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PCS Phys Ed
Bowling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alley | the sixty feet of pine or maple on which you roll the ball; known as the "lane" in today's bowling talk |
| approach | maple area behind the foul line where the bowler makes his delivery |
| arrow | aiming devise located on the lane approximately 15 ft. out from the foul line |
| double | two consecutive strikes |
| foul line | the one-half inch black plastic strip that separates the approach from the lane |
| frame | one-tenth part of a game; one of ten score boxes in which the score of the game is registered |
| gutter ball | misdirected ball that rolls off the lane into the gutter |
| headpin | the pin at the apex of the triangle formed by the ten pins; the number one pin |
| houseball | a ball provided by the bowling alley for customer use |
| lane | another name for alley |
| leadoff | the first person in the line-up |
| league | an organized group of teams bowling on a regular, formal basis, under a specific code of rules and regulations |
| lofting | throwing the ball out on the lane well beyond the foul line |
| mark | a strike or a spare |
| open frame | a frame without a strike or a spare |
| the area between 1 and 3 pins; the strike zone | |
| set-up | all ten pins are standing in their triangular pattern |
| sleeper | a pin which is concealed from view by another pin |
| spare | knocking down all ten pins in one frame with two rolls of the ball |
| split | when the first ball leaves two or more pins standing with at least the width of a pin between the standing pins |
| strike | knocking down all ten pins with the first ball in a frame |
| strike-out | finish with three consecutive strikes in the tenth frame |
| sweep | the metal mechanism that clears the pin deck after every delivery of the ball |
| triple or turkey | three consecutive strikes |