1. ANCHORMAN- the Last Player on a Team Line-Up, Usually the Highest Average

BOWLING INFORMATION

Common terms 1. ANCHORMAN- The last player on a team line-up, usually the highest average. 2. APPROACH- The area on which a player walks to deliver their ball. 3. ARROW- Sighting targets on the lane. Used to determine start position and ball path to the pocket. 4. CHANNEL- Drop off area on both sides of the lane. (gutter) 5. DOUBLE- Two strikes in a row. 6. ERROR- Failure to score a spare or a strike. 7. FOUL LINE- Line separating the approach and the lane. 8. FRAME- One tenth of a game. Allowed to throw 2 balls per frame unless all 10 pins are knocked down with the first shot. 9. HANDICAP- Method used to even competition. The lower the average, the more handicap pins are awarded. 10. HEAD PIN- #1 pin. 11. KING PIN- #5 pin. 12. LOFTING- Tossing the ball in the air well beyond the foul line. 13. MARK- A strike or a spare. 14. OPEN- Failure to knock down all ten pins with one or two shots. 15. SLEEPER- A pin hidden behind another. 16. SPARE- Knocking down 10 pins with two shots 17. SPAN- Distance between thumb and finger holes in a ball. 18. SPLIT- Combination of pins left standing after the first delivery where there is a large gap between and the head pin is not standing. 19. STRIKE- Knocking down all 10 pins with one shot. 20. TURKEY- Three strikes in a row.

Bowling Etiquette

1. Be ready to take your turn. If a bowler is on the approach to the right or left, wait until they have thrown. If you are up there at the same time, the bowler on the right goes first. 2. Stay in your approach area. 3. Control your temper. 4. Don’t use any other bowler ball. This slows down play. 5. Be sure that the pin setting machine has recycled and the sweep is up before you throw. 6. Don’t bring food or drink into the scoring area. Do not place on console. 7. Do not loft the ball.

Ball Delivery Point of Origin- Where you stand on the approach. This is different for each bowler and is determined by length of stride and direction in which ball rolls.

Point of Aim- Spot bowling (looking at an arrow on the lane), or pin bowling (looking at the pins you want to hit).

Scoring *A game consists of 10 frames. A maximum of two shots are made for each one frame with the exception of the tenth frame. If a mark is recorded, then extra shots are thrown. *The number of pins knocked down by the first shot is recorded on the left hand side of the frame and pins knocked down by the second delivery are recorded on the right side. *Frames where there are no marks (spares or strikes) are added immediately. *On a spare, add the 10 pins for the spare plus the pins knocked down on the next shot. *On a strike, add the 10 pins for the spare plus the pins knocked down on the next 2 shots. Note: the most pins you can ever add to a frame is 30. *If the bowler goes over the foul line on the first delivery, an “F” is recorded and the bowler receives 0 and the pins must be reset for the second shot. If a bower goes over the line on the second shot an “F” is recorded and they receive 0 pins and the frame is over.

Sample Game 8 9 - 7 X X 9 - 8 F 5 8 X X X 19 28 48 77 96 105 115 120 140 170 Average Sheet

Name Date Game Grand # of Average HDCP Total Games Ted 1/9 122 122 1 122 70 1/14 106 228 2 114 77 1/16 144 372 3 124 68

Your team average sheet contains information you will need to fill out the league sheet. 1. The individual GAME you bowled. 2. A GRAND TOTAL of all games bowled. 3. The AVERAGE of games bowled (total pins divided by the number of games) 4. Your HANDICAP which is the number of pins recorded according to your average.

LEAGUE SHEET Bowling League Record Date______Team __1___ Lane___29___ Team___7___ Lane__30____ Bowlers Name Game 1 HDCP Total Bowlers Name Game 1 HDCP Total Stacie 152 42 194 2 John 101 88 189

Kara 160 22 182 Sarah 144 51 195 2

Grand 376 Grand 384 2 Total Total

Won __2____ Won __4____

Lost ___4___ Lost __2____

Opposing Team Captain Opposing Team Captain ______

When bowlers are finished with their game, add game plus handicap to get Total. Then compare the first bowler’s scores, the second bowler’s scores and the Grand Total scores. Award points 2 points per bowler winning and 2 points for highest team total. A total of 6 team points are awarded each day.