Ham Bone: Four strikes bowled in a row are called a ham bone.Turkey: When a player bowls three strikes in a row.There are many terms surrounding the process of bowling several strikes or spares in a row: Tweener: Similar to a cranker, but with less hook and ball revolutions.Cranker: Bowlers who throw with a lot of revolutions.Fast Eight: When a bowler bowls a fast eight, it means they’ve gone high in the pocket and left the 4:9 pins (for right-handed bowlers) or the 6:8 pins (for lefties).Sandbagging: The process of bowling poorly early in a game to earn a low average with higher handicap.High Shot: This term refers to when a ball misses the pocket and goes straight through the head pin.These words and phrases are used to describe different types of bowling techniques used throughout a game: Examples of sleepers are the 2:9 and 3:8 pins, with the 8 and 9 pins labeled the sleepers. Sleeper: Usually you can’t see this pin, as it’s set up behind another pin.This usually occurs when your bowling ball is delivered with many revolutions. Messenger: A messenger pin is one that deflects off the side wall of the pin deck and bounces back to hit leftover pins.Back Ends: The last fifteen to twenty feet of the lane is referred to as “back ends.” Most bowling alleys do not oil the back end, so there’s more friction for hooking the ball.Out of Bounds: This phrase is used in other sports however, in bowling it refers to the area of the lane where the ball will not hook due to lane oil build-up in that spot.Pin Deck and Pit: Pin deck refers to the end of the lane where the pins are lined up, and the pit is where the pins return to be sorted and re-structured by pinsetters.For right-handed bowlers, it is the 1-3 pins, for left handed bowlers, it is the 1-2 pins. Pocket: Each time you bowl, the area where your ball will land is called the pocket.Balls with too much side weight tend to hook more than regular bowling balls. Balance Hole: Balls with too much side weight often have “balance holes” added to even things out.Weight Block: The center of every bowling ball, whether beginner or regulation, is comprised of a weight block to evenly distribute weight throughout the ball.Span: This basic term describes the distance between the thumb and finger holes on a bowling ball.The slang below refers to different areas of the bowling alley, or equipment you might find there. Learn some of these popular words and catch phrases so you can start talking like a bowling pro. Like many sports, bowling has a unique set of lingo with words that offer distinct meanings for the game itself, as well as names for different types of bowling equipment.
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Bowlers who are starting to play on a professional level may hear a variety of slang words while on the lanes.
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