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Carry |
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To knock down a pin or pins. Also known as pin carry. |
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Channel |
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This is the half circle groove or drop-off area on each side of the lane. Also known as the gutter. |
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Cherry |
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To pick off the front pin or pins but leaving the back pin on a spare attempt. |
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Christmas Tree |
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This split consists of the 3, 7 & 10 pin for a right-hand bowler or the 2, 7 & 10 pin for the left-hand bowler. |
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Clothesline |
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The consists of the 1, 2, 4 & 7 pin or the 1, 3, 6 & 10 pin still standing after the first ball. Also known as the picket
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Count |
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The number of pins knocked down in the first & secont frame. Also known as pin count. |
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Curve Ball |
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A ball thrown with spin that follows a wide arc toward the pins. |
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Deadwood |
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Pins that have been knocked down & are lying on the pin deck or in the gutter. |
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Delivery |
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The rolling of the ball. |
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Double |
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Two consecutive strikes. |
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Dutch 200 |
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This is a game of exactly 200 by alternately rolling spares and strikes. |
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Field Goal |
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A missed throw between a widely separated split. |
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Foul |
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Touching the foul line or beyond it in any way while delivering the ball. |
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Foul Line |
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This is the black line between the lane and the approach. |
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Four Bagger |
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Four consecutive strikes. |
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