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Trust: When you believe the ball will come back from a position very close to the gutter. I am really trusting the ball.

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

Tumbler: Same as spiller.

Turbulence Hole: This extra hole creates air turbulence and causes the pins to fly around and mix better.

Turkey: Three strikes in a row.

Turkey Buzzard: Three splits in a row. You can see them circleing (remember, the symbol for a split is a circle). See also buzzard.

Turn: The motion of the hand and wrist that imparts rotation to the ball at release.

Tweener: A player that has more accuracy and less power than a cranker, with more power than a straight player; also stroker.

Umbrella Ball: A high hit that nevertheless results in a strike; so called because the pins fan out as they fall into something like an umbrella pattern, rather than being scattered around.

Uncle: Usually the term used to describe the anchor player on a team that had a chance to stick a teammate with a beer frame, but did not strike. The anchor is said to be an uncle of the other play . . . View Full Definition

Under: In competitive play, the amount of pins (including bonus, if any) that a player is scoring under a 200 average; a player that shoots 1734 for 9 games is under by 66. See also plus, minus and over.

Up The Boards: A strike line that is straighter into the ball track with little belly.

Up The Hill: When a ball successfully moves over a high board.

Up The Track: A strike line that is straighter into the ball track with little belly.

Urethane: A plastic blend that is normally softer and more porous than polyester; coverstock favorite until the advent of reactive resin.

Vent Hole: An extra hole drilled to relieve suction in the thumb hole; not a gripping hole.

Vicarious Bowling: Watching WRWjr bowl.

Violation: An infraction affecting 2nd or 3rd ball score.

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