Glossary

bag – after getting a turkey, most people start referring to the string of strikes as a bag, e.g. four-bagger

heads – front part of the lane between the foul line and the arrows where the ball is delivered onto

hook – a ball that breaks rather sharply toward the pocket as opposed to a curve

mechanical pinsetter – a machine that sets up bowling pins in their correct position

open frame – if a bowler fails to make the spare, it is called an open frame

perfect game – by scoring strikes in every frame, the maximum score is 300, a player hits a perfect game

release – movement used by the bowler to give energy onto the bowling ball

series – adding up the scores from all the games a bowler played will give him the total series

sleeper – a pin hidden behind another pin

turkey – three strikes in a row is called a turkey

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