HOW TO REPROGRAM Bowling "Talk"? By communicating!

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7 pin* 1. The reason why Lefty's don't have double their 300's. 2. One reason why I won the Senior Masters

      as left handers kept leaving this pin. (I only bowled one left hander in the finals.)

10 pin* 1. This pin kept ABC from going bankrupt once athletes figured out that accuracy wasn’t really

      that important. 2. The reason why most bowlers don’t have five times the honor scores awards as

      they think they should. 3. Another reason why I won the Tucson USBC Senior Masters, as my right

      handed opponents kept leaving them.

100% 1. The amount needed to have fun on today's conditions. 2. The amount of effort you need to help

      your team pull out a victory.

300* 1. A score so high that bowlers won’t have to lie about after shooting a perfect game. 2. A goal to

      shoot at least once every season by bowlers having shot 10 or more. 3. After drilling your ball, what

      pro shops guarantee you’ll shoot tomorrow. 4. What score all bowlers want drilled into their new ball.

      5. The score beginners want for bowling three games. 6. What Andy Varipapa shoots after any

      12 bagger. (See Varipapa & zeroed in.)

800* 1. A score better than shooting 300, but will anyone notice? 2. The series most bowlers miss by one

      or two strikes when throwing the ball well. 3. The score all bowlers want to shoot at least once.

900* 1. Something most bowlers won't shoot in their leifetime! 2. What bowlers hope to shoot after

      starting with 300 to open the competition. 3. What ball manufacturers can't guarantee in every ball.

"A" game 1. How bowlers use "a" ball and "a"ttacks the pins with their favorite shot because it's on a

      condition where they can throw some big games. 2. The “a”bility to throw some big games on your

      favorite condition. (See “B” game.)

ABC's* 1. The knowledge bowlers need to compete on today's conditions and what will be needed in the

      future. 2. The rules that the American Bowling Congress made over 100 years ago that the bowlers

      are supposed to follow. 3. What the USBC lost sight of after the merger of ABC and WIBC, as they

      now say they have the best interest for the bowlers after now having only one high score award for

      your career.

ability* 1. A skill of stuffing bills (Benjamins) in your wallet during pot games. 2. What most bowlers want

      when needing strikes to win. 3. A skill that most bowlers avoid because of the hard work involved.

accuracy* 1. A lost art and skill needed many, many years ago. 2. Young guns today and two handers

      with revs, don’t worry about not having this ability. 3. What some bowlers realize is needed to

      average 210 even with today’s conditions.

action* 1. How some good bowlers put extra cash in their pockets to pay their mortgage, instead of

      getting a real job. 2. How the old timers challenged themselves to become better. 3. A side bet such

      as brackets and eliminators to show others that you still know how to score when you win. 4. The

      missing part for the “kids” today, as very few of them have extra money to bowl pot games or

      brackets, or the experience to beat the seniors. 5. What the reaction (Good action) of your ball does

      to knock down the pins. (Check it out, the Pin Action book in my library!)

adjustment* 1. A move most bowlers must make when competing. This is due to the reactive resin balls

      soaking up most of the oil on the lanes causing them to break down. Today, most bowlers start

      throwing in the oil around the 20 board out to the dry, so they won't be making more than five

      adjustments in a night. 2. A required skill that strokers need if they want to beat the crankers. 3. A

      tweak that is needed after leaving a 4–6 or a 4–6–7-10 split. 4. What every bowler should know to

      carry that corner pin that’s velcroed to the lane. (Check it out, my adjustment article.)

advice 1. What your opponent will try to give you to throw you off your game, but only when you're

      scoring. 2. What your doubles partner will give you in the hope you’ll start stringing strikes. 3. What

      coaches give to good bowlers who have been in a slump. 4. What some bowlers don't want as their

      inflated handicap helps them cash in tournaments.

age* 1. The years of bowling experience. 2. Knowing what works because of all your experience. 3. Why

      you can't bowl three games without getting winded. 4. Why sometimes you feel older than you

      really are. 5. Something that helps seniors beat the "kids" because of their experience!

alcohol* 1. A drink that can make some bowlers unbeatable at times, at least until they get drunk!

      2. The drink that can make some bowlers obnoxious and hard to be around after having a few.

      3. What some will need on a bad night because they didn’t break 600. 

alley* 1. The road behind the center where you might have scored better than the scores you just shot.

      2. Where a few bowlers end up after losing their house and shirt to a hustler bowling pot games.

      3. Where the fight will eventually take place after your opponent wins the match after they 

      intimidated you. 

All Star* 1. Anyone good enough to make people notice them. 2. The best of the best. 3. The Traveling

      Master's website which made the list due to Mr. Stats promoting by all avenues possible and

      having the biggest website of any bowling league in history. (See Mr. Stats.)

       (Check it out, the Traveling Masters section.)

all the way* 1. When someone strings strikes to finish a game. 2. Just one of four sayings to finish the

      game the "correct" way! (See off the sheet, punch out & X'd out.)

anchorman* 1. The bowler in the last position on the team who will strike out when needed. 2. The

      bowler the team depends on the most during those close and MUST HAVE games. 3. The  bowler

      who usually gets blamed for losing close games, no matter how much over their average, unless

      they shoot 300.  4. Someone who may miss one or two single pins the entire season. 

Andrew* 1. The person who sells confidence by fixing your game. 2. A qualified instructor who can help

      you after watching just three shots. 3. Someone who can teach “proformance”. (See cash, coach,

        lesson, peak performance & “proformance”), (Check out The Coach in Competitor's guide.) 

angle 1. How the lanes have to be played to get the maximum pin action. 2. How most hustlers make a

      living and win a bunch of side bets to take your money in pot games. 

approach* 1. What some bowlers do to bowlers of the opposite sex in a singles league. 2. What some

      hustlers will try to alter to get you out of the Zone.

arrows* 1. What most bowlers use as their target on the lanes. 2. Why bowlers using this target on all

      spares have a weakness in their game. 3. The target you wish you could use when leaving those

      corner pins. (See dots.)

athlete* 1. What most bowlers are, as they walk a mile while bowling league, throwing a ball around 15

      pounds, usually at least 36 times in a league night and must use their head to make good

      decisions to acquire great scores. 2. What some uneducated people (dummies), think bowlers are

      not.

attitude* 1. A positive feeling by most bowlers so they can conquer almost anything, but only if they

      remain positive. 2. The remainder of bowlers are just hoping that nothing negative will happen to

      them tonight.

author* 1. A person who wrote a book or article about bowling. If they didn't write about bowling, they're

      considered writers. 2. A person who builds a HUGE website, like the website you're on now, to help

      fellow bowlers. 2. A person who gives back to this great sport by writing to get others to improve

      their game. 3. The person who writes in their logbook to gain knowledge. (See Len & Mr. Stats.) 

average 1. The score that scratch bowlers want to be above.  2. The scores that below average bowlers

      want to shoot at least once every week.

awards* 1. What you receive after shooting a great score. 2. What you may get if you're lucky enough

      to receive after shooting a good score, depending on your average. 3. What you hope to add to

      your collection of hardware. 

"B" game 1. When you "b"elieve you can still score when your "A" game isn't working. 2. What most pros

      have because their “A” game is only for walled up house shots. What some bowlers should have for

      tournaments if they want to cash more consistently! (See “A” game.)

backer* Someone with more money than brains looking for good bowlers short of cash in pot games.

      They will put up all the cash and split 67/33 after expenses. There are a few that will do a 50/50 split

      if you’re a Hall of Fame caliber of bowler. (Check it out, the Stats Plus Competitor’s Guide.)

backuper* 1. The ringer a team brings in, to substitute for a regular bowler. 2. A bowler who backs up

      the ball on the opposite side of the lane because it seems easier on the other side. (See Ken.)

      (Check out the Stats Plus Competitor’s Guide.)

bad habits* 1. A natural occurrence when bowlers lose their confidence. 2. The occurrence that leads to

      a bowler’s slump. 3. Why some quit bowling because they "thought" they could solve low scoring

      without a qualified coach. 4. Why some bowlers should quit thinking and rely more on their

      experiences to win matches.

bagger* 1. When you go to the bar after league to buy a six-pack, because the team didn’t hand any

      bowlers that night, and they have to bag the six-pack it before you leave for home. 2. A string of

      strikes from any frame that can carry over to the next game, and the hope of it continuing to a third

      game. 3. Twelve in a row at any time is known as a "Varipapa 300". (See Varipapa.)

balance 1. A juggling act with your significant other as to why you’re bowling three leagues a week.

      2. What you’ll need, to walk to the foul line after all those beer frames. 3. What you need to do to your

      checking account after buying all the latest and greatest balls that come out every month.

      4. Handling some free time for practice to work on your game, to show others you’re not easy

      pickings.

ball* 1. The round object you roll that can be magic if you're on a condition that ball was drilled for,

      hoping for a 300 game. 2. The lemon you’re rolling if it was not drilled for that condition or if you

      don't throw many strikes. 3. What your pro shop drills holes into, that you hope will cure your slump.

      4. What some say is the reason why they won the tournament and the main resaon I won the Senior

      Masters tournament. (Check out photo above.)

ball boy* 1. Someone who gets your ball out of the car when the balls you brought into the center don't

      work. 2. The person who fetches another ball in a PBA tournament.

bargain 1. The ball you just bought that was half off and are lucky enough just to shoot your average.

      2. The ball, bag or shoes you just bought as the Pro Shop discounts them that day.

bed 1. Low scoring lanes that put you to sleep. 2. Where some bowlers would rather be, instead of

      shooting low scores that day.

bed posts* 1. What most bowlers try to avoid leaving when lanes are dry. 2. The place some bowlers

      will go, should they leave one in league. 3. The 4-6-7-10 split that’s actually, harder than the 7-10

      split.

beer frame* 1. The way good bowlers get drunk without buying. 2. The only way to keep your team

      showing up each week. 3. An added attraction when one of your bowlers gets too drunk every week. 

believe* 1. What you must do in yourself to become to better bowler where some don’t. 2. What each

      team member must have in each other to go after championships.

Benjamin’s* 1. The bills that the serious player need for pot games. 2. At least two are needed for the

      latest and greatest equipment today. 3. What everyone wants to win in tournaments.

Beth* 1. A person who shows you how important your brain is in competition. 2. Teaches you how to

      accomplish your goals later in life after your sessions. 3. A dependable person if on your team.

      (See cash, coach, lesson, mental toughness, peak performance, “proformance” & technique.)

      (Check it out, her Testimonial and Dedication.) 

blind 1. A score for an absent player that usually causes his team to lose at least one close game.

      2. What some bowlers are when they don’t notice what is going on right in front of them.

board A vanishing strip of wood that bowlers used to make adjustments from. Some of today's

      synthetic lanes have lines to indicate where the boards should be for aiming purposes.

Bob* A senior bowler who developed the killer instinct due to reading my book. (See killer instinct.)

      (Check out his testimonial.)

