The Game » Glossary

Here you can find a glossary of bowlingterms sorted by alphabet. You can choose a letter of the alphabet by clicking on one of the letters in the menu below. He and his should be read as 'he and his or she and her' throughout this glossary.

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• Caliper
  A graduated rule with one sliding jaw and one that is stationary. Used to determine thumb oval sizes.

• Callus
  Thickened, hardened area of skin caused by build-up due to friction against the skin.

• Canto
  See frame.

• Carry down
  Oil moved down the lane by the bowling ball.

• Center line
  Vertical line between the fingers and through the middle of the thumb.

• Center line transposition (CLT)
  Lateral shift of the center line, after drilling thumb first.

• Center of gravity (CG)
  That point in a body or system around which the whole mass is concentrated and may be assumed to act. It is the location of the heaviest point on a ball. It is the point on the surface of the bowling ball where static balance is zero in all directions on a do-do scale - usually marked by a logo.

• Channel
  See gutter.

• Cherry
  See chop.

• Choke
  When a bowler doesn't perform his expected potential (e.g. bowling a strike) in a high stress situation.