The ABC’s Of Bowling Lingo
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uk canada goose A is for anchor which is the last bowler on the team to bowl and A is for address which is the bowler’s starting position. uk canada goose
B is for back ends which is the last 6 feet of the lane and Brooklyn which when you shoot a strike from the opposite side pocket. Right handed bowlers would strike from the left side of the headpin and left handed bowlers would strike from the right of canada goose outlet germany the headpin. A buzzard is three open frames in a row. Of course, don’t forget B for beer frame. A beer frame is when every player on the team (usually a 5 person team) strikes but one person. That person would have to buy a round of drinks.
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Canada Goose online E has been eliminated from my list because I could not think of a bowling term that started with E. If you can come up with a good one, please leave a comment. F is for fence posts which is the 7 10 split. G is for grandma’s teeth which is when you leave an array of pins left standing. They are usually not in a particular order or row. Canada Goose online
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cheap Canada Goose M is for messenger, moat and mixer. A messenger is when a pin comes across the lanes when all the others have fallen down. A moat is another name for the gutter and a mixer is a ball thrown that causes pins to bounce around. N is a nose hit which is when you hit the pin head on. For instance, when you are throwing a strike ball canada goose outlet in vancouver you goose outlet canada ideally want to hit the canada goose outlet 1 3 pocket if you are a right hander, but if you hit the 1 pin straight on, this would be a nose hit. O is an out of bounds shot, which is the spot on the lane where a ball will not come back if you throw a hook ball. It will vary from lane to lane and oil pattern to oil pattern. Open bowling is noncompetitive bowling during non league times. P is for poison ivy, par and puddle. Poison Ivy is the 3 6 10 split. The settee area or the area where bowlers sit is also called the pit area sometimes. Par in bowling is 200. A puddle is another name for the gutter. Q is for quick eight. A quick eight is a good pocket hit which leaves the 4 7 for a right handed bowler and 6 10 for a a left handed bowler. R is for rap and revolutions. Rap is when a single pin remains standing on a good hit. Revolutions is the number of times a ball turns going down the lanes. cheap Canada Goose
canada goose uk black friday There are a lot of S words in bowling, but I will focus on six pack and sand bagger. A six pack is good. This is six strikes in a row. A sand bagger canada goose clothing uk is not good. This is when a bowler purposely keeps his average down in order to receive higher handicap. canada goose uk black friday
Canada Goose Parka T is for tickler and turkey. A tickler is when the six pin gently knocks down the 10 pin. A turkey is three strikes in a row. U is for USBC which is the sanctioning body of bowling in the United States. They regulate the rules in organized play. V is for venting which is a small hole drilled into the bowling ball to relieve the suction in the thumb hole. W is for washout, the name given to the 1 3 10 split or the 1 2 4 10 split. X is the symbol for a strike Y is for Yank shot, which is when a bowler hangs on to the ball too long at the release. and finally Z is for zero in, which is when you find the right strike spot on the lane. Canada Goose Parka
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