Bobby* A coach who knows how to tweak your shot. (See cash, coach, lesson, peak performance,

       proformance”, technique and video.) (Check it out, his Dedication.) (Check it out,

       The Coach in the Competitor's guide.) 

body english 1. Bowlers doing summersaults and running shots out to show the pins that they mean

      business when bowling. 2. Bowlers that use this are a lot more fun to watch.

bonus 1. What bowlers get after winning a match, no matter how bad they scored. 2. To increase

      entries in a tournament, tournament directors offer it.

bore A teammate who doesn't care about how many honor scores you shot last week, unless they

      shot one as well.

bowlaholic* Someone who spends all their extra money on bowling, all their extra time at the bowling

      center, bowls in a tournament almost every weekend and spends most of their vacation bowling. 

      Yes, they’re even on their company bowling team. (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

bowling 1. A sport that is now more like golf, where you will rarely finish with the same ball you started

      with. 2. A way to get away from your wife for several hours.

bowling ball* 1. Unlike golf, you won’t have to chase it, it comes back and will be waiting for you if it's

      not eaten by the machine. 2. Today's equipment can be colorful, and the only reason why some

      sale. 3. What may be found in dumpsters or rivers after a bad night. 4. What some bowlers will only

      buy if guaranteed to hook 20 boards out of the box.

bowling shoes* 1. Colorful shoes that help to keep you from sticking on the approach, except when

      bowling on synthetic approaches. 2. Shoes with interchangeable soles and heels that are needed

      at more centers, as more open bowlers spill drinks and food, that now make changing soles and

      heels a necessity.

brackets* 1. Where good bowlers can earn big money as the others are distracted from them. 2. The

      added excitement when your team is in last place and you can win enough by yourself to pay for

      your bowling.

bragger* A decent bowler that’s conceited, telling good bowlers all about their accomplishments, so

      they think they made it to the next level. That next level to being a good bowler is having as many

      achievements as most good bowlers. (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

break* 1. What good bowlers get when they need it the most or what the opposing team gets on a bad

      shot during the league championship. 2. Something bowlers want to do when they lose their

      scoring touch.

break point* The magical place on the lane that most good bowlers try to find. This is where the ball

      hooks back to the pocket for maximum carry as it will change several times during the series.

breathe 1. What some bowlers have trouble doing and after losing a close match. 2. What you must

      control during a close match of your want to win.

Brooklyn* 1. A place where some may visit if nationals are close. 2. AThe city your ball visits when your

      ball hooks past your pocket to the opposite pocket. 3. Where right handers think that hitting the

      wrong pocket is a shot that Earl Anthony would be proud of. 4. Just one nickname for a bad shot

      with a good result. (See Earl, Phoenix & Tucson.) 

broom The essential tool needed when you destroyed your opponent as they can’t bowl well enough

      to win even one point.

buddy* 1. A teammate or friend who remembers when you choked, but won't ever remind you.

      2. Someone who gets you a cab when you had too much to drink.

burning the maples The fire started after throwing an 800 series or back-to-back 270's or better.

burnout 1. What can happen when you bowl in 4 leagues a week, along with tournaments and/or color

      pins. 2. Can be when you're in a slump in the 1 or 2 leagues you bowl in.

caffeine* 1. The drug of choice for those who failed to get much sleep the previous night. 2. What you

      may need when bowling a tournament in Las Vegas because of too much gambling and or playing

      golf. 3. You’ll need a gallon of it when bowling those 12 game tournaments.

calculator* What today’s good bowlers will need to compute with their new sky high average with their

      300’s in every ball drilling.

calm The state of mind you need wen the lanes breakdown if you want to shoot over your average.

career* 1. The total number of years competing in your life time. 2. The achievements you’ve won

      during your entire life that you can brag about to others.

carry* 1. What you hope you won’t have to do to your teammates. 2. What you're wishing for with that

      new $200 ball even if it just missed hitting the pocket.

cash* 1. What most bowlers will need to get that next great ball to improve their game. 2. What bowlers

      should get so they can practice and improve their game, especially after a lesson. 3. What you’ll

      need to raise your confidence from lessons by a qualified coach. (See Andrew, Beth, Bobby, coach

       & Laura.) 

challenge* 1. Conditions to where a 200 is a meaningful score. 2. Bowling Nationals for over 20 years.

      3. A senior bowler trying to beat the “kids” in the weekly brackets. 3. Where you have to make more

      than five adjustments in a night of league. 4. A tournament club where scratch bowlers find out how

      good they are. (See Curtis, Dwight, hustler & Mr. Stats.) (Check it out, my Accept challenges

        article.)

champion 1. Someone who knows what it takes and how to win. 2. Most bowlers hope to avoid them on

      the way to the championship. 3. Someone I’d rather bowl as it keeps me mentally focused in the

      match.

channel 1. That depressed colored board that runs on both sides of the lane that bowlers should avoid

      because it doesn’t hook. 2. The ball magnet that can make corner pins seem impossible to convert.

charge* 1. When you finally make the right adjustment and throw a 4 bagger. 2. What you do when

      short of cash for that new ball or do to bowl pot games after league.

chart* 1. What some bowlers will do to improve their average as it will show percentage of strikes and

      opens. 2. What Stats Plus did better than any other secretary, because of all the statistics kept.

cheese* What some bowlers will need after scoring badly and whining about lane conditions when 

      someone averaged over 240 that day. (See whine & wine.)

choke 1. What some bowlers will do a close match, as they are unable to throw the ball due to both

      hands wrapped around their throat. 2. What you want to do to your opponent when they beat you

      by one stick in an important match.  

class 1. Congratulating a bowler who throws a 300 or 800 at you as it is something you see less of

      these days. 2. Congratulating the team winning the roll-offs, especially when your team was

      second. 3. Something that many bowlers don't have. 4. What you attend with my online Confidence

      101 course. (Check it out, my Confidence 101 course.) 

clean game 1. Getting through a game without an open frame. 2. Finishing a game without spilling

      your drink on you.

cleaning* Taking your opponent's last dollar in pot games, where they don’t have enough change

      for the laundromat. 

coach* 1. Someone who tries to get you to throw a few more strikes each game. 2. Someone who

      thinks they know more than you and charge more than PGA pros. 3. Someone who destroys your

      fundamentals, so you keep coming back as his new car isn’t paid off yet. 4. A qualified person that

      can get bowlers to shoot some great scores. 5. Someone who can make a huge difference in your

      physical game as well as your mental game. 6. A qualified individual who can strengthen your

      weaknesses to take you to the next level. 7. A person who might video tape the session so you can

      see your mistakes. 8. Someone who has a plan to get you to peak performance so you can look like

      a pro. (See Andrew, Beth, Bobby, cash, Laura, Norm & peak performance, “proformance”,

       technique, tip, video, wall & weakness.) (Check it Out, Beth and Laura in Testimonials.)

      (Check it out, Beth, Bobby, Laura & out Norm in Dedications.)

      (Check it out, Andrew’s Dedication for my second book.)

      (Check it out, The Coach in the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

comeback* 1. Finishing a game with a 6 bagger after being asleep the first 6 frames. 2. With an injury,

      bowlers try to remember how good they threw the ball after the long layoff.

commitment* 1. What you need to do towards excellence if you want to compete in the Zone! 2. What

      you hope all the bowlers on your team have when bowling tournaments or in the Roll-Offs. 3. The

      way bowlers should respond when their game depends on it. 

competitor 1. Anyone who thinks they have a change of winning a match. 2. Someone who can bowl

      great, but you want to bowl a little better, so they’ll remember it the next time you match up

      against them. (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

concentration 1. What you will have 100% of the time during practice and only 10% during competition.

      2. A skill needed to repeat all those great scores you’ve shot.

conditions 1. The way the lanes are oiled so that the bowlers averaging 170 are now instant pro

      bowlers on a walled up shot. 2. Why pro bowlers turn to being just average amateurs on tough

      conditions. 3. Making them consistent is next to impossible, because of where you live and the

      weather.

confidence 1. What you have after winning a tournament or a couple of 300's but lose when you can't

      throw that needed double in the tenth. 2. What league bowlers think they have without ever

      practicing. (Check out photo below.) (Check it out, my confidence 101 class to build your

      confidence.)

consistency* 1. The state bowlers want to be in by repeating strikes, spares and clean games which

      means higher scores. 2. What most newbies don’t have because of all the new balls and unsure

      how they react differently to their other balls.

control 1. Being able to shoot over your average over a period of weeks. 2. What you want your team

      to have because your team is in first place.

core* 1. Your friends on the bowling team. 2. What usually gets bigger because you think you’re

      burning enough calories just bowling.

corona bound* 1. The reason why you’re home instead of bowling because the corona virus closed the

      centers for eight weeks. 2. The reason you’re on the way to the bar because your team just hung

      you.

count 1. What you can't afford to lose in a close match. 2. What could help you win a few more

      brackets in tournaments.

courage What it takes to bowl against the best bowler at that center.

criticism* This is the last thing you want to hear after just having a low scoring night.

crybaby* 1. Someone who throws temper tantrums when the bowling gods are on break. 2. A bowler

      you don't want on your team because of definition 1. (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s

       guide.)

Curtis* A bowler who wanted to see some great bowling by holding tournaments with guaranteed

      money of $1000 for first place.

      (See challenge.)

Being Dedicated has many advantages like being a better bowler and having a GREAT mental game! 

D - F:

dad* 1. Someone you looked up to as he got you involved in this great sport. 2. Someone who didn't

      care what you bowled. 3. A father who wanted the best for you and paid for coaching to help you.

DC 1. A great place to visit if nationals happens to be close. 2. A chiropractor who keeps you

      competitively ready with his monthly adjustments along with your stretches. (Check it out,

       Dr. Steve’s Testimonial and Inspiration.)

dedicated* 1. A bowler showing up to bowl every week. 2. The bowler who spends time to practice,

      subscribes to all the bowling magazines, reads books and surfs the internet to improve their mental

      game as well as their physical game. 3. Someone who takes 15 balls with them to tournaments. 4. A

      bowler who spends two out of four weekends on the road bowling tournaments. (See Dwight &

        Steve.)

delivery 1. The steps and release throwing the ball. 2. Waiting for the next new gadget you ordered

      online to increase your confidence.

denial* Anyone who feels that practice and seeing a qualified coach won’t help them.

design* What bowlers want the manufacturers to do to the equipement so they will shoot more 300

      games!

desire* 1. An athlete who reads my book and goes to my HOW TO website to improve their game.

       2. What good bowlers have when going after titles!

deuce 1. What you hope to shoot, when you’re not shooting a 300. 2. A good score on a grind-out

      condition.

Dewey* 1. A person that literally played the gutter shot so well, that very few good bowlers could beat

      him. 2. A bowler always willing to bowl pot games. (See edge, Hall of Fame and hustler.)

      (Check it out, his Dedication.) (Check it out, The Hustler in the Competitor's guide.)

dictionary* 1. A list of words so you can talk smarter to others. 2. To understand bowling better in the

      Mr. Stats New World Bowling Dictionary. 3. Another way to inject some fun in sports for all athletes.

distraction* 1. A good looking member of the opposite sex, on the opposing team. 2. Anything that

      keeps you from focusing on destroying your opponent. 3. Something the opposing team will pull

      out of their bag of tricks, when the league championship is up for grabs.

