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PCS Phys Ed
Bowling
Term | Definition |
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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 |