Bowling

Bowling

Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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Dive into the pocket

Sports; Bowling

When at the last-instant the ball makes a sharp break. When this happens, the ball is said to have "dived into the pocket."

Loafing

Sports; Bowling

When a bowler does not lift or turn the ball appropriately, resulting in the ball lagging and not reaching its target. For a right-handed bowler this usually means the ball will roll off to the ...

Yank the shot

Sports; Bowling

This occurs when a bowler does not release the ball soon enough and pulls it across their body.

Dodo

Sports; Bowling

A bowling ball that is over the legal weight or that is out of balance. This is not a legal ball.

Wrap around

Sports; Bowling

A shot that hits the 6-pin which in turn is suppose to hit the 10-pin but instead it spins around it, without knocking it down.

When a bowler throws the ball into the lane rather than rolling it. If the ball bounces and you do it a couple of times, you will probably be asked to leave the bowling center. Bounces the ball in ...