DJ* 1. Someone who plays your feel-good songs so you can feel good after destroying your

      competition. 2. Someone who tries to psyche you out by playing their music on their phone too loud

      for way too long. 3. The person responsible for getting you ready for your match. 4. Plays your

      favorite music on XM while traveling to bowling. (Check it out, The DJ in the Competitor's guide.) 

donate* 1. Bowlers who lose money because they are bowling against the best bowlers at that center.

      2. What some bowlers have been doing because they continue to bowl the national tournament.

      3. What I have stopped doing after my last three nationals due to the heavy oil and no help in

      opening up the lanes to create a better shot.

dots* 1. Another target for more accuracy as they are closer to the foul line. 2. Another way to confuse

      the average bowler as there is more of them than the five arrows. (See arrows.)

double* 1. What every bowler wants to throw every game. 2. Most bowlers want at least one on a bad

      night.

drive 1. How most of us get to the center. 2. What you need to keep at this game, especially when you

      stopped scoring.

dump 1. The center that would rather see good bowlers shoot 180's than a 300. 2. A place your ball will

      be found after it will no longer shoot those honor scores.

Dwight* 1. A bowler that makes you better in match play tournaments because you have to bowl

      you’re best to beat him. 2. Someone who bowls in many tournaments to challenge themselves.

      (See challenge, dedicated, Hall of Fame and shot maker.) (Check it out, his Dedication.)

      (Check it out, The Shot Maker in the Competitor's guide.)

Earl* 1. A beautifully executed shot :) that hooked more than expected and still carried, also known as

      a Brooklyn, Phoenix and Tucson, depending on what city you live in. 2. What some handicapped

      bowlers wished they threw more of. 3. What some action bowlers hope he doesn’t show up. 4. A

      bowler who worked on his weakness until it became his strength. 5. The bowler who realized he

      needed to learn different releases to start winning on tour. (See Brooklyn, Hall of Fame, release &

      weakness.) (Check it out, his book in library.) (Check it out, The Pro Bowler in the

      Competitor's guide.)      

edge* 1. A place where bowlers making huge adjustments live. 2. The first two boards from the gutter

      where a few bowlers played hoping to stay away from that painted board. 3. What you sit on in

      close games. (See Dewey)

eleventh frame* 1. The place you take the team after shooting 300 or 800. 2. The most important frame

      when you have the ten strikes and still need one more strike at a possibility of a 300 game. 

encouragement*1. What your opponent will give you hoping you’ll feel more pressure and choke.

      2. What your team should give you when your opponents seem to have all the good luck going

      their way.

energy 1. Motivated good bowlers will use it, trying to throw their opponents off their game.

      2. Something that bowlers who just finished a 12-game tournament block. 3. Tournament bowlers

      in Las Vegas seem to have no problem finding some as gamblers always have energy!

enthusiasm* 1. Positive attitude bowlers have plenty of it. 2. Bowlers that don’t use their mental game,

      want more of it.

error 1. What most good bowlers can avoid at times. 2. You and your team need to minimize them in

      a close match.

excellence* 1. What all bowlers should commit to because bowling is not about perfection, even if

      some believe it, because of shooting 300's. 2. The reason why I continued to bowl to reach some of

      my goals. 3. Where you game should be, after reading my book, The Path to Excellence.

excuses 1. What several bowlers come up with when their game is a little off that night. 2. What so-

      called teammates will give you a week before the league starts as to why they won’t be bowling

      with you this season. 3. What you don’t want to hear from teammates after losing the

      championship by one stick.

execution 1. What may be missing when you put too much pressure on yourself. 2. The art (Yes, it is a

      lost art with two-handers.) of continuing to throw great shots after great shots. 3. What you tell

      your team that it must happen to win the championship.

exercise* 1. Something more bowlers need if they want to continue in this great sport. 2. Something

      that has made me better by keeping the pounds off. 3. The reason why champions keep winning

      because they’re in better condition.

exhibition* 1. What a few bowlers did decades ago to create more interest in this GREAT sport. 2. What

      good bowlers do when stringing strikes, left and right.

expenses* 1. Those side tournaments some forget about when bowling in tournaments. 2. A few

      bowlers never have to worry about it because of their job. 3. Most bowlers bowling on the side,

      determine the risk/ reward factor because of it.

experience 1. Something that all competitive bowlers need more of. 2. Bowlers will not only learn from

      it but should become better bowlers due to it. 

expert* Someone who thinks he knows more than everyone and lets everyone know it. (Remember, I

      didn’t say coach! Not all coaches are experts.)

failure* 1. Someone who didn’t believe they could win. 2. Anyone who won’t learn from any defeat.

      3. Bowlers who stop trying and quit on themselves. (Check it out, my failure article.)

faith* 1. A bowler who really believes he will shoot 900, for 3 games. 2. Someone who hopes to shoot

      300 or 800 one day.

fame* 1. The reason why some are considered great. 2. Your lifetime achievements, no matter how

      small they are.

fantastic day 1. Shooting an 800 series or 300 game. 2. Winning three brackets in league. 3. Claiming

      the League Championship. 4. Finally winning a tournament.

fear 1. What you can't have on the lanes if you expect to be a winner. 2. The main reason why some

      won’t bowl tournaments. 3. It sometimes is the combination of winning and losing that holds

      some back. 

fence posts* 1. A spare where getting one of the two pins may be the difference of winning the game.

      2. A spare so rare that it has been made three times on TV with the great Mark Roth being the first

      to make it. 3. Leaving the 7 and 10 pins on your first shot. (See goal posts, Mark and snake eyes.)

fight* 1. What must happen till the very end of the match. 2. The reason champions keep winning

      because they never quit. 3. The only way you’re going to get better because of challenging

      yourself.  

fingers What some wished they had more of after coming in light and not striking.

finish* 1. The time most bowlers want to shine. 2. The time all good bowlers wake up when the match

      is close.

fire 1. Something you need to light before you start throwing strikes. 2. What the championship team

      starts before winning the league.

first* 1. The most important number in tournaments as it represents a title. 2. The place to be at any

      given time. 3. The time you finally achieved that goal. 4. What you hope won’t happen from the

      opposing team.

fish* 1. A bowler that usually loses most of his money in pot games. 2. What I was until I got better and

      became a shark. (See prey.)

focus* 1. The reason why champions have won. 2. Bowlers that use it seem to score better.

      3. Something you could use when you're fighting to win a quarter.

foot 1. What you slide on in hopes that you don't go ever the foul line or stick. 2. What you must avoid

      putting in your mouth after making a statement about your opponents. 3. What your teammates

      want to kick you with after you just left a split to lose the game.

fore* 1. What you yell when a bowling pin bounces out of the back and will cross the foul line. (I’ve seen

      it twice.) 2. The count after hitting the headpin for crankers, leaving a split.

foul* 1. When you try to keep your big feet from crossing the line, but stuck and crossed it anyways.

      2. When the opposing team bends a rule to benefit them. 3. The taste you get after losing by one

      stick and missing three single pins spares. 

foul line 1. The line that has cost teams valuable points. 2. The line that a bowler crosses due to sticky 

      approaches and then injures themselves after falling from stepping in the oil.

foundation 1. How bowlers build a high score by throwing a strike in the 9th frame. 2. A good

      foundation would be a double in the 8th and 9th frames and a solid foundation would be a four

      bagger.

frame* 1. A place to put your profile shot photo when luckiest enough to throw three in a row. 2. It’s

      where you want to see more “X”’s than “/”s. 3. For bowlers without a strike, they want more “/”’s than

      “O”s and “-“s.

free* 1. Feeling you want your arm swing to be in delivering the ball. 2. What you hope will be offered by

      your league if there are optional events. 3. Promotional tool used by Stats Plus. (Check it out, the

        Stats Plus section and promotions.)

friend* 1. Who you hope show up when you make the finals of a tournament. 2. Someone who tries to

      comfort you no matter what you just shot. 3. Someone who you borrow from to bowl pot games.

      4. The person who actually pays you back after borrowing money! 5. Colin, Bruce, Joe and Donovan,

      just to name some who are more of an acquaintance, but still like to know how you scored. (See

       buddy & John.) (Check it out, their Dedications.) 

frustration 1. What sets in after not being able to throw a strike in your last game. 2. The reason why

      some bowlers won’t achieve many of their goals. 

full roller How the seniors threw the ball for slightly higher scores over 20 years ago and some still do.

fun 1. What a lot of bowlers forget to have unless they're winning. 2. What you should have in

      competition. 3. The reason why several champions continue to win tournaments. (Check it out,

      my Have Fun article.)

fundamentals 1. What most good bowlers have down. 2. What bowlers forget about when the pressure

      is on and then the fun stops.

future* 1. Bowlers reading my book will have a brighter one. 2. Most bowlers hope that good scores

      come with it. 3. Good bowlers already know that great scores come with it because they took the

      time work on their game to improve and or read my book. (See The Path to Excellence.)

If you're a Gambler, you may win, just don't bet the house! Now I know why some came to bowl with very little money on them. Instead of going to the bank, they leave town. Now you have to show cash!

G  - J: 

gambler* 1. Someone who spends 10 times the entry fee in brackets and side action in the hope of a

      big payday. 2. Anyone willing to compete in brackets. 3. Anyone going to the casino after a great

      night hoping their luck is still running well. 4. A person willing to bowl action because they’re not only

      good, but know they will win 75% of the time. (Most gamblers are pretty smart. They know when they

      have the advantage.) (See John & Mr. Stats.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

game* 1. What some say this sport is. 2. What your competition will try to play on you. 3. A portion of a

      set or series. 4. Bowlers will hope their “A” game is working that night. 5. The poker hand bowlers play

      drawing cards for getting strikes and spares.

give up 1. What too many bowlers do when they know they can’t win. 2. What all good bowlers never,

      never, never do, because they will learn from the experience. 3. The reason why certain bowlers can’t

      win as it’s easier to quit then to work on their game to improve.

glasses* 1. What will usually get fogged up after leaving your third 10 pin of the night. 2. It will be used as

      an excuse why they missed their 300 game, whether wearing glasses or not. 3. What you MUST bring

      back from the bar with the picture of beer you just bought because you got hung in the beer frame. 

goals 1. Something you shoot for but usually will fall short of. 2. The reason why some bowlers find

      greatness, because of the goals they reached in their career. 3. What some great coaches expect

      from you before the next lesson. (See Laura & lesson.) (Check it out, my goal setting article.) 

goal posts* 1. One example of bringing in other sports to this great sport. 2. Handicapped bowlers think

      getting the ball between these two pins gets them three points, but those points only matter in

      football. (See fence pots and snake eyes.)

graph* 1. A Stats Plus tool that shows how good of a bowler you are. 2. What a travel master looks at.

