TERMINOLOGY

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GENERAL BOWLING TERMS

BOWLING BALL ANATOMY

LANE CONDITIONS

BALL MOTION & LANE PLAY

BOWLING BALL MAINTENANCE

TECHNIQUE & MECHANICS

COMMON BOWLING LINGO

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APPROACH

ANCHOR BOWLER

ARROWS

BOARDS

BACK-END

BALL RETURN

BUMPERS

CARRY

DOUBLE

FOUL

FOUL LINE

GUTTER

HANDICAP

HOOK

LANE

LANE COURTESY

LEAGUE PLAY

OPEN

PIN DECK

PIN SETTER

POCKET

RANGE FINDER

SPARE

SPLIT

STRIKE

2LS Layout System

A.I. Core

ASYMMETRICAL

BRIDGE

CORE

COVERSTOCK

CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG)

DIFFERENTIAL

POSITIVE AXIS POINT (PAP)

PIN

PIN UP

PIN DOWN

POLYESTER

RADIUS OF GYRATION (RG)

REACTIVE RESIN

SPAN

SLUG

SYMMETRICAL

SURFACE

TRACK MIGRATION

URETHANE

WEIGHTBLOCK

BREAKPOINT

CARRY DOWN

CLIFF

DRY

FRESH

HOUSE SHOT

LENGTH

OIL PATTERN

SPORT SHOT

TRANSITION

VOLUME

WET/DRY

AXIS TILT

AXIS ROTATION

ANGLE OF ENTRY

AGRESSIVE BALL REACTION

ANGULAR

BALL BURN

CLEAN THROUGH THE FRONT

CONTROL

EARLY HOOK

ENERGY RETENTION

HOOK PHASE

HOOK POTENTIAL

LATE HOOK

ROLL PHASE

SMOOTH

SKID PHASE

UP THE LANE

WEAK BALL REACTION

SANDING

POLISHING

SURFACE GRIT

SURFACE REFRESH

BACKUP

CRANKER

CUPPING

FOLLOW THROUGH

LOFT

PUSHAWAY

RELEASE

SLIDE STEP

STROKER

SWING PLANE

TWO HANDED

TWEENER

UP THE BACK

OFF THE SIDE

LAUNCH ANGLE

BROOKLYN

BUCKET

FLAT 10

FLARE

LANE SHINE

MESSENGER

PUSH

REVS

SLEEPER

SANDBAGGER

SCRATCH

TURKEY

WASHOUT