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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String

Sports; Bowling

When a bowler has three or more consecutive strikes.

High board

Sports; Bowling

Because lanes are made of wood, a change in the weather can result in a board in a lane expanding or contracting. This might be a slight change but it can be enough to change the course of a ball ...

Cherry or chop

Sports; Bowling

When trying to pick a spare and the ball chops the front pin of the spare but leaves other pin(s) standing.

Stroke

Sports; Bowling

During delivering the ball the arm and hand motion over the foul line.

Classified

Sports; Bowling

These are tournaments that have a limit on bowlers who can enter them depending on their bowling average.

Swiss cheese ball

Sports; Bowling

A ball with lot's of holes in it. It is used to determine a bowler's finger size and span for drilling. With these measurements a custom ball can be drilled.