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Dry Lane Ball: A ball that for you and your game performs better on dry lanes than on more heavily conditioned lanes; you can sometimes achieve the result by polishing a ball to make it shinier so that it . . . View Full Definition

Dry Lanes: A lane that has less conditioner than normal for your game; usually means earlier and more hook.

Dummy: Score allowed for an absent player; see also blind score.

Dump: To release the ball without bending the knee, which usually makes it travel through the air before plopping down on the lane.

Dumping: The practice of dropping the ball at or before the foul line; not usually desirable.

Dutch 200: A game of exactly 200 made by alternating strikes and spares throughout the entire game.

Dynamic Imbalance: The planned apparent imbalance in balls due to high tech cores and drilling techniques. Many people claim that this has created balls that hook out of the box with a lessening requirement to . . . View Full Definition

Dynamic Weights: In the old days, before the advent of modern core design in balls, the center of the ball was, more or less, symmetrical. In today's high tech computer designed ball cores and multiple cores . . . View Full Definition

Eagle: An emblem that is awarded for winning a title at the ABC tournament. If a player has an eagle, that means he is a past champion in some event.

Early Foundation: A strike in the eighth frame. See also foundation.

Early Timing: Releasing the ball before the sliding foot completes its slide; usually results in less hook and a less strong ball as the player does not have the proper balance and leverage to hit up on t . . . View Full Definition

Efrah: Very dry lanes. Acronym for Even Full Rollers Are Hooking; used to describe lanes. It is 'efrah' weather in the house today.

Entry Angle: The angle relative to the pocket that the balls enters the pocket. As a rule, increased angle means increased strikes (hence the preference for a ball that hooks a lot or for clean back ends.)

Error: A missed spare; same as blow. Most players do not count an unmade split as an error, but maybe they should as it was an error on the first ball to come so high!

Exercise: Hard work. Produces an overload on the musculoskeletal system or a respiratory training effect on the cardiovascular system. Goal oriented resulting in physiological adaptations.

Extra Frame: (1) the bonus for filling the 10th frame; (2) frames bowled but not scored on your sheet; houses with autoscorers track them and may charge you for them!

Faball: One of the major ball firms. Maker of the Hammer line and the very popular 3D Offset series of balls.

Fade: The act of a ball breaking opposite to its normal hook trajectory; a very slight back up.

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