Bowling

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Bowling
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Physical Education
Department
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Objective of the game

• Bowling is a sport in which players attempt to
  score points by rolling a bowling ball along a
  flat surface in order to knock down objects
  called pins.

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Equipment

• Bowling Balls The circumference of the ball must
  not be more than 2.25 feet, and the ball cannot
  weigh more than 16 pounds. People can decide on a
  ball based on weight and size of their fingers.
  The balls vary in weight as well as finger slot
  size.
• Shoes The shoes are generally smooth on the
  bottom for a smooth slide on the lane or (alley)?
• Pins A regulation pin for this type is 15 inches
  in height. It may not weigh more than 3 pounds 10
  oz.

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Ten Pin Bowling

• A game of ten-pin bowling is divided into ten
  rounds (called "frames"). In a frame, each player
  is given two opportunities to knock down the
  "pins". He or she rolls the first ball at the
  pins. If the first ball knocks down all ten pins,
  it is called a "strike" and the frame is
  completed. When pins are left standing after the
  first ball, those that are knocked down are
  counted and then removed. Then the player rolls a
  second ball and if all the remaining pins are
  knocked down, it is called a "spare".
• A player gets to bowl 20 times in a typical game.
  10 frames times 2 balls per frame is 20.
• The ten pins are usually automatically set by
  machine into four rows which form an equilateral
  triangle where there are four pins on a side.
  There are four pins in the back row, then three,
  then two, and finally one in the front at the
  center of the lane. The pins are numbered one
  through ten, starting with one in front, and
  ending with ten in the back to the right.

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Pin Set-up
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Scoring

• In general, one point is scored for each pin that
  is knocked over. So if a player bowls over three
  pins with the first shot, then six with the
  second, the player would receive a total of nine
  points for that frame. If a player knocks down 9
  pins with the first shot, but misses with the
  second, the player would also score nine. When a
  player fails to knock down all ten pins after
  their second ball it is known as an open frame.
• 300 is the highest number of points you can score
  in a game. For a beginning bowler a good score
  would be about half of this.

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Scoring -- Strike

• Strike When all ten pins are knocked down with
  the first ball (called a strike and typically
  rendered as an "X" on a score sheet), a player is
  awarded ten points, plus a bonus of whatever is
  scored with the next two balls.
• Consecutive strikes 2 in a row is referred to as
  a "double." Three strikes bowled consecutively
  are known as a "turkey" or "triple." Any longer
  string of strikes is referred to by a number
  affixed to the word "bagger," as in "four-bagger"
  or "five-bagger" for four or five consecutive
  strikes.

• Example of scoring the strike You roll and knock
  all 10 pins in one roll a strike. For this you
  get to add the total of your next 2 balls thrown
  to your strike score of (10). Below you will see
  that the total of the 2 balls throw was (9) add
  that to 10 for a total of (19). To get the total
  of the next box you (19) and add the (9) to that
  for a total of (28)?

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Scoring -- Spare

• Spare is awarded when no pins are left standing
  after the second ball of a frame i.e., a player
  uses both balls of a frame to clear all ten pins.
  A player achieving a spare is awarded ten points,
  plus a bonus of whatever is scored with the next
  ball (only the first ball is counted). It is
  typically rendered as a slash on scoresheets in
  place of the second pin count for a frame.

• Example of scoring for a spare First ball 7
  second ball knocked them all (10). For a spare
  you take the score of your NEXT ball thrown (4)
  which brings your total to (14). To get the total
  for the next box roll your second ball (2) then
  add 42 to your previous total (14) for a score
  of (20)?

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The Lane bowling the ball...

• Each lane has a line which indicates the start of
  it. If a player steps over this line this
  constitutes a foul.
• When a player rolls the ball and knocks down all
  the pins accept for the 2 outside pins (numbers 7
  10) this is known as a split ball.

• 4 step delivery
• Approach
• Push Away
• Pendulum Swing
• Delivery
• When you are in the final phase delivery you
  must follow-through by holding the position.

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Bowling the ball continued...

• Four Basic Shots
• Straight Ball The straight ball travels in a
  relatively straight line and will be subject to
  considerable deflection, since it will tend to
  shove its way through the pins.
• Hook Ball The hook of the ball comes from the
  lifting motion of the middle and ring fingers
  during the release.
• Curve Ball In throwing the curve, an exaggerated
  hook, the arm and wrist will be turned to the
  left, and the thumb will generally come out of
  the ball at about the 9 o'clock position. Its
  wide circling path makes it hard to control.
• Backup Ball Instead of breaking into the 1-3
  pocket, the backup ball will break away from it.

