Bowling Vocabulary - Statistics

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Letter
Term % Correct
Scoring result for a frame in which all ten pins are knocked down on the first roll. S Strike
81%
A game of 12 consecutive strikes (score: 300). P {Perfect} game
78%
One of two trough-shaped structures surrounding a lane to catch errant rolls. G Gutter
76%
In league play, the person bowling last: usually the bowler with the highest average or the best performer under pressure. A Anchor
73%
Two consecutive strikes within a single game. D Double
73%
The scoring result in a frame in which the last of the ten pins is/are knocked down on the second roll of the frame. S Spare
73%
A spare leave in which the head pin is knocked down but at least two non-adjacent pins remain standing with a gap between them. S Split
73%
Penalty occurrence in which a portion of the bowler's body touches beyond the foul line on a delivery in which the ball is released. F Foul
70%
The 1-pin. H {Head} pin
70%
Rails (barriers) surrounding a lane to prevent balls from going into the gutters, primarily for beginners or young children. B Bumpers
66%
A frame in which neither a strike nor spare is achieved. O {Open} frame
66%
The final stage of the delivery (occurring after the approach) in which the ball leaves the bowler's hand. R Release
65%
One of ten scoring units constituting a game, each including one or two rolls (two or three in 10th frame) depending on pinfall. F Frame
62%
A number added to a "scratch score" for lower-average bowlers to make them more competitive with higher-average bowlers. H Handicap
62%
A full set of ten pins, either in the pinsetter or after being placed onto the pin deck. R Rack
62%
The 7-pin or the 10-pin. C {Corner} pin
57%
The part of the delivery that leads up to the release. A Approach
52%
A score actually achieved (without addition of a handicap). S {Scratch} score
42%
The process beginning with the approach and ending with the ball release. D Delivery
40%
The pins left standing after the first roll of a frame. L Leave
35%
To roll consecutive strikes from a certain frame through the end of a game. S Strike out
28%
The portion of a delivery following the push-off (push away) and preceding the forward swing and release. B Backswing
26%
The leg opposite the leg on which a bowler slides in the final slide step. B {Balance} leg
23%
A delivery in which the bowler's elbow is undesirably bent and extends outward to the side, rather than remaining behind the hand in line with the intended ball delivery path. C Chicken wing
11%
In the second ball roll of a frame, the knocking down of all pins that remained standing after the first roll, so as to achieve a spare for that frame. C Conversion
11%
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