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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Blocked lanes

Sports; Bowling

This is a lane condition, where oil or some other sort of lane finish, has been used that creates a track. This condition will almost always result in higher scoring.

Four-step line

Sports; Bowling

For bowlers to judge the steps they take in their delivery and the line consists of a row of dots closest to the foul line. There are also dots further back, which are for five-step deliveries.

Soft alley

Sports; Bowling

A lane where strikes come easy. Also known as "soft lane"

Forward pitch

Sports; Bowling

When the finger or thumbhole is angled toward centre of ball.

Big ears

Sports; Bowling

When the 4-6-7-10 pins are left standing. Other names include; big four, double pinochle and golden gate.

Bowlers have 10 chances to bowl during a game. This is similar to an inning in baseball. So each frame is a tenth of a game for each bowler. If a bowler rolls a strike on the first ball the frame is ...