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5-Pin Bowling is mostly played in Canada
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Bowling has been linked to religious ceremonies in some cultures
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In duckpin bowling you get to roll 3 times in every frame
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Stringing together strikes and spares will result in a higher score than if they were spread out across the game.
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Address
The bowler's stance before beginning the approach.
What is your initial stance called?
address
A split can only involve 2 pins.
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Bowling does not provide many benefits for your physical health.
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The form of bowling that we are discussing in this course is called duckpin bowling.
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Dead wood
fallen pins left lying on the lane or gutter after the ball has been rolled
What is a frame called when the bowler does not knock down all ten pins in that frame?
open frame
Holding your follow-through can provide you with feedback to make adjustments to your form.
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In the 10th frame you just add up the total number of pins knocked down.
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It is acceptable to bowl with two hands.
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Turning your wrist as you release the ball will cause it to spin.
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Turning your wrist during the release will cause the ball to spin.
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King Pin
the number 5 pin. It is a key pin to produce a strike: a light pocket hit or deflected leaves this pin still standing
head pin
the number one pin
Pin placement/set-up
Out or In. A drilling term that is relative to a bowler's track designed purposely for creating more ball dynamics. A Pin-in ball (when the pin is located within two inches of the Center of Gravity) is excellent choice for control and less hook; a Pin-out ball usually can be made to hook more and flip more dramatically than pin-in balls; they often give the driller more options.
Perfect Game
A game of all strikes--twelve strikes in a row--resulting in bowling's maximum score of 300.
frame
A game of bowling is divided into 10 frames. In each frame there are two chances to knock down all the pins, except in the 10th frame.
What type of injury would like occur more with older participants than younger bowlers?
Achilles
Strikes
Knocking down all 10 pins with the first effort.
Approach
The space extending back from the foul line used to make the steps and delivery. How the bowler gets to the foul line.
Bowling history
--Bowing has been popular with millions of people for thousands of years. --Bowling balls and pins were found in the tomb of an Egyptian king who died in 5,200 B.C. The ancient Polynesians bowled on lanes that were 60 feet long, the same as today. Bowling was part of a religious ceremony in fourth century Germany. Those who could knock down the pins were said to be of good character. Those who missed had to do penance. Even Martin Luther was a bowler. British kings Edward II and Richard II banned bowling because they said people were wasting too much time playing the sport. But Sir Francis Drake played a game of bowls before he went to war against the Spanish Armada. --Bowling has been popular in America since Colonial days. The British imported lawn bowling but German settlers introduced ninepins, the ancient game that evolved into today's modern tenpin sport. Because of confusion over playing standards, the top bowlers of the 19th century decided that the sport needed a standard set of rules. They started the --American Bowling Congress in 1895 (now the United States Bowling Congress). The Women's International Bowling Congress was started in 1916.
Scoring
--In an open frame, a bowler simply gets credit for the number of pins knocked down. In the case of a spare, a slash mark is recorded in a small square in the upper right-hand corner of that frame on the score sheet, and no score is entered until the first ball of the next frame is rolled. --Then credit is given for 10 plus the number of pins knocked down with that next ball. For example, a player rolls a spare in the first frame; with the first ball of the second frame, the player knocks down seven pins. The first frame, then, gets 17 points. If two of the remaining three pins get knocked down, 9 pins are added, for a total of 26 in the second frame. If a bowler gets a strike, it is recorded with an X in the small square, the score being 10 plus the total number of pins knocked down in the next two rolls. Thus, the bowler who rolls three strikes in a row in the first three frames gets credit for 30 points in the first frame. --Bowling's perfect score, a 300 game, represents 12 strikes in a row--a total of 120 pins knocked down. Why 12 strikes, instead of 10? Because, if a bowler gets a strike in the last frame, the score for that frame can't be recorded before rolling twice more. Similarly, if a bowler rolls a spare in the last frame, one more roll is required before the final score can be tallied.
OPEN FRAME
A frame having neither a spare or strike.
Bowling variations
--Ten pin is the most popular bowling game played in the United States. A game of ten pin involves ten pins that are 15 inches tall and 4.7 inches wide. The pins are set up in triangle at the base of a long wooden or synthetic alley or lane. --duck pin: Duckpin bowling is also very popular on the east coast of the U.S.A. This is another variation of ten pin bowling except the ball and the pins are smaller. The rules play the same as ten pin. Duckpins are smaller in height and width. The balls used in duckpin can be up to 3 pounds 12 ounces at most. -canadian duckpin: Canadians also have their own style of bowling called five pin bowling. By having only five pins the game play is faster. The pins are set in a v pattern. Each pin has assigned points from two to five that depends on the placement in the v. Each player then has 3 chances to knock down as many pins as they can. In this variation they also place rubber band around the neck of the pins for more reaction and spin. Smaller balls are used to gain more speed to knock down more pins. --candlepin: There is another variation played mainly in New England and parts of northern Canada called candlepin bowling. Once again the main difference between ten pin and candlepin is the size of the balls and pins. The balls are smaller and do not have holes, the candlepin is smaller in weight but bigger in height. Like five pin bowling, the ball is thrown 3 times rather than twice. After each throw of the balls and the candlepins are left where they lie. This makes the game somewhat harder. The rules change a little to add a lob line which is a dark lane 10 feet down from the foul line. Your ball has to be touching the lane before it gets to the lob line. Any ball that does not touch down before the lob line will not be counted in the final scoring.
Foul and Foul Line
--foul: Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery. It's penalized by a count of zero pins. If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack. --foul line: 1. The line that separates the approach area from the beginning of the playing surface. 2. A line, usually red, between the approach and the beginning of the lane, 60 feet from the head pin.
Etiquette
1. Wait for the bowler to your right to deliver his/her ball if you're both bowling at about the same time. 2. Remain behind your fellow bowler while he/she is bowling. 3. Confine your bowling to your own lane. 4. Observe the foul line, even in casual play. Play fair. 5. Never bowl in street shoes. 6. Avoid using someone else's ball without permission. 7. Limit swearing and bad language as much as possible. 8. Be ready when it's your turn.
What is the maximum score for any one frame?
30
How long is a standard bowling lane?
60 ft
Duckpin bowling is most popular in New England.
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The standardized 60 ft lane is attributed to the ancient Egyptians.
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After bowling a spare you add 10 plus the score achieved on your next two rolls.
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BALL RETURN
The physical part of the equipment upon which the ball sits after being sent back to you after a delivery.
Bowling Lane and Bowling Alley
The playing surface is a lane, 60 feet long from the foul line to the head pin 42 inches wide. On either side of the lane are gutters; if the ball goes off the edge of the lane, it will drop into the gutter and be carried past the pins. The approach is an area 15 feet long, ending at the foul line. The bowler, in making the approach, must not step over the line; 60 feet beyond it is the headpin. The pins are arranged in four rows, with one pin in the first row, two in the second, three in the third, and four in the fourth. They are numbered 1-10; the pins themselves don't carry specific numbers, but the spots on which they are placed do.
Turkey
Three consecutive strikes.
Spares
To knock down the remaining pins standing left after the first throw with the second throw.
SPLITS
Various combination of pins standing after a first throw where one or more pins has been knocked down creating a space between standing pins and thus a harder spare. Examples: 4-5, 5-6, 4-10, 6-7, 7-10, 4-6-7-10.