     (See travel master.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus section.) (Check it out, a travel master.)

graveyard 1. A center that has less excitement than the cemetery due to conditions creating lower

      scores. 2. Where you go to pay respects to a great bowler who can no longer defeat you. 

grind out* A low scoring condition like the U.S. Open or Senior U.S. Open, where even a 190 can seem

      like a 250. 

 Hall of Fame* 1. Where most bowlers would like to be while they’re still alive. 2. Where some won’t get

      until they pass, due to the politics involved. (Check it out, the Hall of Famers who gave testimonials

      and who I dedicated the book to.) (Check it out, the Masters Hall of Fame.)

handicap* 1. Something that keeps some from becoming a better bowler. 2. What usually gets bigger

      as you get older. 3. What scratch bowlers don’t usually want to see. 4. What you won’t see bowling

      in the USBC Open Championships. 5. One reason why entries keep dropping in some tournaments

      due to sandbaggers.

happiness 1. Shooting an honor score to earn a ring. 2. Winning anything that matters. 3. A senior

      bowler just being able to bowl because they’re physical in shape. 4. Anyone who can get back to

      bowling after rehabbing their injury. 

hard work* Something that few want to do hoping to improve without all the extra hours.

headless horseman* Someone who has no clue to what’s going on. Someone never ready to bowl

      when it’s their turn. (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

healing* 1. The time needed after an injury. 2. The time needed after losing the championship in a 

      close battle.

hero 1. The pro who you looked up to when you were younger and idolized. 2. Any pro who has a title

      that you can now beat because of the reactive balls. 3. The bowler who threw three great shots in

      the 10th frame for their team to win by less than ten  pins. (See Norm.)

hesitation* 1. A losing effort because of failure to adjust faster. 2. What will happen when you weren’t

      sure if it was you or the lanes for that high pocket shot. 3. Something you hope won’t ever happen

      in the future.

hindsight 1. What everyone has after losing the championship, knowing that they gave it away.

      2. Second guessing a loss due to missed single pins and not getting the most count after leaving a

      split in a close match.

history*1. Going back in time to reflect on a good experience. 2. The number of times you face an

      opponent in your career. 3. What some hope is never repeated due to a bad experience. (Check it

       out, the Traveling Masters history.)

hook 1. What your ball will do except in pressure situations. 2. The reason why you need to clean your

      balls after every match. 3. The weight block and cover stock that determines how much your ball

      has.

house* 1. A place where you go after bowling league. 2. Something you don't want to lose bowling pot 

      games. 3. The place where you bowl leagues. 

house mouse* 1. Knowledgeable person on what every lane in the center does and the proper time for

      adjustments. Some have been seen with two big black ears and they seldom bite bowlers.

      2. Bowlers who bowl at only one center. 3. Bowlers who don’t tournaments except where they bowl

      league. (See Joey.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.) 

 hungry* 1. The reason why some wake up in the morning and feel it’s their time to win today’s

      tournament. 2. The reason why some fail to cash in tournaments, as they got up late and

      missed breakfast. 

hustler* 1. The smooth talker you lose your money to because he is better than you. Hopefully it was

      just pocket change and not the title to your car or house. If you did lose the car, you better find

      another way to get home. If it was your house, google hotels. 2. A person who knows how to win the

      most money from the bowlers they challenge. (See challenge & Dewey.) (Check it out, the 

       Stats Plus competitor’s guide.) 

hypnotized* 1. What you want to do to your opponent by continuously throwing great shots to throw

      them off their game. 2. What will happen when your opponent carries everything, even if they threw

      only one great shot. 3. The state you want to be in when competing as this help you travel to the

      Zone.

    Did the last word put you in a trance? I'm so sorry if it did. Maybe, just maybe, I found my new hobby!

Writing dictionaries. I think I had more fun writing this, than you're having reading it! Take a quick

break before the I's. Do remember that there are no I's in team, but continue to read my I's. (Check it out, my No I's in team article.) 

I 1. What you won't find in the spelling of team. 2. When your mind decides it is I, not me, that

      have to make decisions to record better results. (Check it out, my There's no I in team article.)

incompetent 1. When a bowler can't back up what he says with his bowling. 2. The reason why some

      bowlers lose money.

inconsistent 1. What most bowlers are including some pros. 2. Something you don’t want on a

      regular basis.

individualist* A stubborn person who doesn’t need no stinking team because it’s ALL ABOUT THEM.

     Some bowlers even think there is an “I” in team. (Spelled teaim) (Check it out, the Stats Plus

      competitor’s guide.)

insanity* 1. Something that keeps happening like leaving the 10 pin until you adjust for it. 2. The same

      goes for missing 10 pins because you won’t practice at them. 3. The reason why you keep shooting

      low scores, because you’re too proud to seek a qualified coach.

insecurity When you bowl against one of the best bowlers or team at their center in a match. 

intimidate 1. What good bowlers can do just by showing up for a match. 2. What some bowlers do by

      having fun.

intuition The feeling you get after buying the new ball that this ball will have a perfect

      game drilled in it.

jam 1. Being late to an important match. 2. What you put on bread with peanut butter, because you are

      running late to bowling. 3. What you hope you don’t run into on the road, because you left late. (My

      question is Why are you late? You need to leave earlier.)

jersey* 1. The state some bowlers are from. 2. A colorful shirt with bowling logos on it. 3. A team shirt

       that bowlers wear because they are really into the sport.

jinxed* 1. Someone who thinks they can’t win. 2. Just missing winning the championship two

      consecutive seasons.

job* 1. An excuse why you’re late for league. 2. What you must have to pay for your bowling. 3. What

      bowling can seem like when you’re not having fun.

Joey* Working at one bowling center made him a house mouse and has now shown he can bowl at

      other centers as well, but just not as good. (See house mouse.) (Check it out, his Dedication.)

      (Check it out, The House mouse in the Competitor's guide.) 

John* 1. A great partner who you can depend on when bowling pot games. 2. Someone who can

      average 220 in the parking lot blindfolded. 3. A person who can remember every pin left without a

      logbook. (It’s because he throws a lot of strikes.) . A great bowler who’s in two Hall of Fames. (See

       friend, gambler, Hall of Fame & partner.) (Check out his Testimonial and Dedication.)

      (Check out The Gambler in the Competitor's guide.) 

joy 1. When someone says something good about your game before you go into a slump. 2. The reason

      why seniors still bowl into their 80’s. 3. The reason why you show up just to compete. (See thrill.)

Ken you say Ken was a GREAT bowler in Tucson? And not just because of his 900 series! He is also a two-time Hall of Famer!

K - M:

 Ken* 1. Any 18 bagger including carrying over to the following week. He has thrown at least four, all in

      the same night, with two I have actually witnessed. 2. A bowler who can throw 300’s and 800's rolling

      a backup ball. 3. Rolled a perfect 900 during moonlight bowling after Money Madness hit the

      previous week. 3. A tough bowler to beat because he can bowl on either side of the lane to win the

      match. 4. The bowler holding most of the Traveling Masters league records. 5. A bowler I

      dedicated my second book to. 6. One of Tucson’s greatest bowlers and in two Hall of Fames. (See

      photo on right, Ken is far right and Mr Stats on far left.) (See backupper & Hall of Fame.)

      (Check it out, his Dedication in my Success book.) (Check it out, my Mr. 900 article.)

      (Check it out, The Backupper in the Competitor's guide.) 

keys* 1. What some leave lying around while bowling and then can’t find them when they want to go

      home. 2. The factors that can raise your level of bowling. 3. The tool needed to adjust your thumb

      slug before the interchangeable thumb slugs. 

killer instinct* 1. What most champions have because of their desire win. 2. What is needed to win in

      brackets. 3. The reason why certain bowlers win a lot of league championships. 3. What Bob has

      now, due to reading my first book. (See Bob.) (Check it out, Bob’s Testimonial.) 

king pin 1. The pin closest to you. 2. The pin you normally need to hit to strike. 3. The pin that laughs,

      should it be the only pin standing after you threw the ball. 

K.I.S.S.* (Keep it simple stupid.) 1. What holds some bowlers back because they over analyze

      everything. 2. The music group some bowlers need to listen to, to get motivated to bowl.

knowledge 1. What bowlers wished they learned from all their experience. 2. Why a few bowlers never

      seem to learn anything from their mistakes, because they think they know everything. 3. It is also

      something that every bowler wished they had more of. 4. The reason why champions won’t keep

      repeating the same mistakes. 

lane 1. Something good bowlers defeat before finishing off their opponents. 2. Most bowlers think it is

      something you bowl on, but a few know that the lanes can make or break a bowler. 3. Today’s

      bowlers know they need to match the conditions to the ball they’ll throw to achieve great scores.

lane man* 1. The person solely responsible for bad scores as it’s never the bowlers fault. 2. The person

      often overlooked when great scores are being shot. 3. Someone who never gets tips no matter how

      many great scores are thrown. (See Len.) (Check it out, Len’s Testimonial and Inspiration.)

      (Check it out, his the Tucson Tribute & Honor page.) (Check it out, Len's books in my library.)

last 1. The place where bowlers don't want to find their team in the standings. 2. Where you might find

      your team that has no chemistry. 3. Where your team might slide to in the standings if your team

      puts too much pressure on themselves.

Laura* 1. A coach who has a system for peak “proformance”. 2. A coach that doesn’t use video because

      she doesn’t need to use it. 3. The coach who teaches you the “big picture” to focus on your next shot.

      4. She gives you goals for every event to become a better competitor. (See cash, coach, goals,

       lesson, peak  performance, “proformance”, technique, video & whammy. A quad whammy for

      your opponents.) (Check it out, her Testimonial and Dedication.)

      (Check it out,  The Coach in the Competitor's guide.)  

leadoff bowler* 1. The bowler usually getting the team off in the right direction and usually throws a

      turkey, even if they may not be the first bowler listed in the lineup. 2. The position the team needs a

      double from when behind and to be clean when leading the game.

learn 1. What all bowlers should do. 2. The reason why certain bowlers excel at the sport.

left-handed 1. What right-handed bowlers want to be when they get beat by one. 2. Why some throw

      back-up balls because the shot is better on their side.

legs* They become weak and wobbling when trying to shoot for that first 300 game or 800 series.

Len* 1. Someone who can tell the greatest bowling stories all day long. 2. A person who can make or

      break your day by how the lane conditions are. 3. A promoter for the great sport of bowling. 4. The

      person responsible for the Phantom Radio podcast for the last 17 years. 5. A great writer as his books

       and articles got him in his second Hall of Fame. (See author, Hall of Fame, lane man & storyteller.)

      (Check it out, his Testimonial and Inspiration.) (Check it out, his Tucson Tribute & Honor entry.)

      (Check it out, Len Nicholson's seven books in my library.)

      (Check it out, The Storyteller in the Competitor's guide.)

