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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Crow hopper

Sports; Bowling

This is a loose grip on ball at its release point.

A strike, even though the ball misses the head pin. The name comes from the fact that typically the 4, 2, and 1 fall very slowly onto each other in that order. We sat typically because this can also ...

Tickler

Sports; Bowling

When the 6-pin gently knocks over the 10-pin with the outcome being a strike. The 6-pin is the tickler.

Kickbacks

Sports; Bowling

These are the dividers between lanes at the pit end. Often pins will bounce from the kickback, which then knock down other pins.

Fire's out, the

Sports; Bowling

A common expression used to denote when a string of strikes ends.

Illegal pinfall

Sports; Bowling

A pin being knocked over is not legal if: the ball leaves the lane before reaching the pins, a bowler fouls or a ball comes off the rear cushion and knocks down a pin(s).