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Bowling Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alley | another name for the lane |
| Anchor | a person bowling in last position on a team, usually the one with the highest average. |
| approach | the 14-foot long maple section of the lane that the bowler walks on while delivering the ball before reaching the foul line |
| arrow | aiming checkpoints embedded in the lane and used as a directional guide |
| average | an indication of a bowler’s ability and computed by dividing the total number of pins knocked down in a series of three games. |
| blind | score given a team for an absent member; either ten pins less than their average or a core of 120. |
| Brooklyn | ball hitting to the left of the headpin (1 – 2 pocket) for right-handed bowlers. |
| channel | a modern term for gutter |
| curve | a ball that has a wide sweeping arc, a wider bend than a hook |
| dead wood | fallen pins left lying on the lane or in the gutter after ball has been rolled. |
| double | two strikes in succession during a game |
| dutch 200 | a 200 game consisting of alternating strike and spares |
| foul | when a part of the bowler’s person touches or goes beyond the foul line as the ball is delivered. |
| foul line | the line that separates the approach from the lane. |
| frame | the box on the score sheet on which the score is recorded |
| graveyard | the lane or lanes that are the toughest for a bowler to score on. |
| guide rail | a guide for blind bowlers positioned on the approach |
| gutter | either side or deep groove of the alley bed that catches misdirected balls or errant pins. |
| handicap | a method of scoring that enables individuals or teams with different averages to compete against one another by adding pins to the lower-average person or to the team score. |
| headpin | the number 1 pin |
| hook | a ball that travels straight down the lane for a distance, then breaks sharply to the pocket as it nears the pins. |
| kegler | another name for a bowler, coming from the German word kegel |
| kingpin | the number 5 pin |
| locator dots | dots positioned 7 feet beyond the foul line and used by spot bowlers as a target. |
| mark | getting a strike or spare |
| open frame | a frame without a strike or spare |
| pit | the space at the end of the lane where the pins fall when hit by the bowling ball. |
| Pocket or “strike zone | the space between the 1 and 3 pins for a right-handed bowler, or the 1 and 2 pins for a left-handed bowler |
| return | the track on which the ball rolls back from the pit to the ball rack |
| Reverse hook (back-up ball | a ball that breaks to the right for a right-handed bowler. |
| sctracth | using actual scores without the handicap |
| Scratch bowler | a bowler who has no handicap |
| sleeper | a pin hidden or obscured from easy view, directly behind another pin; sometimes call “double wood”. |
| split | – two or more pins left standing after the first delivery, provided the headpin (1 p is down and (a) at least one pin is down between two or more standing pins (e.g. 7&9, 2&7 pins) or (b) at least one pin is down |
| spare | all pins knocked down on two balls |
| spot | a certain place on the lane either 7 feet or 16 feet beyond the line at which the bowler aims. |
| strike | all pins knocked down on the first ball. |
| tap | leaving just one pin, either the 4 or 7 or 8 or 10 pin, on what appeared to be a strike ball. |
| turkey | Three strikes in a row. |
| vacancy | a score to be used when a member is absent and a substitute is not obtained. The vacancy score is usually 120 unless otherwise specified by league rules. |
| WIBC | Women’s International Bowling Congress. |
| WNBA | Women’s National Bowling Association, Nov. 18, 1916 – 1925, was replaced by the WIBC. |
| TNBA | The National Bowling Association |
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