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Vocabulary

• ABC . American Bowling Congress. Official rule
  making body of ten-pin bowling.
• Alley (also lane bed). Surface on which the ball
  is rolled.
• Approach (also runway). The space extending back
  from the foul line used to make the steps and
  delivery.
• Arrows . The triangles embedded on the lane used
  in aiming the throw.
• Baby split . The 2-7 or 3-10 split.
• Backup ball . A ball that curves left to right
  for a right-handed bowler or right to left for a
  left-handed bowler.
• Bed posts . The 7-10 split.
• Big four (also double pinochle). The 4-6-7-10
  split.
• Blind score . When a league bowler is "blind" and
  can't find his/her way to the league that
  evening, the bowler's average is simply used (as
  if he/she just bowled that score) when figuring
  the team's total for each game.
• Blocking . Creating an illegal track to the
  strike pocket by the way the lane is dressed
  (oiled).
• Blow . A miss or an error failing to covert a
  spare other than a split.
• Brooklyn (also crossover). Refers to a ball that
  crosses over to the other side of the headpin
  opposite the side it was thrown (i.e. a Brooklyn
  strike hit the 1-2 pocket for a right-hander).
• Bucket . The 2-4-5-8 or 3-5-6-9 leave after the
  first throw.
• Carry . To knock down a pin or pins.
• Channel (also gutter). Semicircular grooves or
  drop-off area on each side of the bowling
  surface.
• Cherry . To pick off the front pin or pins but
  leaving the back pin on a spare attempt.
• Christmas tree . The 3-7-10 split for a rt.
  hander 2-7-10 split for a left hander

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Vocabulary

• Game . A line on the score sheet consisting of 10
  frames. (Same as Line.) Goal posts . The 7-10
  split. (Same as Bed posts.)
• Graveyard (s). An extremely difficult lane in the
  house.
• Gutter (also channel). Semicircular grooves on
  each side of the surface on which the ball rolls.
  
• Gutter ball (also channel ball). An errant ball
  that enters the gutter before reaching the pins.
• Hambone . New term given to a 4-bagger (four
  strikes in a row).
• Handicap . An adjustment in scores in order to
  equalize competition by adding pins on a
  predetermined basis.
• Head pin . The number one pin.
• High hit . A solid hit on a pin due to contact
  near its front center hitting too much head pin
  on a strike attempt.
• Holding lane . A lane where the ball does not
  curve or hook much.
• Hook . A ball that initially moves straight down
  the alley and curves towards the pin (from right
  to left for a right-hander or left to right for a
  left-hander) on the latter part of the lane.
• House . The bowling establishment or building.
• Kegler . A bowler (German word).
• Kickbacks . The side boards around the pins that
  divide lanes where pins frequently rebound or
  "kick" back onto the lane aiding in pin action.
• Kindling (wood) . Light pins or pins that are
  falling easily during a game.
• 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.
• Lane bed . The surface on which the ball is
  rolled.
• League . Organized competition on a weekly basis
  for team play.
• Leave . Pins left standing after the first ball
  has been rolled.
• Lift . Upward motion on the ball at the point of
  release. (As the ball rolls from the fingers of
  the up swinging hand, spin is imparted to help
  drive the ball.)

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Vocabulary

• Pin deck . Area on which the pins are set.
• Pocket . The space between the 1-3 pins for the
  right-handed bowler between the 1-2 pins for the
  left-handed bowler.
• Pushaway . The pushing out (forward) of the ball
  to begin the swing (coincide with first step of
  four-step approach.)
• Railroad . A split.
• Rake (also sweep bar). The part of the
  pin-setting machine that drops and sweeps the
  fallen pins into the back of the lane.
• Running lane (opposite of holding lane). A lane
  where the ball curves a lot relative to a normal
  delivery.
• Sandbagging . Deliberating keeping an average low
  so that person can receive a bigger handicap.
• Scratch . The actual score the bowler makes it
  is without any handicap adjustment (to equalize
  competition).
• Six pack. Six strikes in a row!!
• Sleeper . A rear pin that is not easily seen
  because of a pin directly in front of it (Ex.
  2-8, 3-9, 1-5).
• Span . On a bowling ball, the distance between
  the thumb and finger holes
• Spare . To knock down with the second throw the
  pins standing left after the first throw.
• Split . 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, 4-7, 6-10, 7-10, 4-6-7-10.
• Spot . A target on the alley bed (usually the
  arrows or the dots) where the bowler aims.
• Spot bowling . A method of aiming the ball in
  which spots (arrows and dots) on the lane are
  used as targets rather than looking at the pins
  during the throw.
• Stiff lane . A non-hooking lane.
• Straight ball . Ball thrown that takes a direct
  path to the pins without curving.
• Strike . Knocking down all ten pins with the
  first effort.
• Strike out . Making three strikes in the tenth
  frame.

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Worksheet

• What are the four basic shots used in Bowling?
• Draw the pin set up for ten pin bowling.
• What are the four steps used in bowling?
• What is the highest score you can have in
  Bowling?
• What is the object of Bowling?
• What is a spare?
• How much is a strike worth?
• Draw a ten frame score card, design a make
  believe game for Johnny. The game can not be a
  perfect 300 score. You must have at least one
  strike and one spare. The game must be a full ten
  frames.
• Define the following terms Rake, Spot, Sleeper,
  Scratch, Turkey, Lofting, Nose, Head pin, King
  Pin, Graveyard, Spare, Pushaway, Frame, Foul,
  Creeper, Channel, Brooklyn, Baby Split, Alley,
  Bed Post.

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Work Cited

• Information
• http//www.bowlersparadise.com/help/glossary.shtml
  
• www.turbosquid.com/.../Index.cfm/ID/308539
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling
• http//www.bowl.com/
• http//www.zelo.com/bowling_terms.asp