      (Check it out, Len's podcast on Phantom Radio as the Phantom Strikes Again.)

lesson 1. What you learn after losing that important match. 2. The reason why your scores go through

      the roof after seeing a qualified coach. 3. What certain bowlers will teach others when they feel like

      they have been disrespected. (See Andrew, Beth, Bobby, coach, Laura, Norm & respect.) 

library* 1. A group of books that can help you improve your game. 2. The books that good bowlers refer

     to at times to help them continue on The Path to Excellence and then From Excellence to Success.

     (If I can’t promote my books here, when will I?) (Check it out, my library of over 200 books and

      Len's seven books..)

life* The reason you bowl and spend your hard earned dollars. (Check it out, Traveling Masters is

      life article.)

list* 1. What you want to accomplish during your next practice session. 2. Showing your future goals.

      3. Your team's lineup for next season.

Lite The beer we drink to loosen up, so that big scores will follow.

logs Heavier pins that a lot of amateurs have trouble knocking down.

love* 1. What most bowlers have for this game if they want to stay competitive. 2. It happens when

      carrying everything. 3. What you do to your equipment when high scores keep happening. 4. What

      your feelings are for the person of the opposite sex when they say, "They love your game."

luck* 1. Good fortune that all bowlers want more of but will usually find that their opponents will always

      have more of it than they do. 2. What you need to shoot a 300 game. 3. You hope your team has it

      in position rounds and Roll-Offs.

Mark* 1. A bowler who was the first to convert the impossible 7-10 split on TV. 2. A bowler where his ball

      started hooking in his back swing. 3. The bowler responsible for the explosion of reactive equipment

      because his ability to throw more hook than most and explode the pocket. (See Hall of Fame &

       fence posts.) (Check it out, The Pro Bowler in the Competitor's guide.)

match* 1. A series of games that may not determine the better team or bowler. 2. The winners can be

      the luckiest people around because they had the higher totals that day. 3. What you ligh that fire

      with your team off to a slow start.   

mental monster* 1. What champions become after mastering the mental game. 2. What you be close

      to being after reading my first book The Path to Excellence. 3. What you may become after reading

      my second book, From Excellence to  Success. (Another good time to promote my books.)

      (Check it out, my first and second book.

mental toughness* 1. Something reserved for athletes who constantly work on their mental game.

      2. What mental coaches can make you. 3. The reason to seek qualified help to improve your mental

      game. 4. What more bowlers should try to attain after their explosive attitudes. (See Beth.)

Mike 1* A competitive bowler who uses his head to keep fighting till the end. (See Hall of Fame &

      thinker.) (Check it out, his Testimonial and Dedication.) Check it out, The Thinker in the 

      Competitor's guide.)

Mike 2* 1. The bowler who usually bowled anchor and someone you NEED to have on your team. 2. The

      bowler that motivates his team by giving tips and throwing strikes when needed. 3. The main

      reason why our team not only made the Roll-Offs, but helped his team win the championship!

     Check it out, The tale of two trains.)

mismatch* Team or individual with astronomical advantage over their opponent and will win 99% of

      the time.

miss What the team does when their best bowler is gone and lost points due to it.

mission 1. What you hope to accomplish from this great sport. 2. Where some bowlers go to pray for

      their first 300 game.

mistakes 1. An error that is a natural condition of bowling, where most bowlers make a lot of them.

      2. That error good bowlers learn from and put them in their past as others can’t admit they made.

mo* The energy bowlers or teams gets after their opponent has an open frame. (See momentum.)

mom* 1. The person you love as she was the reason you’re in this great sport. 2. A person so busy to be

      able to watch me bowl every time, but always asked how I did bowling. 3. The person who taught

      me a several things when she got me started on this great sport. 4. The person who finally got to

      see me throw a perfect game, an 800 series to finsh the Senior Masters and saw me accomplish

      my lifelong goal of a major championship, before she passed away. (See photo below.)

      (See motivation.) (Check it out, my Inspiration for my mom.) (Check it out, my

      Motivational page.) 

momentum* 1, What can change after just one shot. 2. The reason for great scores. 3. The sub who

      starts stringing strikes on a team to help them win the game. 4. What all good bowlers and teams

      want on their side. (See mo.)

money 1. The green backs needed to enjoy this game we love. 2, What's needed for new equipment

      every other month so bowlers stay competitive and be able to shoot some great scores. 3. What

      everyone tries to win when bowling in lots of tournaments.

mood* 1. The side of the bed you got up from. 2. Those with a positive attitude will always be in a good

      one.

more* 1. It's how often you want to strike when you start this great sport. 2. Something you want after

       winning the league championships or shooting some great scores.

motivation*1. The championship awaits the winner of the upcoming match. 2. Having another chance

      at redemption. 3. What you need to keep your head in this great sport. 4. What my mom helped me

      with before competing for money. (See photo above.) (See mom.) (Check it out, my

      motivational quotes!)

move* 1. What you must constantly do when the lanes keep changing after around six frames. 2. What

      you'll be doing about once a month when a machine breaks down.

Mr. Stats* 1. A great promoter who help double the teams in the Traveling Masters. 2. Someone who not

      only kept more stats for bowling than any other secretary ever did, but also used the stats to predict

      winners of each division. 3. One of the few secretaries who organized the sweeper to make the

      Traveling Masters league the greatest league ever. 4. He was always looking to make the Traveling

      Masters a better league by offering events no other league ever did. 5. A secretary willing to give

      part of his salary back to the league to make the Traveling Masters the most unique and best

      league ever. 6. Now is an author to give back to this great sport. 7. A gambler who kept offering the

      Traveling Masters more events that made it the greatest league. (See All Star, author, gambler,

       partner,  promotion, senior, stats, tribute & vision.) (Check it out, the Author,

       the Traveling Masters and Stats Plus section.) (Check it out, his Tucson Tribute & Honor entry.)

      (Check it out, The Gambler in the Competitor's guide.)

Museum* 1. A place where history is told. 2. A place where you want your old stuff to be stored!

Are you normal? Did you throw another Perfect game?  That's what Norm would do, who isn't! Norm isn't just a GREAT bowler, he's a GREAT instructor and coach! And he's in the Hall of Fame!

N - P:

negative* The games you avoid when bowling tournaments.

nerves What stiffens up when throwing a shot under pressure.

new* 1. The only reason why these balls generate higher scores. 2. The start you’re willing to make after

      last season. 3. The way to start after getting back to bowling after an injury. 

Norm* 1. Successful strokers stringing strikes together again. 2. Why would anyone want to be normal

      when you can consistently hit the pocket with that straight up the boards shot like the great Norm

      Duke and rack up 40 titles? 3. The only great bowler that has helped my game. 4. A senior who still

      has game and can beat the “kids” on tour. 5. A kid realizing that for his 2nd major title to happen, he

      would have to work on his weaknesses to see a Grand Slam. 6. An athlete who loves the sport and

      gives back with clinics and his video. (See photo on right from Bowling's Hall of Fame) (See coach,

      Hall of Fame, hero, lesson, pro bowler, release, senior,  technique & weakness.) (Check it out, his

      Dedication.) (Check it out,  his  DVD video in my library.) (Check it out, The Pro Bowler in the 

      Competitor's guide.)

number one* 1. The only number that really counts. 2. Your reason to continue your journey to success.

obligation* The reason you show up for league and tournaments.

obstacle* The thing between your ears that can get in your way.

off game What the great bowlers have once in a while and the others have more often.

off the sheet When a bowler finishes a game from any frame with strikes, no matter how bad some of

      those strikes were. (See all the way, punch out & X’d out.)

ONE SHOT* 1. Your mindset on every shot, no matter the circumstances. 2. Your routine to reduce

      pressure during all matches.

opening The door you hope to walk through after your opponent gives you an opportunity.

optimistic* 1. Knowing that every situation could have a positive result. 2. Those who have worked on

      their game so the odds of winning are in their favor.

over The amount over a 200 average that all bowlers want more of.

partner* 1. A bowler and usually a friend who you think can help you the most when the money is on

      the line. 2. Someone who gives emotional support and encouragement. 3. People who usually are

      having all the fun because they work together to achieve their goals. 4. The reason why John and

      I were great doubles partners as we were both gamblers and enjoyed the competition and

      winning cash! (See friend, John & Mr. Stats.) 

passion* This for those bowlers who really love the great sport.

past* 1. Something to learn from. 2. What you hope to repeat after winning a tournament or league.

PBA The organization where about half of its members, think they're better than they really are. 

peak performance* 1. How champions perform when on top of their game. 2. Why many amateurs will

      be closer to it after reading my two books. 3. What some coaches helped me with later in my career.

      (See Andrew, Beth, Bobby, coach, Laura and “proformance”.) 

perfect game 1. A game that requires 12 strikes out of 12 shots, and is usually anything but perfect, as

      very few perfect games have had 12 perfect shots. 2. 10 perfect shots might get you 12 strikes with

      today's equipment. 3. After you throw your 300, nobody that watched, knows how many perfect

      shots you threw to be perfect. (See pro shop.)

perfect shot 1. What the modern bowler should avoid as the solid 9 will appear when least expected.

      2. It is where the ball hits dead center in the pocket and should carry all ten, but bowlers will still

      leave something to pick up.

perfection* 1. What a few bowlers have achieved with their 900. 2. What no bowler has one over any

      period of time. 3. Making a commitment to excellence may lead to perfection. (See pro shop.)

performance 1. Hopefully it was an enjoyable experience where you learned something. 2. What

      bowlers hope that good breaks for them will happen. 3. A step away from the ultimate

      “proformance”, which should happen after reading my book. (See “proformance” & pro shop.)

persistence*1. What most will need to reach their goal. 2. The work that must happen for improvement.

     3. The reason you keep showing up with the hope of a 300 game. (See photo above.) (Check it out,

      my Persistence spells title article.)

pessimistic 1. A bowler you won’t want on your team. 2. Someone who believes bad luck is better than

      no luck.

Phoenix* The wrong pocket if you live outside of the Phoenix area in Arizona. (See  Brooklyn & Tucson.)

pit Where you want all 10 pins to be after each shot.

pocket The place bowlers try to hit, even though it may not result in a strike every shot.

positive 1. What your attitude must be if you expect to shoot 800 or win the league Roll-Offs. 2. The

      reason why you got out of bed this morning knowing that anything is possible.

pot* 1. The bowl that holds the entry fees every bowler hopes to claim by winning a pot game. 2. What

      you hope your opposition will go to during the match. 3. What you hope your opponent smoked

      before the big match. 

potential* Bowlers that keep missing shooting 300’s and 800’s.

practice* 1. What almost every bowler needs, but finds excuses not to. 2. The best way to keep shooting

      those high scores. 3. What should occur after seeing a qualified coach so the change feels natural.

pray* 1. Bowlers do this after opening a game with 8 strikes, in hopes that the bowling gods will help

      them carry the last four. 2. Bowlers will do this during a slump with the hope that good scores

      will follow.

preparation* 1. The mental exercises to psych you up for the big match. 2. Getting your equipment

      ready for bowling tournaments. 3. One of the reasons why you cashed as others just showed up.

present* The state of mind you want while competing.

pressure* 1. What 99% of all bowlers put too much on themselves, causing an avalanche effect. 2. What

      friends, family and buddies will put on you during the last game of a tournament.

prey* 1. The reason why some bowlers watch pot games hoping to find some fish. 2. The reason why

      some teams change leagues they have trouble winning in. (See fish.)

pride* The reason why you show up every week and pay your fees on time.

pro bowler* 1. Someone who thinks they are the world’s greatest. For some, it’s not bowling as shown

      by their scores and spare shooting abilities. 2. For the few that have a card, demonstrate why they

      make a living in this great sport and are happy to sign autographs for the fans. 3. A weekend warrior

      who competes against other pros to test the waters. (See Earl, Mark, Norm & Steve.) (Check it out,

        the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.) 

