Term | Definition |
baby split | a split where the ball can be fitted in between the two pins and the 1 pin is down (ie 4-5 split, the 1 and 2 pin are down so the ball fits between 4 and 5 pin) |
Question a)
What is your bowling instructor's name? | Mrs. Rider...write this on your Study Guide Assessment |
dead wood | fallen pins left lying in the lane or the gutter after the ball has been rolled |
fast lane | lane that cuts down on amount of hook (also called a holding lane) |
frame | box on the score sheet to register the score; one-tenth of a game |
holding | fast lane that cuts down on the amount of hook |
Question b)
Are you right-handed or left-handed? | Write your answer on the Study Guide Assessment |
kingpin | the number 5 pin |
return | track on which the ball rolls back from the pit to the ball rack |
reverse hook | a ball that breaks to the right for a right-handed bowler |
Question c)
Which type of aiming method is the most effective? | Write your answer on the Study Guide Assessment |
running | a slow lane that allows more hook |
scratch bowler | a bowler who has no handicap |
soft | lanes that are easy to score on |
span | distance between thumb and finger holes on the ball |
split | two or more pins left standing after the first delivery, provided the head pin is down and:
a) at least one pin is down between two or more standing pins and,
b) at least one pin is down immediately ahead of two or more standing pins |
Question d)
When a right-handed bowler has a perfect strike, what pins should the ball hit? | Write your answer on the Study Guide Assessment |
tap | leaving just one pine, either the 4, 7, 8, or 10, on what appears to be a strike |
washout | the 1-2-4-10 leave for a right-hander; the 1-3-6-7 leave for a left-hander |
graveyard | I know you are thinking of dead people, but let's think in terms of bowling....toughest lanes for a bowler to score on |
rough, tough or mean | lanes that are difficult to score on |
steal | to get more pins than you shoot for |
creeper | very slow ball |
headpin | the number 1 pin |
kegler | another name for bowler |
leave | no...this isn't turning in your shoes and heading to your car....a leave is another word for pins left standing after your first roll |
sleeper pin | a split where a pin is directly behind another pin (ie: 2-8 split) |
Question e)
Why do we use range finders in spot bowling? | Write your answer on the Study Guide Assessment |