page_title: Glossary of bowling
section_title: T
hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of bowling / T
caption_attribution_description: English: Conceptual chart showing stages of a bowling tournament. Sourcing and explanation: Level 4 / 3. How do these tournaments work?.&#32;BowlingSeriously.com&#32;(2015). Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Date is estimated based on date of earliest archive.
context_page_description: 180: A pinsetter malfunction in which the sweep bar is stuck at the back of the lane, halfway through a pinsetter cycle.
  270: A pinsetter malfunction in which the pin sweep is stuck at the front of the pin deck and the setter is unable to lower the next set of pins. In some bowling establishments, this malfunction is incorrectly referred to as 180.
context_section_description: Tap: Differing definitions: (a) modern use: a first roll leaving only a single pin standing (comes from "9 pin no-tap" scoring, which counts such frames as strikes); or (b) historical use: a solid pocket hit that leaves a single pin in the back row.
  Target: (noun or verb) A point at or near the arrows on which bowlers focus their eyes, ideally during approach and follow-through. Most experienced bowlers consider it inadvisable to "target" (aim at) the pins. See spot bowl.
  Team USA: The U.S. national bowling team. See USA Bowling.
  Ten in the pit: A strike in which all ten pins are knocked from the pin deck into the pit.
  THS: See typical house shot.
  Tiger beer frame: Similar to Beer Frame except the strikes bridge two frames. Example: 4th and 5th bowlers strike in one frame, and 1st and 3rd strike in the ensuing frame, thus "hanging" the 2nd bowler. Derived from Tiger Grand Slam.
  Tight (lane): A lane whose conditions reduce hooking, such as through heavy application of oil.
  Tilt: See axis tilt.
  Timing: A characterization of the time the hand releases the ball compared to the time the sliding foot slides. See early timing and late timing.
  Timmy: Nickname for the 7 pin, or right-handed releases that knock down only the 7 pin. TIM is an acronym for Tenpin in the Mirror.
  Topography: Lane surface physical characteristics, or more specifically: a map showing deviations away from being planar (flat and smooth), continuous and level, especially if beyond specified tolerances.
  Tournament: A contest among a large number of bowlers. Some larger (and most professional) tournaments start with qualifying rounds that determine who goes on to compete in match play, which determines seeding (initial ranking) for the final matches which are usually stepladder finals.
  Tracks: Bowtie-shaped rings of oil left on a bowling ball after a shot, indicating where the ball contacted the lane. See also: track flare. Track also denotes a ball's path down the lane.
  Track flare: Progression of the ball's oil track reflecting migration of the ball's axis of rotation on successive revolutions. Track flare exposes dry ball surface to the lane with each revolution, to thus increase friction and enhance ball reaction. Distinguish this track flare phenomenon from a ball's flare potential.
  Transition: See lane transition.
  Turkey: Three consecutive strikes within a single game.
  3 ball auto: Three non-consecutive strikes in a single game.
  Turkey sandwich: A turkey preceded and followed by spares.
  Typical house pattern: See typical house shot.
  Typical house shot (THS): Also called typical house pattern. One of a number of oil patterns commonly used to help non-sport league bowlers achieve more strikes, the patterns generally having larger oil concentrations near the centerline (to let balls slide directly toward the pocket) and with lower oil concentrations nearer the channels (to help balls hook toward the pocket). Distinguish: Sport shot.
caption: Conceptual diagram of a professional tournament. Entrants not eliminated in qualifying rounds go on to compete in match play, which determines seeding (initial ranking) for the final matches,[34] which in PBA tournaments have often been televised stepladder finals.
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