“proformance”* 1. What all amateurs do when throwing great scores, with some thinking they were pro

      bowlers. 2. How your pro shop operator can make you look like with the right layouts of the ball.

      3. What coaches can sell you if you work on your game. (See Andrew, Beth, Bobby, coach, Laura,

      pro shop & Roy.)

promotions* 1. The reason why you bowl in a certain league. 2. The reason why the Traveling Masters

      league doubled in size. 3. It was the FREE entry into the $700 Tournament of Champions that Stats

      Plus offered and more that got most bowlers attention. (Check it out, my Why promote? article.)

pro shop* 1. Where bowlers can get quick advice and buy the latest gadgets. 2. A place where bowlers

      go to get an advantage over their opponents, hoping their next ball will have a 300 drilled into it.

      3. The place where “proformance” can be drilled into your equipment. 4. The place that guarantees

      a perfect game if you roll 12 strikes in the same game. (See peak performance, ferfection,

       “proformance” & Roy.)

psyched up What bowlers get after they throw the first double of the day.

psych out (artist)* Anyone who tries to get you off your game by whatever means, that works for that

      day. (Check out the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

punch out 1. Something you want to do to your opponent after just being beat. 2. The act of throwing a

      string of strikes to finish the game to hopefully win a close game. 3. What is done during the

      celebration after winning the league championship, you pop open a bottle of wine and throw the 

      punch out, it time to celebrate. (See all the way, off  the sheet & X'd out.)

My Bowling Dictionary shows a special way to see why bowlers "talk" differently and makes bowling for some, serious! It's in my recipe! It's time to make your own recipe!

Q - S:

quad* The string of four strikes or a four bagger, that lost its identity, because of a skeleton

      (ham bone). 

quiet* Shushhhhh! What you hope your team will get after a non-spectacular evening, because you

      just want to go home.

quitter 1. A bowler who gives up too soon before a match is over. 2. Someone who doesn't care about

      being a better bowler. 3. That bowler you hope to bowl against when bowling in a match play

      tournament.

rack* 1. What usually leaves a pin off spot when you're shooting for a 300. 2. What the lady bartender or

      waitress may have.

reaction* 1. What you hope your pro shop operator drills in your ball. 2. You hope your ball will have a

      positive one when bowling nationals. 3. You hope it will be positive when asking a bowler of the

      opposite sex out on a date. 

reactive What occurs after winning an important match, league or tournament.

reading the lanes 1. What is required with reactive equipment. 2. What a few of your teammates do

      during league play. 3. If your good at it, you or your team can walk out of the center with the win.

      4. The trial-and-error method used by several bolwers who really thinks it helps them. (See trial-

      and-error.)

recipe* 1. What you hope you'll get from the good looking lady for cookies she gave you. 2. What is  

      needed to have a consistent routine to start winning. 3. What is needed to accomplish GREAT

      results. 4. What your team will need if they want to make the Roll-Offs. (Check it out, the

       Confidence Class.)

recognition*1. What USBC used to do and now put the awards on the local level. 2. What Stats Plus did

      better than any other secretary with the weekly newsletter. (Check it out, the Stats Plus section.)

record* 1. What most bowlers want to break, but with today’s equipment, it comes down to just trying

      to tie it. 2. What seniors put on their phonograph years ago, so they could listen to music to relax

      before bowling.

relaxed 1. The best way to continue to make great shots. 2. The trouble is, that there are just too many

      things to keep you from being in this state and getting back there.

release* 1. What must happen to avoid injury. 2. Having just one, limits your scoring ability. 3. What

      good bowlers and Hall of Famers worked on to get better. (See Earl and Norm.)

repetition* 1. Anything done twice like shooting a 300 or 800. 2. What you want to do after your first 300

      or 800. 3. What champions expect after their first tournament victory.

reset* 1. The button you hit when a bad rack happens. 2. What you need to do after getting tapped

      three frames in a row.

respect* What you hope others will give you before you can no longer enjoy this great game. 2. What

      all bowlers should give towards other bowlers because they know that every dog has their day and

      today just might be that day.

retirement* Something rarely spoken about, as you can still enjoy this great game when you’re in

      your 90’s. 

rev* 1. The shortened version for hook. 2. What strokers which they had more of. 3. The rev dominate

      players continue to find a solution to acquire at least one more revolution for their ball.

reward* 1. What few leagues offer their members. 2. The reason why the Traveling Masters doubled in

      size. (Check it out, the Traveling Masters section.)

ringer 1. A high average substitute that the opposing teams uses to beat your team. 2. One reason why

      leagues have a maximum entering average for teams. 3. The reason why one league I subbed in,

      didn’t want me back. 

risk 1. What all good bowlers take to become better bowlers. 2. The 1st step towards improving your

      game. 3. What most bowlers take when trying to bowl in a PBA regional. (Check it out, my 

      risks article.)

rival When you're battling the changing lanes instead of your opponent.

roll* 1. Bowlers favorite food. 2. A sweet way good bowlers beat up on competition. 3. Why bowlers bring

      coffee, because it goes well with their sweet roll!

roll-offs 1. Where you want your team to be every season. 2. The end of the season playoff where a few

      lucky and even a few teams with no skills are found.

routine* 1. What you want consistent on days you bowl league. 2. What has to be consistent before

      every shot.

Roy* 1. Someone who knows what new ball will work best for you. 2. Someone who knows the best

      layouts for your ball when you’re ready to get that ball drilled. 3. Someone who has drilled 300s in

      my equipment and helped me win a title. (See photo above.) (See “proformance”, pro shop &

       tribute.) (Check it out, his Dedication.) (Check it out, his Tucson Tribute and Honor page.) 

rules 1. Something that most bowlers follow. 2. What some bowlers try to bend in order to help their

      situation.

sandbagger* 1. What a low class hustler will do to get a side bet with you. 2. Some bowlers will do this

      before tournaments, hoping for a big pay day. (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.) 

scenic route Bowlers should avoid going down this road when the lanes are tight or down and in.

schedule* 1. The systematic way to raise your level of play. 2. An itinerary for your upcoming

      tournament.

score 1. What tells you if you won or lost the game or series. 2. Something that never indicates how well

      you've bowled.

Scott* 1. A bowler that has more sportsmanship than ten other bowlers combined. 2. A bowler who will

      be hard to beat even if you’re bowling your best. (See Hall of Fame, smile, sportsmanship & zoner.)

      (Check it out, his Testimonial, Dedication and Praise for this website.) (Check it out, The Zoner 

        in the Competitor's guide.) 

scratch* 1. What bowlers do to their head after leaving a ringing corner pin. 2. What crankers will do

      after getting a 4 count while hitting the head pin. 3. A serious league where good bowlers can bowl

      for sometimes great money. 4. One of the reasons why the Vantage Miller Lite Traveling Masters was

      the greatest league ever!! (Check it out, the Traveling Masters section.) 

second* 1. The first loser. 2. Where you want to end up, should you not be able to win. 3. The worst

      position you want your team to be in for all four quarters.

second chance* 1. A last ditch effort to possible win an entry into a tournament. 2. A way Stats Plus

      gave bowlers a chance to win their entry fee after being eliminated in the regular tournament.

      (Check it out, the Stats Plus page.)

second wind* After bowling a 258 in the 7th game, it will give you a boost of confidence and energy to

      finish the 12 game tournament.

self-talk*1. What most bowlers do to wake themselves up, after back-to-back 160 games. 2. The

      reason why champions keep winning because they do a lot of it.

senior* 1. Anyone who has trouble putting two revolutions on their ball. 2. Someone who is old and

      always underestimated. 3. A bowler that has been around the block more than a few times and can

      still beat the “kids” from time to time. 4. Anyone who has enjoyed this great sport for over 40 years.

      5. A bowler with injuries who feels old because of arthritis. (See Norm & Mr. Stats.) 

series* 1. The number of games or total sets bowled. 2. What you hope to finish without getting injured.

      3. What you hope is over your average at the end of the night.

serious* 1. The reason why some fail to have fun. 2. The reason why you see good and great bowlers.

      3. Why a few bowlers will actually start being after having thrown below average games. 

set* 1. What you get before bowling. 2. A series that you hope will attract good scores from your

      teammates.

setback* 1. Any injury that requires a month of rehab. 2. Not winning enough points during position

      round to make the playoffs. 3. Taking the entire summer off expecting to bowl better than last

      season. 4. What the coronavirus did in 2020 to all the bowlers.

setup* What some good pot bowlers have done to victims to pay off their mortgage.

shark* 1. A good action bowler who will always go home with more cash than he started with. 2. What

      fish can turn into when they get tired of losing more than they win.

short pin The pin that spins on the deck failing to knock down standing pins that are close by, because

      it isn’t taller.

Shot maker* 1. A very accurate bowler who pick up splits more than half the time. 2. A bowler who may

      have one eight bagger each season. 3. A bowler who knows the value of half board adjustments.

      (See Dwight.) (Check it out, the Shot maker in the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

six pack* 1. What some finish off before the end of the night. 2. My goal every session, getting lucky

      enough for six in a row. 3. What you grab at the store if you were not lucky enough to throw one in

      league.

skill* 1. What some bowlers have, but what good bowlers have more of and strive for more of it. 2. What

      is needed to shoot an 800 series. 3. Why champions continue to win. 4. What separates good

      bowlers from those who use trial-and-error for adjusting to transitions. 5. Reading my first book

      should get you more of it. (See trial-and-error.)(Check it out, my Top 10 reason to read my book.)

sleep* 1. Something often over looked the night before you bowl for the league championship or

      tournaments. 2. A key ingredient often needed for a better mental game. 

sleeper* 1. What you are after the neighbor’s dog kept you up all night. 2. The pin, also called ex or

      in-law that you’ll see if you look from either side of the lane. 3. The pin that keeps standing in

      close matches.

slump 1. That period in time bowlers wants to forget about due to bowlers consistently shooting 50 pins

      below their averages. 2. How bowlers come out of it, determines if they will be in one again and for

      how long.

smile* 1. What must happen after throwing a strike, as you may not know when the next strike is

      coming. 2. What will also help you relax to throw more great games. (See Scott & sportsmanship.) 

snake eyes* 1. Another example of tying other games to our great sport. 2. Something you normally

      don’t want to see playing craps, so why would you also want to see it in bowling? 3. The third

      moniker for the same next to impossible split so if you should leave it three times that same night,

      you’ll have a different name for every time you left it. (See fence pots and goal posts.) 

social director* 1. A person always on the phone texting friends, family and relatives. Some have

      bowled with their phone in their non-bowling hand. You always have to tell them when to bowl.

