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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count

Sports; Bowling

This refers to the number of pins that are knocked down with the first ball of each frame.

thin hit

Sports; Bowling

The ball hits the pocket but barely touches the head-pin.

During team competitions, it is customary to add up the number of marks per frame as each frame is concluded. A spare or strike counts as one mark; a double counts as two marks, a turkey counts as ...

three quarter bucket

Sports; Bowling

Three of the four pins of a bucket (See Bucket) Three of: 2-4-5-8, 1-2-3-5, or 3-5-6-9.

cracked thumb

Sports; Bowling

Actual cracks that appear on the calluses of a bowler's thumb.

three quarters

Sports; Bowling

A spot where right-handed bowlers like to place ball on their delivery. It is midway between the right corner and center of lane and three-fourths of the width of the lane from the left corner. Of ...

cranker

Sports; Bowling

A bowler who uses cranking motion, they lift and turn the ball at the top of the backswing in order to create high speed and substantial hooking action.