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  2. Glossary of bowling - Wikipedia

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    Action bowling: Bowling contests involving money betting, historically associated with the New York underworld from the 1940s to the 1970s. [ 10 ] Adjust(ment) : A change in technique—especially in alignment , [ 11 ] but also in approach , delivery , targeting or ball choice—often made in response to changing lane conditions or to correct ...

  3. Spare (bowling) - Wikipedia

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    The symbol for a spare for most bowling sports is a forward slash mark (/), [1] while the unique vertically-oriented scoring system for candlepin bowling is somewhat different. [ 2 ] Though bowling scores are generally linearly proportional to strike frequency, there is substantial variance based on whether the strikes are consecutive, and ...

  4. Bowling form - Wikipedia

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    A conventional roll of the bowling ball will enter the 1-3 pocket, and continue to roll from right-to-left (right-hander.) The ball only contacts four pins (1, 3, 5 and 9 pins) to achieve a strike. This type of roll/hit applies to strokers, power strokers and crankers. A conventional bowling form is the most commonly used method in 10-pin bowling.

  5. Rotation (pool) - Wikipedia

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    The appropriate rack for rotation from the racker's point of view; the 1 ball is at the apex of the rack and is on the foot spot, the 2 is in the corner to the racker's right, the 3 ball is in the left corner, and the 15 is in the center, with all other balls placed randomly, and all balls touching.

  6. Glossary of bowls terms - Wikipedia

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    lawn bowling: traditionally and historical, the game of Bowls was played on grass fields or greens, and thus was known as lawn bowls. With advances in construction techniques, and the introduction of artificial surfaces, in the evolution of the game it has become known as Bowls.

  7. Bowling action - Wikipedia

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    The non-bowling arm is positioned in front of head so causing the shoulders to align with the hips. A classic example of a side on bowler is Dennis Lillee. Chest on: the back foot points straight down the track towards the target, aligning the hips parallel to the bowling crease. The non bowling arm is positioned to the side of the head.

  8. Strike (bowling) - Wikipedia

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    A ten-pin bowling score sheet showing how a strike is scored The number of sanctioned perfect (300) games per league bowler has increased substantially since the 1990s. . Freeman and Hatfield posit that the increase in perfect games is due to factors such as the introduction of reactive resin coverstocks, asymmetric ball cores, synthetic lane surfaces, and precision lane oiling mach

  9. Bowling - Wikipedia

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    Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term bowling usually refers to pin bowling, most commonly ten-pin bowling , though in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, bowling may also refer to target bowling, such as lawn bowls .