      (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

social media 1. Another distraction that sometimes your teammates get involved in. 2. A great way to

      brag to those who you don’t even know about your 800 series or 300 game.

space cadet* They never have a clue to what’s going on around them. Have been known to throw

      someone else’s ball. Some have shown up as a trekkie. (Check it out, the Stats Plus

       competitor’s guide.)

spare What even the great bowlers must shoot at from time to time.

spare ball* 1. What most bowlers today use to convert corner pins. 2. What some pros use to combat

      dry lanes.

speed* 1. What can kill a great night during league. 2. What you don’t want to get caught doing if you’re

      running late for bowling. 3. What a few bowlers might take after having no sleep.

spill What might happen to your drink instead of the pins on the deck.

split* 1. A leave that today’s bowlers have trouble avoiding. 2. A better night then the weeks with only

      one win. 3. Going several weeks without these can make bowling fun. 

sport 1. What several think bowling isn’t. 2. The lane condition where 190's can win tournaments and is

      above average. 3. What USBC is trying to get in the Olympics.

sportsmanship* 1. How others view your character. 2. What you should have if you don’t win. 3. What

      may be a regional happening as living in Las Vegas for a year and a half, there wasn’t a lot of it

      going around. 4. Congratulating a bowler that shot a good game in the hope that they’ll be so

      surprised, that they lose their focus. 5. Thank god that there are still bowlers that appreciate it and

      have it. 6. The reason why certain individuals continue to have good luck with their bowling.

      (See smile & Scott.) 

standings* 1. A sheet filled with numbers to show how well your team is doing in the league. 2. A sheet

      listing those who bowled well enough to cash. 3. The place where you order drinks as you just hung

      in the beer frame.

start* 1. What you need your team to do right from the start. 2. How good bowlers throw strings of

      strikes. 3. When the next segment of your league begins.

stats* (statistics) 1. A tool that can help most bowlers improve their game, but few realize it.

      2. Numbers that can tell you what area of your game needs improvement. 3. Something used by

      Stats Plus to show why the best bowlers in the league are the best. (Check it out, my Stats are your 

      fiend article.) 

Stats Plus* 1. The person responsible for the most statistics of any league in the history of bowling with

      published achievements, offering unique optional events, rewarding accomplishments, giving back

      to league members and promoting. 2. The main reason why the Vantage Lite Traveling Masters

      league was the greatest league ever and doubled in size. 3. The person who tries to help others

      by having this website. (Check it out, the Stats Plus section and the Traveling Masters section.)

Stat watcher* Anyone including Mr. Stats who is constantly checking out their stats at all hours of the

      day. Can you say, TOO MANY STATS? (Check it out, Stat watcher  in the Competitors guide.)

Steve* 1. A pro bowler who is dedicated to excellence and achieved success. 2. A bowler who has

      cashed in pro regionals by playing a different part of the lane. (See dedicated & visionary.)

      (Check it out, his Dedication.)  (Check it out, The Visionary in the Competitor's guide.)

sticks 1. What you knock down to show how good you are. 2. What you’ll need to knock over if you didn’t

      throw a strike. 3. What may attack bowlers after ricocheting from the pit. 

storyteller* 1. They talk about their tells of yesteryear hoping that you’ll listen. Most of the stories are

      good if they don’t put you to sleep, so ask for the short story version. 2. How you quickly learn the

      history of this great sport. 3. How to relive the glory and make informed decisions about the future.

      (See author & Len.) (Check it out, Len's books in my library.) (Check it out, the Storyteller in my

        Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)  (Check it out, Len's podcast on Phantom Radio as the Phantom

        Strikes Again.) 

strategy* 1. "A" plan of attack for the big match. 2. What can backfire if you don’t have a “B” or "C" game.

streak 1. What every bowler goes through whether their hot or not. 2. What you hope will be red hot for

      your team this season.

strength* 1. One reason why you’re not throwing 16 pound equipment. 2. What you could lose by not

      going to the gym. 3. The number of ringers you have on your team.

stress* 1. What you might get by reading this dictionary. 2. The bad set you just threw was caused by

      this number one reason. 3. The Champions win because they try to avoid it. 4. Leaving it at the

      house will make league and tournaments more enjoyable. 

stretching* What older bowlers must do if they want to shoot some great scores. NOTE: Of course, they

      now tell you to stretch after your muscles are warmed up, just to give a heads up.

strike 1. Something that can frustrate you when you're not throwing any of them. 2. Most hope that 36

      will happen. 3. Those magical X's that appear when you're throwing the ball well.

string* 1. What some tie to their finger to remember to focus. 2. Any length, including the next game, of

      strikes thrown. 3. What most good bowlers will do and make it look easy. 4. What Andy Varipapa

      threw a lot of and called any 12 bagger, a "Varipapa 300" and was famous for it. (See Varipapa.)

subconscious The only way great bowling happens.

success 1. What most bowlers are trying to find. 2. It can happen after committing to excellence. 3. It

      usually happens to those who dedicate extra time to improve their game. (Check it out, my

      success page.)

suggestions 1. Tips you get from lower average bowlers when in a slump. 2. Why a good bowler might

      get into a slump if they get too many of them.

summer* 1. What many consider practice time. 2. The best time for knee replacements. 3. Another time

      to shine if you bowl the No-Taps or in a league.

superstitions* 1. What keeps some bowlers from reaching their full potential. 2. Something you’ll never

      want to hear from a good bowler.

support* 1. When you throw a string of strikes to help your team win. 2. When you encourage your team

      during a close match. 3. When you loan money to your teammate to get the latest and greatest

      bowling ball.

surrender* 1. What you and I will never do. 2. What you hope your team never does.

survivor* 1. Any one above the cut line in a tournament advancing to the next round. 2. A bowler who

      sticks on the approach and is able to finish the set.

My Dictionary is a Terrific way to see how Team bowling is a great! Teammates with Talent can 

Teach you a few Techniques, give Tips to improve, Tell you how the lanes Transition and Trust

 each other going after Titles!

The T's:

talent* 1. How a bowler is able to convince their partner to let them bowl in three leagues for the

      season. 2. Any bowler who can consistently cash in tournaments. 

tap Where the drinks from the lounge come from after not being able to carry all 10 pins.

target 1. What a team has on their back if they are in first place. 2. The spot you try to hit, but have

      trouble due to lanes breaking down faster than the adjustments you make.

team captain* 1. A bowler who tries to find the right members for his team that can have great team

      chemistry and show up most weeks. 2. Hopes his team can afford to pay almost every week. 3. The

      person who gets stressed out from members who get behind in league fees. 4. The person you

      curse at by not wanting the best possible lineup for next season. 5. Someone who should keep the

      team informed of his decisions about the team. (Check it out, my Team Chemistry article from

      2024.)

teammates 1. Bowlers who encourage you when you're not scoring. 2. They cheer you on when you are

      shooting the lights out. 3. The ones who want to have fun, but still want to win.

team work* 1. A team understanding what goals need to be set so they can be accomplished with

      good team chemistry and then going after those goals as a team. 2. When the lowest average

      bowler on the team shoots the high game and the team wins by three sticks. (See sticks.)

       (Check it out, Team needs goals too, Team chemistry and There's no I in team.

technique* 1. The way bowlers go after that 10 pin they left. 2. What qualified coaches will teach ou to

      improve your game. 3. Some coaches use video to help their students see their mistakes to correct

      them. 4. What separates qualified coaches from other coaches and the reason, you need a

      qualified coach. (See Andrew, Beth, Bobby, coach, Laura, Norm & video.)

temper 1. What good bowlers seldom lose. 2. What some bowlers will lose after consistently leaving

      corner pins.

tempo* 1. What your opponent will try to change if you’re bowling well. 2. What your team wants to

      dictate in any close match.

tension* What will happen when a teammate says you lost the match by not throwing a double in the

      tenth frame and you’re over your average and they shot below theirs.

tenth frame bowler 1. Someone who can throw 3 strikes in the 10th except for when the game is close.

      2. Anyone who has helped your team win by tossing two strikes in the 10th at least five times in a

      season.

think* 1. What gets several bowlers into trouble. 2. What makes champions win more championships.

      3. What bowlers need to do when scoring is on the low side that night!

thinker* 1. Finally, we have a bowler who uses his brain. A few still question why they need to use it.

      2. Some have been known to even outthink themselves. 3. Many of them get in the Hall of Fame.

      (See Mike.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.) 

thirteenth frame A place for buddies to hang out after friend a shoots a 300 or 800 to celebrate their

       good fortune. (I realize there are only 10 frames!)

thumb Part of the hand that more and more bowlers are not using to hopefully create better carry.

      The best part of just using your fingers is that your ball will need only two holes drilled in it which 

      will save time at the Pro Shop.

tilt* 1. A phenomenon that is very common playing Texas Hold-em and can also happen bowling after

      your team loses a close game. 2. What you should avoid like the coronavirus. 3. What you hope will

      happen to your opponents.

Tim* 1. A knowledgeable player who knows when to offer a tip to genuinely help another player. 2. A

      person who enjoys the competition by volunteering to help out in tournaments. (See tip.) 

time* What most bowlers don’t want to spend to improve their game.

timing* What you hope will not lose when shooting for an 800 series.

tip* 1. What some will give to their opponent in an attempt to win the game. 2. How some bowlers

      actually get better with enough of them. 3. A trial-and-error method to the madness for a few

      bowlers instead of seeing a qualified coach. 4. What some coaches may give you if you’re a regular

      for free. What’s not to like about it being free? 5. What I give to teammates to improve their game.

      6. What you may not give to the waitress if your drink takes over five frames to arrive. (See coach

        & Tim.)

titles* 1. What most good bowlers will chase until they finally win one. 2. The reasons why champions

      keep coming back for more. 3. What you want your team to win this season.

today* 1. The only day that matters. 2. Why you should not wait for tomorrow. 3. The reason to prepare

      for the future.

tomorrow* 1. The day that good bowlers don’t wait for. 2. The day to do a post-match evaluation so

      your brain is fresh the next day and help you get some sleep that night. 

tools* 1. The tips you’ll use from your experience to win matches. 2. What you’ll use to alter your

      equipment for peak performance.

top 10 1. The reasons for something being significant. 2. The list of things to work on when practicing.

      (Check it out, my book's Top 10 list and of course you wanted it, the Traveling Masters Top 10

        to bowl that great league.)

tournament 1. A test of your ability that only a few can pass. 2. A way for several bowlers to supplement

      their income.

training* 1. What bowling camps are for. 2. Why certain bowlers continue to win because of the

      coaching. (See Coach.)

track* 1. That area of the lane where the ball reacts the best. 2. An area that breaks down after a half

      game because of reactive balls. 3. What you could be on to bowl nationals. 

transition* The reason why many bowlers have low scores for their second game. 

trash talk* 1. One form of intimidation. 2. Something you shouldn’t pay attention to when competing.

travel* 1. The way you get to nationals. 2. It occurs after the season is over. 3. What some good leagues

      will do. 4. One of the reason why the Traveling Masters was a great league. (Check it out, the

       Traveling Masters section.)

