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NEGATIVE WEIGHT
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Weight on a ball that tends to hold back the hook and/or to get the ball into a roll earlier; bottom weight, negative side weight and thumb weight are considered negative weights. These are considered static weights that can be drilled into a ball. See also "dynamic" weights.
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NEVER UP NEVER IN
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A philosophy that says that in order to strike you must first hit the headpin; stolen from similar meanings in putting (golf).
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NO DRIVE NO FIVE
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An expression meaning that to take out the five pin on a pocket hit, the ball must drive through the deflection from the headpin to hit the five pin.
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NO GUTS NO GLORY
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Expression meaning "be aggressive".
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NOSE
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The beak; center of the headpin; a "nosy" hit is high on the headpin.
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NOSE HIT
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A hit directly on the head pin; very often results in a split.
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NO-TAP
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A type of competition where 9 pins on the first ball is scored as a strike; in some instances there are 8-pin no-tap events; in those, 8 pins or more on the first ball counts as a strike.
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NOTHING BALL
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A ball that accomplishes little because of a poor hit, no action, or both. An ineffective ball.
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