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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Spare leave

Sports; Bowling

Refers to the pins that remain standing after first ball is rolled. This term often means a leave where it's relatively easy to get a spare. As opposed to a split leave

When a bowler touches or goes beyond the foul line when delivering the ball. The delivery counts but no pins are recorded. If the foul is on the first ball of a frame, then the bowler has the second ...

Big fill

Sports; Bowling

When a bowler knocks down nine or ten pins following a spare. Or they get a double following a strike.

Slot grip

Sports; Bowling

A bowling ball grip that has the area between the third and fourth fingers drilled away so there is just one large finger hole.

Foul line

Sports; Bowling

The line that marks the beginning of the lane. 60 feet away from the head pin. The foul line usually has detector lights called, of all things, foul lights, and a buzzer to alert your team and ...