Travel Master* 1. A bowler who plans his journey to travel all over Tucson in the hope of becoming a

      Champion and win the trophy. 2. Wanders to win lots of cash in brackets. 3. Waited eight months to

      bowl in Tucson’s best sweeper. 4. Their favorite symbol is “$”; favorite letter is “X”; favorite number is

      300; favorite profile is a turkey. 5. They have no fear of the dreaded 10 pin. 6. They love to fill any

      frame with a strike. 7. They throw a colorful bowling ball to get their name in lights and in the

      newsletter. 8. They will without hesitation hang teammates to drink Miller Lite, our league sponsor.

       9. TheI travel to league by a Flintstone mobile or by car depending on their age; travel by plane,

      motor home, train or by car to bowl nationals. 10. They travel to bowling listening to music on XM.

       11. They love to see Stats Plus chart their average using stats and show the top averages on a graph.

      12. They have their sight on winning a ring with the hope of multiple rings. 13. They're hoping that

      they’ll never leave an unmakeable spare during the Roll-offs or the sweeper when the money is on

      the line. 14. They love the fact that their family, relatives and friends can see them on the world wide

      web. 15. And they love that Vantage Bowling Centers and Miller Lite beer along with team sponsors

      add over $10,000 to the prize fund. (Check it out, the travel master with graphics.)

trial-and-error* 1. What some good bowlers have done in their career. 2. Why bowlers miss cuts in

     tournaments because they're tweaking instead of finding the shot. (See reading the lanes and

      skill.)

tribute* 1. Roy Tietz showing respect for bowlers and their great accomplishments in Tucson Tribute &

      Honor. 2. What Mr. Stats did with his two books and with this huge website with over 38 pages giving

      back to this great sport. (See Mr. Stats & Roy.) (Check it out, the Dedications page, Inspirations

       & the Tucson Tribute & Honor page.) 

trigger* 1. Key word in pre-shot routine. 2. The first strike in a string of strikes.

trophy* 1. Something you win if you want it bad enough. 2. Only a few leagues offer them anymore as

      most bowlers want the cash. 3. Dust collectors many bowlers want to add to their collection. 

       (See photo on right.)

trust Something that is a MUST or your game is a BUST. 

try* 1. What many bowlers have done with the PBA. 2. What some do on demo days. 3. What you hope

      your team does during the playoffs.

Tucson* Knocking down all 10 pins to record a “x” on the telescore to beat a bowler from the Phoenix, AZ

      area. (Note: If it is a strike on the other side, it is a Tucson to Brooklyn flight.)

tunnel vision* The side effect of being in the zone.

turkey* The profile seen on automatic scorers when a bowler is lucky enough for 3 in a row that you

      want to see every game. 2. What puts pressure on the other team when your team has them and

      they don't have any.

twelfth frame 1. The only frame that really matters when shooting 300. 2. Throwing for count after a

      double in the tenth frame.

two-hander* 1. Some bowlers trying to out rev even the other two handers with only some having

      some success. They like the effect of the grenade in their hands and the explosion 60 feet down the

      lane after release. 2. Most right handers see this group as annoying due to the lanes changing

      twice as fast requiring faster adjustments. 3. Someone who will carry more strikes because of their

      rev rate until the lanes transiition. 4. A bowler who just wanted to be different by throwing a few

      more strikes per game. 5. A group who forgot that spares actually wins games ever now and then.

      (See USBC.) (See photo before, it's from 1909.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

Some show us an urgent way to see why bowling is serious for them. Don't fear it, your GREAT mental game will be a HUGE help in keeping up with them! Now your urgency SHOULD BE to improve your game and develop a GREAT mental game!

U - Z:

USBC* 1. A group of bowlers “trying” to make the sport better but make decisions that turn some

      bowlers off. 2. An organization that wants to make the sport more competitive with sport bowling,

      but still allow reactive equipment that have 300’s drilled in them. 3. The organization that now

      allows for two handed bowlers to put even more massive revolutions where scoring has gone

      through the roof. 4. The group trying to get our great sport in the Olympics, but because of the

      inflated scoring from resin balls, the Olympic committee keeps turning bowling down. 

under What bowlers are when they miss shooting their average.

urethane* 1. A ball manufactures make to limit hook on the ball. 2. The type of ball some wish they

      would be illegal because the way it changes the oil on the lanes. 3. The ball that pros throw on TV

      due to drier lanes because of being uncomfortable making adjustments.

urgency* 1. Your mental state just realizing how close you are to cashing or making the cut. 2. What

      teammates should have in very close games. 3. The act of praying for some great scores for the

      last game during position rounds and playoffs. 

 Varipapa* 1. A fierce competitor. 2. The art of achieving a high score anytime during a series. 3. Any 12

      bagger that even continues to the next game shall be known as a "Varipapa 300". (See 300 &

       zeroed in.) 

video* 1. What most great coaches produce to show during lessons to improve your game. 2. A

      sure-fire way to prove that you’re throwing the ball better, then you were  a month ago during the

      last video. 3. Something Laura doesn’t use or need because she’s a great coach using her own

      techniques. (See Andrew, Bobby, coach, Laura and technique.)

vision* 1. What you see happening in the future but must still live in the present to make it real. 2. What

      Stats Plus saw after being elected secretary/ treasurer of the Vantage Miller Lite Traveling Masters

      league. 3. What Mr. Stats had for the Traveling Masters league and why it was the greatest league

      ever. 4. The reason why some go big and the others just go home. 5. How you determine your

      future after consulting your crystal ball. (See Mr. Stats.) (Check it out, the Traveling Masters

       and Stats Plus sections.) 

visionary* 1. They’ll be looking at a wealthier future after tackling the lanes and taking down some of

     the best bowlers in the center. 2. Since it’s not their first rodeo, they will expect everything and are

     prepared for it. (See Steve.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

visualization*1. One reason why bowlers have trouble focusing. 2. An experience unlike any other.

      3. Why most great bowlers continue to do to amaze anyone watching them.

wall* 1. A lane with a super easy house shot where four boards produce guaranteed strikes. 2. Bowlers

      that have trouble on this shot need to see a qualified coach for better repetition. 3. What Andrew

      used as no other coach ever used it as a prop to rebuild my confidence. (See Andrew & coach.) 

wallbaby* A bowler who only bowls on easy house shots and quits on a shot that requires accuracy.

      (Added by Joe P., 2014) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

want 1. A wish list of the latest and greatest balls. 2. The reason to bowl tournaments. (Check it out,

      my What I want article.)

want-to-be 1. Bowlers dreaming about wearing someone else’s shoe. 2. Wishing you could bowl with

     your opposite hand.

washed-up Over the hill champions who have trouble shooting 200.

washout 1. What happens to bowlers who can't make it on the pro tour. 2. When bowlers miss the

      headpin and leave pins that look like a split. 3. When bowling tournaments, watch out for those

      washouts!

weakness 1. What all bowlers should work on to be better performers. 2. Anything holding a bowler

      back from their true potential. 3. Great bowlers like Earl Anthony and Norm Duke who worked on

      them and came back to win at least 40 titles. (See Brooklyn, Earl and Norm.)

weather 1. Something that shouldn't affect the sport except when it rains, the power goes out, the snow

      collapsed the roof or possibly a tornado to blow the roof of the center. 2. Bowlers need to survive

      them during slumps.

weight 1. With technology, something that is now less important. 2. What you feel on your sholders from

      your team in a close match. 3. Something you take off your team shoulder when you're shooting a

      250 game.

whammy* 1. What you hope happens to your opponent. 2. What few coaches teach their students to

      insure it will happen less to you. 3. A solid mental game will defeat it. (See Laura.) 

whine Bowlers who didn’t adjust and now needs some cheese and wine to go with their complaining.

      (See cheese & wine.)

Who’s who?* 1. A list of who you think would be on a list. 2. A bowler who’s in the Hall of Fame. 3. If you

      accomplished something special, you’ll be one of the who’s. (Check it out, the Traveling Master’s 

      Who’s who?)

will 1. The power all bowlers have, unless they choose not to use it. 2. Distractions that keep some

      bowlers from knowing how and when to use it.

wine* 1. A drink to forget your bad scores. 2. Something that goes great with cheese. (See cheese

      & whine.)

winner 1. Whoever comes out on top in a match whether they deserve it or not. 2. The reason we

      compete, to show others who's better, but only for that day!

winter* 1. The season that can make getting to the center next to impossible for some, due to snow

      and ice. 2. The time of the year where you need to check your shoes more often.

wisdom What great bowlers have and everyone wants.

work* 1. What can get in the way of being on time for league. 2. The way good bowlers turn into great

      bowlers. 3. The main reason why some bowlers don't improve, too much of it!

worry* 1. What, me worry? Don't worry, be happy! 2. Those bowlers with strong mental games won’t

      have to. If you're happy and you know it, you'll do much better.

wrist 1. 1. Nothing but strikes to finish the game. 2. Going o ff the sheet with a string of strikes. 3. What

      seniors wear braces, so it's less likely to get injured.

X What you want to see in each and every frame.

X’d out* 1. Nothing but strikes to finish the game. 2. Going off the sheet with a string of strikes. 3. What

      you opponent wants to do to your team after they just lost. (See all the way, off the sheet &

        punch out.)

XYZ* 1. The variables for making correct adjustments.  2. Routine at the gym to rehab your shoulder

       after an injury. 3. Something I forgot to include on my last update of this super dictionary! And you

       thought I wouldn't get to it. Since no one messaged me, everyone forgot about it.

yatzee* 1. Game that some teams play during league hoping you’re the bowling claiming a yatzee.

      2. Good teams can’t play because every member will be rolling five strikes in a row.

yes* 1. What you tell yourself after throwing that strike to keep the pressure on your opponent. 2. The

      group you listen to before bowling to psych yourself up for the mismatch.

yesterday* A day you hope will teach you something to help you win the upcoming tournament.

zeroed in 1. The state you're in when you've thrown a "Varipapa 300", which is a 12 bagger at any time.

      2. Throwing two eight baggers in league. (See Varipapa.)

zone 1. That magical place where all bowlers want to go to and need to be, but some bowlers will have

      only a short visit. 2. Those who visit for a long period and who are return travelers, welcome their trip

      here and of course want to return here the next time they're at the lanes. 3. The place that makes

      higher scores easier where some opponents have trouble keeping up with. 4. The reason why you

      should read The Path to Excellence. (Zone article is coming.)

zoner* 1. These bowlers know what to expect at every center. They have the best mental game of all

      the local bowlers. 2. They usually find the zone in practice and the reason you need to worry about

      them. (See Scott.) (Check it out, the Stats Plus competitor’s guide.)

See you in the ZONE!