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What is an anchor in bowling?
What is the approach in bowling?
The portion of the lane behind the foul line used by bowlers to build momentum to deliver the ball.
What are arrows in bowling?
Aiming points embedded in the lanes starting about 15 feet from the foul line.
How do you calculate your average in bowling?
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What is a baby split?
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What are backends in bowling?
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What is a bagger in bowling?
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What is the function of a ball return?
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What are bed posts in bowling?
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What is the big four in bowling?
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What is a Brooklyn strike?
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What does the term 'bucket' refer to in bowling?
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What is carrydown in bowling?
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What is a Christmas tree in bowling?
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What is a clean sheet in bowling?
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What is a conventional grip in bowling?
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What does count refer to in bowling?
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What is a cranker in bowling?
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What is a crossover?
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What is dead wood in bowling?
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What does deflection refer to in bowling?
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What is a ditch in bowling?
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What is a double in bowling?
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What is a Dutch 200 in bowling?
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What is a fast eight?
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What is a fingertip grip in bowling?
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What does foul mean in bowling?
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Study Notes
Bowling Terminology
- Anchor: The last shooter on a bowling team, often critical for closing out the game.
- Approach: The space behind the foul line where bowlers gain momentum; involves movement from the stance to delivery.
- Arrows: Target points on the lane, located approximately 15 feet from the foul line, used for aiming.
- Average: Calculated by dividing the sum of all games by the number of games played, useful for tracking performance.
- Baby Split: Refers to the specific pin configurations known as the 2-7 or 3-10 split, which can be challenging to convert.
- Backends: The final 20 feet of the bowling lane, where ball motion is crucial for pin action.
- Bagger: A term used to describe a series of strikes following an initial "turkey," suggesting ongoing achievement.
- Ball Return: The mechanism that retrieves and delivers the bowling ball back to the player post-delivery.
- Bed Posts: Refers to the difficult 7-10 split, where two corner pins are left standing.
- Big Four: A challenging split consisting of the 4, 6, 7, and 10 pins remaining after the first throw.
- Brooklyn: A strike made when a ball crosses over to hit the opposite side of the intended head pin.
- Bucket: A spare pattern consisting of pin configurations like 2-4-5-8 or 3-5-6-9.
- Carrydown: Oil transfer on the lane caused by bowling activity, affecting ball reaction and lane conditions.
- Christmas Tree: An oil pattern characterized by a tapered design that resembles a tree, impacting ball behavior.
- Clean Sheet: Achieving all spares in a game; crucial for improving the bowler's average.
- Conventional Grip: A beginner-friendly grip where fingers go to the second knuckle and the thumb is fully inserted.
- Count: The total number of pins knocked down by the first ball in a frame.
- Cranker: A bowler who imparts significant revolutions on the ball, typically exceeding 370 revolutions per minute.
- Crossover: A shot that lands in the 1-2 pocket for right-handers or the 1-3 pocket for left-handers.
- Dead Wood: Fallen pins on the lane that need to be cleared before the next player's turn.
- Deflection: The change in direction of the ball after striking the pins.
- Ditch: Another term for the gutter, where missed shots land.
- Double: Achieving two consecutive strikes in a bowling game.
- Dutch 200: A game scoring exactly 200 points by alternating strikes and spares throughout.
- Fast Eight: A common pocket hit leaving either the 4-7 or 6-10 pins standing.
- Finger Tip Grip: A more advanced grip technique where fingers go up to the first knuckle, suitable for experienced bowlers.
- Foul: Occurs when a bowler steps over the foul line, resulting in no score for that delivery; marked as "F" on scoresheets.
- Frame: A segment of a game where players have two opportunities to knock down ten pins; the tenth frame allows for bonus rolls.
- Gutter Ball: A shot that lands in the gutter, resulting in no pins being knocked down.
- Head Pin: The foremost pin in the triangle formation, critical for strikes.
- Heads: The front part of the lane, known as the maple area due to the type of wood used in construction.
- High Hit: A strike where the ball directly hits the head pin straight on.
- Hook Out: Also referred to as a roll out; the moment when the ball completes its hook and travels straight down the lane.
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