What this review is about is basically laymans terms definaitions of all the most common bowling words. This will hopefully help you understand my other bowling opinion better, and generally give you a better understanding of what those bowlers are on about !
STRIKE - All 10 pins are knocked down with your first ball.
SPARE- All 10 pins are knocked over in your 2 balls.
TURLKEY- 3 STRIKES in a row.
DOUBLE- 2 STRIKES in a row.
X-BAGGER- X amount of STRIKES in a row. This could ne anywhere between a 4-bagger and a 12-bagger.
PERFECT GAME- 12 strike in a row, starting from frame 1. The jewel in every bowlers crown. Most bowlers can only ever dream about this achievement. And yes, I am one of those dreamers, for the time been.
BREAKPOINT- The point at which the ball stops skidding and enought friction is present for the hook imparted on the ball at realase to take effect.
REALEASE- The moments the ball leave the bowlers hand.
CRANKER- Bowler who hooks the ball alot.
STROKER- Bowler who has medium revs.
REVS- Amount of ball revolutions, ir. more REVS = more hook.
CLEAN GAME- Game consisting of only spares ans strikes.
DUTCH 200- A game where frames are altenates strike spare to finish on 200.
BROOKLYN- Where the bowler pulls his shot and the balls goes left of his mark, this sometimes results in a strike in the 1-2 pocket ( The normal pocket for a lefty), this is called a brooklyn. This name comes from crossing the brooklyn bridge.
BIG FOUR- The 4-6-7-10 split, probably the second hardest shot in bowling to convert.
PINSETTER- These are the correct names given to the machine that sets the pins and clears them away after each ball.
PCOKET- This is the position that most bowlers want the ball to hit to get a strike. For right handers, it refers to a spot between the one and three pins (left handers is between one and two pins).
............if you would like any more bowling terms defined, leave a comment and I shall update the opinion!