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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ringing ten-burner

Sports; Bowling

A shot that hits in the pocket, but still leaves the 10-pin standing.

kingpin

Sports; Bowling

The number 5 pin, so named because its action is typically the means to knocking down other pins.

Bowlers, good bowlers at least, will put spin on the bowling ball and so when the ball hits the pins, the movement or motion of the pins will be directed by the spin. So by putting spin on the ball a ...

rotation

Sports; Bowling

The spin or action that is put on a ball at the moment of delivery which in-turn results in pin action. A bowler wants the action or motion of the pins to be horizontal, rather than vertical, since a ...

kresge

Sports; Bowling

A 5-7 split.

all events

Sports; Bowling

This is a score that is based on a bowler's combined total score from singles, doubles, and team events in a tournament. All the way: Having a game where a bowler, from any point in the game, throws ...