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Brickyard: Derogatory term for a bowling center that is notorious for low scores. Same as grave yard.

Bridge: Usually refers to the distance between the finger holes; in houses without automatic scoring, a player might connect strings of strikes with lines...bridges...to keep the player's streak of . . . View Full Definition

Broke Down: The act of a mechanical malfunction that disrupts play; i.e., the pinsetter broke down; the term used to describe a player and their sudden lessening of their score; i.e., I broke down; term . . . View Full Definition

Brooklyn: A ball that hits on the opposite side of the player's normal pocket; i.e, a Brooklyn for a right handed player would hit on the 1-2 pocket; usually refers to getting a strike in the wrong po . . . 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.

Brooklyn Strike: A strike that results from a Brooklyn hit.

Broom Ball: A ball with so much action that it seems to sweep the pins away.

Brunswick: One of the big two bowling firms in the country along with AMF. They have a full line of capital equipment and playing equipment for the bowler.

Brunswick Black Beauty: One of the old time hard rubber balls; very popular in its day.

Brunswick Crown Jewel: One of the first polyester balls. The original series of balls was highly popular as they were better scoring than the hard rubber balls of the day.

BTBA: British Tenpin Bowlers Association; the UK equivalent of the ABC.

BTBIF: British Tenpin Bowlers Instructors Federation; the organization that regulates instructors and coaches in the UK.

BTM: Bowling This Month magazine.

Bucket: A diamond-shaped, four-pin cluster, e.g., the 2-4-5-8 or 1-2-3-5. Some claim it to be the 2-4-5-8 for right handers, the 3-5-6-9 for a lefty.

Bucket With A Man In Motion: The 2-4-5-7-8 for rightys and the 2-5-6-8-10 for leftys.

Bullet: A ball thrown with extra speed; see also bb and rocket.

Bumped The Oil Line: Usually means that a player has thrown what they think is a pretty decent shot on a crowned condition; the ball begins to hook back and then hits the area of more oil and does not finish str . . . View Full Definition

Bumper Bowling: To help children keep the ball in play and on the lane, manufacturers have developed a system of either placing an inflated bumper into the gutters, or a mechanical bouncy wall that prevents . . . View Full Definition

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