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Bowling Terms 1

Terms

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Oil
dressing or conditioner used to coat the lanes
Strike
knocking down all ten pins with the first effort
Approach
the space extending back from the foul line used to make the steps and delivery
Foul Line
The restraining line between the lane and the approach
Pin Deck
Are on which the pins are set.
Alley
Surface on which the ball is rolled
Frame
One of the ten units that comprise a game
Game
A line on the score sheet consisting of 10 frames
Gutter or Channel
Semicular grooves on each side of the surface on which the ball rolls.
Lane Bed
The surface on which the ball is rolled.
Line
A game, 10 frames. Also refers to the path of the ball.
Lofting
Throwing the ball too high above the lane bed
Arrows
The triangles embedded on the lane used in aiming the throw.
Leave
Pins left standing after the first ball has been rolled
Spare
To knock down all pins with the second throw
Spot
A target on the alley bed where the bowler aims (usually the arrows or dots)

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