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14. Chop- Knocking down the front pin or pins while leaving the back pins standing
I. BOWLING
B. TERMINOLOGIES:
15. Woolworth- A split leaving pins 5 and 10.
16. Dead ball- A ball which hits the pins without effectively “mixing” them. A ball that
does not count.
17. Foul- A rule infraction; usually touching or going beyond the foul line.
18. Mark- to make a strike or spare
19. Strike- All pins are knocked down by the first ball of the frame.
20. Spare- Knocking down all remaining pins with second ball in a fame.
I. BOWLING
B. RULES OF THE GAME
21. Strike out- Three successive strike balls in the tenth frame.
22. Turkey- Three successive strikes during a game.
23. Double- Two successive strikes.
24. Dutch 200- A 200 score attained by alternating strikes and spares for ten
frames.
25. Perfect game- Twelve successive strikes and a game total of 300.
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
I. Standard Facilities
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
I. Standard Facilities
BOWLING LANE: Tenpin Bowling Duckpin Bowling uses the same kinds of
standards on lanes.
a. Length: The bowling lane measures 60 ft. 18.29 m. from the foul line to the head pin; 62 ft, 10
3/16 in, measured from the lane side of the foul line to the rear edge of the pin deck.
b. Width: 41.5 in wide 1.05 m. The combined width of the lane plus gutters should not be less
than 60 in., or more than 60 1/4 in. Has 39 wooden boards and is made of a synthetic
material.
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
I. Standard Facilities
Continuation… BOWLING LANE:
c. Dots: Like the lane arrows, the lane is also marked.
• Approach Dots – two sets of approach dots to guide you and one set of dots before the
foul line.
d. Approach: This is an area measuring 15 ft., behind the foul line, where the player
can take a start and move towards the bowling lane to release the ball.
e. Target Arrows: Are meant to guide you when releasing the ball to aim the target. This
set of arrows is located at a distance of 15 ft., i.e. 4.57 m, from the foul line
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
II. Equipment
BOWLING BALL
A. Ten Pin – nonmetallic composition—
• either hard rubber, polyester, or urethane
• have two or three finger holes;
For three holed ball - inserting two middle fingers
and the thumb
• -circumference: 27” in
• -weight: 10 to 16 lbs *no minimum weight (accrdg to USBC)
(men – 14 to 16 lbs; women – 12 to 13 lbs)
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
II. Equipment
BOWLING BALL
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
II. Equipment
B.Ten Pin – hard maple
- height 15” in
- base 2 1/4in diameter
- at least 3 pounds
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
II. Equipment
C. Bowling Shoes – Usually made of a combination of
leather and rubber, bowling shoes feature slippery soles.
the slippery surface of bowling shoes allows you to slide
easily along the polished wood surface of the bowling lanes.
I. BOWLING
C. RULES OF THE GAME:
II. Equipment
D. Bowling Gloves – Bowlers from newbies to pros
use gloves to guard against injury; these accessories also help newbies
develop a proper form while enabling advanced bowlers to maintain their
form on the lanes.
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