — grouped by area — along with the steps most likely to fix them. If you've worked through the relevant...

Glossary A reference guide to the key terms used throughout Spectre Stats and this documentation. Terms are organized by topic area for easier browsing, or use your browser's find function (Ctrl+F / Cmd+F) to jump straight to a specific term. 🏆 Competition &...

📐 Acronyms Used in Spectre Cloud Beyond the three primary span type acronyms, Spectre Cloud uses a number of additional shorthand terms throughout its interface. The following reference covers the most commonly encountered. Acronym Full Name Where Us...

4.1.2   concept The span type setting on a Spectre Cloud spec sheet defines the measurement convention used to record the distance between the finger holes and the thumb hole. Choosing the right span type — and understanding what each one measures — ensures s...

4.1.3   concept A bowler's grip type defines how deeply their fingers are inserted into the ball — and it is one of the most consequential decisions in a pro shop fitting. Grip type determines the standard span, pitch, bridge, and insert values that apply to ...

4.1.4   concept Pitch is the angle at which a finger or thumb hole is drilled relative to the ball's center. It affects grip comfort, how securely the ball is held through the swing, and how cleanly it releases. In Spectre Cloud, you set pitch for each hole u...

4.1.5   concept The bridge is the distance between the near edges of the middle and ring finger holes on a drilled ball — the strip of material, or land area, that holds the two finger holes apart. It's one of the smallest measurements on a spec sheet, but it...

4.1.6   concept When drilling finger holes for bowlers who use inserts, the drill bit must match the insert's Outside Diameter (OD) — the outer dimension that sets the hole size. Spectre Cloud sizes these holes for you through Autofill Insert OD (2.6.6). This...