i am convinced that every sport has some sort of magic lingo that only makes sense to those who partake in the sport.
after hearing “they’re snapping in the back ends,” about 1000 times last night i decided to ask what in the hell they were talking about.
dad fixed the oiler (yes, you have to oil bowling lanes and if the lanes are too oily and/or too dry, well that’s just really bad) and that made the ball snap right into the “pocket” when it got real close to the pins aka “the backend.” apparently it was “snapping a little soon” and if you “bring it out a foot,” it will make it easier to “pick up the ten.” this way it “she will hit the pocket” if you adjust “a few boards” and you won’t have to “muscle her down.”
yes, i find it odd that they call their bowling balls her too.
It all makes sense to me jodi! That just means you have to throw a deep inside line and put the ball out to the 5 board at the back end, or you could flatten the ball out and take some revs off. Simple.
Of course they do. How else would my crew chief know what I mean when I say that my car is “pushing”; or it’s “tight” coming out of an “apex”; or that the back end is “loose”; or that my car’s not running well in “dirty air”; or that I don’t have enough “down force” on the car; or that I’m picking up “drag” in certain sections for no reason.
This are just a few of the terms I have to use when I’m trying to describe problems while I’m practicing, racing, or testing. There are loads of others (some technical, some just plain silly) that get used because they’re easier.
Such gems as:
“rubbing” — someone hitting you
“DNF” — Did not finish
“Apron” — the rumble strips along the edge of the course
“Happy Hour” — the one hour practice session before races
“Inside Line” — shortest distance around any corner
“Splash-N-Go” — coming in for a quick fuel stop
“Infield” — that huge area with all the trailers
“Drafting” — Getting behind a fast moving car (where a low pressure area is created) which saves fuel
“Brain Bucket” — helmet
Review this regularly. I’ll be giving you quizzes.
Tim, you forgot how your vehicle can “get a little loose” in the back of a turn, but “feel tight in the straight-aways”, adjustable with 2 turns and removing a wedge of course, or how having “a tire go down” means you have a flat.