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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Three quarter bucket

Sports; Bowling

Three of the four pins of a bucket (See Bucket) Three of: 2-4-5-8, 1-2-3-5, or 3-5-6-9.

Cracked thumb

Sports; Bowling

Actual cracks that appear on the calluses of a bowler's thumb.

A spot where right-handed bowlers like to place ball on their delivery. It is midway between the right corner and centre of lane and three-fourths of the width of the lane from the left corner. Of ...

Late 10

Sports; Bowling

When the number 10 pin pauses and then is the last pin to go down on a strike.

Cushion

Sports; Bowling

This is the padding at the back of the pit, which absorbs the shock of pins and ball.

Topping the ball

Sports; Bowling

When the ball is released the thumb stays inside the ball too long. The result is the bowlers fingers go over top of ball instead of behind or to the side o fit and so ball has little or no power or ...