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PBA |
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Professional Bowlers Association. |
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Perfect Game |
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This is one game of 12 consecutive strikes. Commonly known as a 300. This is the maximum score obtained in one game of bowling.
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Pin Bowling |
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This is when you look at the pins to aim and throw the ball. Experienced bowlers commonly use the spots or arrows that are embedded
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Pin Deck |
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The is the surface on which the pins are sitting on. |
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Pocket |
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A space between the 1 & 3 pin for the right-handed bowler or between the 1 & 2 pin for the left-handed bowler. |
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Rake |
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This is the part of the automatic pinsetter that drops and sweeps off the fallen pins into the back of the lane. Also known as a
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Sandbagging |
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This is when a bowler deliberately bowls bad to keep his or her average low so that they may receive a larger handicap. |
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Scratch |
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The actual score the bowler makes with out any handicap adjustment. |
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Six Pack |
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Six consecutive strikes. |
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Sleeper |
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This is a rear pin that is not easily seen because of a pin directly in front of it. Examples of this are a 2 & 8 pin, 3 &
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Span |
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On a bowling ball, the distance between the thumb and finger holes |
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Spare |
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To knock down with the second throw the pins standing left after the first throw. |
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Split |
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Various combination of pins standing after a first throw where one or more pins has been knocked down creating a space between
standing pins and thus a harder spare. Examples: 4-5, 5-6, 4-7, 6-10, 7-10, 4-6-7-10. |
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Spot |
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A target embedded in the approach or lane. Commonly used for where the bowler stands on the approach and where the bowler aims on
the lane. |
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Spot Bowling |
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A method of aiming the ball in which spots or arrows on the lane are used as targets rather than looking at the pins during the
delivery. |
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Straight Ball |
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A ball thrown that takes a direct path to the pins without curving. |
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Strike |
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This is where you knock down all ten pins with the first ball. |
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Strike Out |
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Making three consecutive strikes in the tenth frame. |
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