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Axis Tilt: Ranging from 0 to 90 degrees, this is determined by the direction your axis is facing when you release the ball. 0 is parallel to the gutters, 90 is parallel to the foul line. The less axis . . . View Full Definition

Baby Split: A split that a ball can convert into a spare by fitting between the pins; i.e., the 3-10, 2-7, 4-5 etc.

Baby Split With Company: A baby split with an additional pin; 4-5-7; 2-7-8; 3-9-10 etc.

Baby The Ball: Being too deliberate; too delicate in the release; used to describe a type of release when the lanes are heavily conditioned.

Back End: Back end ratings seem to confuse bowlers. A ball's back end is the angle or degree of hook at the breakpoint. The confusion comes from the term back end. The ball may break at 20 feet, 30 fe . . . View Full Definition

Back Ends: Usually refers to the far end portion of the lane where the most hook can occur.If the backends are very dry, the ball will continue to hook with power for most players; if the back ends are . . . View Full Definition

Back Pitch: Angling of the thumbhole backward so the tip of the thumb is extended away from the palm. It is used to help the thumb exit the hole sooner; although very common and generally desirable, too . . . View Full Definition

Back Row: Pins 7-8-9-10; often used to describe the type of spare a player was leaving; i.e. I was hitting the pocket all day, but getting nothing but back row leaves.

Backup: A ball that breaks in the wrong direction, e.g. to the right for a right-handed bowler.

Backup (Slice): A ball which curves or 'fades away' to the right for a right hander and vice versa for a left hander.

Backup Ball: A type of release that causes the ball to hook opposite from the norm; i.e., a ball that moves to the right for a right hand bowler or to the left for a left hand bowler.

Bad Rack: A full set of pins that appears to have one or more not properly spotted; generally undesirable.

Bagger (Derogatory): Shortened version of sandbagger, someone who keeps their average artificially low in order to obtain a higher handicap than they deserve.

Bagger (Such As Five Bagger): A string of strikes; i.e., five bagger is five in a row.

Bake The Pocket: A ball hitting solidly and leaving a solid back row pin.

Baker Game: A method of team play in which in all five players bowl together to make one game; player #1 bowls frames 1 and 6; player #2 bowls frames 2 and 7 etc. Most Baker matches are two games, total pins.

Baking A Ball: Modern resin balls tend to soak up the lane oil. Placing heat onto the ball track can bleed some of this lane oil out of the ball and improve a ball's reaction. Not recommended unless you ha . . . View Full Definition

Balance (As Applied To A Ball): The weight of a bowling ball is not always evenly distributed in the sphere. ABC rules allow a ball to vary 3 ounces from the drilled top half to bottom half of a ball, and one ounce from th . . . View Full Definition

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