Bowling

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Action..

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when bowlers compete for money

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Actual

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Bowling without benefit of handicap or bonus---(scratch)

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Adjust

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Making changes in starting point or target on lane during competition

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Alley

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Playing surface

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Alley Ball

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Usnig ball provided by center (House Ball)

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All Events

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A combined total score of singles, doubles, and team event.

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All the Way

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Finishing game with nothing but strikes.

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Ambassadors

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Professional bowlers who represent ABC

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Anchor

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Last player in line up for team competition

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Andy Varipapa 300

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ABC Hall of Famer, countless number of 12 strike consecutives.

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Apple

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-Term for bowling ball years ago.
-a bowler who fails to come through in clutch situation

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Approach

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Portion of Lane behnid the foul line

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Arrows

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Aiming points in lanes, 15 feet past foul line.

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Associations

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Volunteer organizations serving for the betterment of the membership organizations

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Baby the Ball

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Releasing the ball without authority, failing to get maximum results.

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Baby split

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2-7, 3-10, 4-5, 5-6, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10 splits.
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Back up

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Ball a bowler throws which hooks towards the hand...right hand hooks to right.

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Baker System

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Format which calls for different bowlers executing in different frames. Mainly used in 5-person team competition

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Balk

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An incomplete approach in which the bowler stops before delivery of the ball. Can cross foul line and not be penalized if there is no release.

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Ball Rack

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Where the ball rests in the settee area after it returns following a delivery.

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Ball Weights

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Weight of the ball, it cannot exceed 16 pounds.

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Bedposts (Big Four, Double Pinochle)

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4-6-7-10 split

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Beer frame

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Used in team competition to decide who buys refreshments.

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Belly the Ball

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Increasing the ball's hook by releasing it in a sharp direction towards the channel and hooking it back into the pocket.

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Bench work

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Talking smack towards competition, trying to upset opponent.

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Big Ball

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A crucial shot, or a working hook that enables a bowler to carry strikes.

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Big Fill

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9 or 10 pins on any shot, usually more beneficial in the last frame.

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Blind

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Score allowed for absent member, usually lower than average due to penalty

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Blocked

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a lane deliberately dressed to make for easier scoring. (pie, tracked, slots)

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Blow

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A missed Spare

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Blow the rack

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applied for a variety of strikes

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Blowout

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Downing all the pins but one.

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Board

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Bowlers pick specific boards as their target on various shots.

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Bocci Style

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a bowler who finishes approach on the wrong foot.

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Body English

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Contortion of arms, legs, and body in hopes of steering the ball after it has left the hand.

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Bonus

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Used in match play bowling for winning a particular match. It can be one, two or more games in a particular match and the bonus may be between 10 and 50 extra pins.

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Box

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Frame (canto)

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Break

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When something very fortunate happens, such as late pin fall, aslo used to indicate the end of a string of strikes

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Break Point

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Point on lane where ball begins to hook toward the pins.

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Bridge

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Span seperating finger holes on a ball

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Brooklyn

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A strike where the ball goes to opposite side it was intended to go. Right hand --> left side.

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Broom Ball

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A ball that hits the pocket in such a way that pins scatter as if they were being swept by a broom.

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Brunswick

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One of major developers and manufacturers in industry, owner of more than 100 centers worldwide.

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Bucket

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the 2-4-5-8
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Century Award

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An award presented to a bowler for exceeding their average by at least 100 pins

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Certification

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All recognized centers must have their lanes certified by ABC/WIBC annually. Bowling only sport that has yearly check ups.

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Channel

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the gutter

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Charge

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When an individual or a team begins its momentum to move towards the top of the standings.

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Cheesecakes

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easy scoring lanes

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Cherry

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Hitting the front pin of a spare leave without hitting any others (chop, pick)

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Chevron

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Award given for a bowling accomplishment.

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Chicken tracks

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A string of strikes on the scoresheet

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Choke

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Used to describe a bowlers performance when they fail to perform well in a clutch situation.

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Classified

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Leagues or tournaments with average limitations or other restrictions.

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Clean Game

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A game with spares or strikes in every frame.

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Clothes line

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the 1-2-4-7 or the 1-3-6-10 spare leave.
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Clutch

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Coming through in a pressure situation

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Convert

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Knock down the remaining pins on the lane for a spare.

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Count

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Number of pins knocked down on each first ball

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Core

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The solid massive weight ni a bowling ball, usually under label. Used to provide balance

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Cranker

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A bowler who throws a wide hook, usually by snapping wrist sharply at release point.

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Creeper

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A ball that goes slow

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Crooked Arm

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Having the elbow far from the body on the downswing and release

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Curve

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the path of the pin to release ball

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Cushion

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the padding in the rear or pit to absorb shock.

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Dead Ball

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an ineffective ball that fades or deflects badly when it hits the pins.

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Dead Wood

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pins that fall over but remain on the lane even after the lane is reset.

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Deflection

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The movement of the ball after it hits the pins

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Delivery

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Combination of a bowler's approach and release.

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Deuce

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200 game or average

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Dime Store

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5-10 split
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Ditch

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Playing a severe outside line, sending the ball right next to the channel

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Dive

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Action of a big hook ball at the last second before it hits the pins.

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DODO

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A term used years ago for balls loaded with weights to make them overweight. Also refers to scale used to measure the weights in a ball.

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Dots

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Imbedded in the lane just over the foul line, used by some bowlers as targets.

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Double

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Two consecutive strikes

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Double Tap

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Leaving the 7-10 split on a seemingly good pocket hit.

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Double Wood

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When one pin is directly behind the other.
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Doughnut

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same as a split

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Dovetail

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Where maple(dark) and pine (light) boards join.

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Dressing

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Substance on the lanes (oil)

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Drive

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Old term for an alley, it now is the revolving action of a ball as it comes in contact with the pins.

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Dry Lane

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A lane which has little dressing, causing the ball to hook drastically.

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Durometer Test

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An instrument that inserts a needle into balls surface to determine it's hardness.

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Dutch 200

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a 200 game scored by alternating strikes and spares.

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Faith, Hope, and Charity

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The 2-7-10 or 3-7-10 splits.
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