A method of scoring team play in which in all five players bowl together to make one game; player #1 bowls frames 1 and 6; player #2 bowls frames 2 and 7 etc. Most Baker matches are at least two games and winning team is determined by total pins.
Modern resin balls soak up lane oil. Heating a ball can bleed some of this lane oil (and some of the reactive resin and other chemicals added by the ball manufacturer) out of the ball. This method is not recommended as it almost always permanently damages the ball.
2) The bowler is able to steadily complete their follow through without leaning to one side or another.
3) The weight of a bowling ball is not always evenly distributed in the sphere. Balls can be drilled to subtly change the roll pattern of a ball. A ball that has negative balances tends to turn away from the pins; a ball with positive balance may turn into the pins.
Modern bowling balls with asymmetrical cores can be drilled in such a manner as to be in violation of the maximum tolerances allowed for side to side weight; to make the ball legal, an extra, non-gripping balancehole may be drilled to remove the excess weight. A balance hole can also be used to increase or decrease a ball's reaction and/or to fine tune a more subtle change in ball reaction.
A favorite or starter ball used for reading lanes. A bowler understands the benchmark ball by virtue of its roll, dynamic characteristics, surface, and feel.
Bowlers Journal International magazine. A premier bowling news magazine. Its business articles are an invaluable resource for bowling center and pro shop owners and managers. Skilled bowlers from around the world get useful insight into the game from the well written instructional columns and gear reviews. Subscribe to Bowlers Journal International.
In a tournament with multiple games, it is not unusual to bowl a limited number of games, take a break, and then bowl more games. The games you bowl in one set is called your block; i.e. a 24 game event might be rolled in four blocks of six games each.
1) A type of strike in which the ball enters the pocket light and has enough power and drive to toss the five pin violently to the side, often with messenger pins
2) Some players use the term to describe a solid pocket hit.
A precision sport closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is played around Europe and also in overseas countries that have received Italian migrants, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Brazil, initially amongst the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community.
In some competitive play you get additional pins, a bonus, for winning the game or match; these pins count towards overall placement in the competition, but do not count when computing a player's average.
The practice of allowing a team player to complete their game by bowling more than their scheduled turn at one time; allowed as a courtesy to a player that has other time commitments; league and tournament rules may prohibit the practice.
A premier bowling news magazine. Its business articles are an invaluable resource for bowling center and pro shop owners and managers. Skilled bowlers from around the world get useful insight into the game from the well written instructional columns and gear reviews. Subscribe to Bowlers Journal International.
Delivers the comprehensive information and instruction to help you bowl better. Topics include comprehensive new equipment reviews, lane play, ball motion and reaction, tips to improve mechanics, mental conditioning, physical conditioning, and an updated ball comparison chart. Subscribe to Bowling This Month.
Also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling, is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the "jack" or "kitty") than one's opponent is able to do. It is related to bocce and pétanque. This game is most popular in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and in other UK territories.
Bowling This Month magazine. Delivers the comprehensive information and instruction to help you bowl better. Topics include comprehensive new equipment reviews, lane play, ball motion and reaction, tips to improve mechanics, mental conditioning, physical conditioning, and an updated ball comparison chart. Subscribe to Bowling This Month.
1) To help children keep the ball in play and on the lane, manufacturers have developed a system of either placing an inflated bumper into the gutters, or a mechanical bouncy wall that prevents a ball from entering the gutter. The thrown ball hits the inflated bumper or wall and bounces back into the playing surface.
2) A derogatory term used to describe a lane condition that is very easy.
A player has thrown what they think is a pretty decent shot on a crowned condition; the ball begins to hook back and then hits the area of more oil and does not finish strongly; it is said to have "bumped the oil line".
Spring Giveaway
Back to the Top