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38 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Alley
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Bowling center or lanes.
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Anchorman
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Last bowler on team (usually the best bowler).
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Approach
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15 foot area behind the foul line where player take steps to throw.
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Arrows
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Sighting targets embedded in the lane to help a player get aligned.
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Backswing
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Path of the arm behind the body before delivery.
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Blind
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Score given for a missing or not present bowler.
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Blow
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Error or miss, failing to convert a spare.
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Channel, Gutter
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Drop off area on each side of the lane.
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Creeper
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A ball rolled very slowly.
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Curve
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A ball that has a wide sweeping arch.
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Double
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Two strikes in a row.
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Foul
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Going beyond the foul line.
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Foul Line
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The line that separates the lane and the approach area.
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Frame
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One tenth of a game, or a large box on a score sheet.
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Head Pin
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The number 1 pin.
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Kegler
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German word for bowler derived from the word "kegal" (pin).
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King Pin
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The number 5 pin.
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Lane
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The 60 foot area between the foul line and the head pin.
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Lead Off
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The first bowler in a team lineup.
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Leave
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The pins that remain standing after the first ball delivery.
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Lofting
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Tossing the ball way out past the foul line.
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Mark
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Getting a strike or spare.
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Nose Hit
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A ball that hits full on the head are number one pin.
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Open
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A frame in which a player fails to strike or spare.
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Perfect Game
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300 score,12 strikes in a row in 10 frames.
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Pin
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Object which the bowler is trying to knock down.
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Pin Deck
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The area in which the pins are placed.
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Return
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The track or rails which the ball rolls back to the player.
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Sandbagging
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Deliberately holding down a league average.
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Series
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Usually 3 or more games.
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Sleeper
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A pin hidden behind another.
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Spare
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Knocking down all ten pins in two throws in one frame.
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Split
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Combination of pins left standing after first delivery.
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Spot Bowler
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One who uses spots to aim as a target.
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Pin Bowler
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One who aims at the pins.
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Strike
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Knocking down all the pins in the first throw.
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Strike Out
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3 strikes in the 10th frame.
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Turkey
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3 strikes in a row.
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