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Headpin: The number 1 pin.

Coming In Behind The Headpin: This is a ball that leaves a ten pin on an apparent solid hit, but the ball enters the pocket late.

Nose: The beak; center of the headpin; a nosy hit is high on the headpin.

Pull Shot: An erratic shot that goes off target towards the center or past the headpin.

Tug The Ball: Pulling or yanking the ball high on the headpin or crossing over.

No Drive No Five: An expression meaning that to take out the five pin on a pocket hit, the ball must drive through the deflection from the headpin to hit the five pin.

Strike Zone: Target area on either side of HEADPIN.

Never Up Never In: A philosophy that says that in order to strike you must first hit the headpin; stolen from similar meanings in putting (golf).

Full Hit: Usually means a ball that is thrown to close to the center of the headpin; see high hit. A ball that hits the head pin at or near the center; often results in a split. Striking the target pi . . . View Full Definition

Brooklyn Hit: A hit on the wrong side of the headpin; i.e, the left side for a right-handed bowler, the right side for a lefty.