# Bowlers....inventing a new bowling term **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 28, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowlers-inventing-a-new-bowling-term/287134 "2005-01-28T17:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowlers-inventing-a-new-bowling-term/287134/1 "2005-01-28T17:10:16Z")
Not sure if this is the correct forum, I’ll try here since I’m requesting something of the reader, not just sharing my thoughts. As far as I know there is currently no official term for a spare obtained with a gutter ball the first throw, and knocking down all ten pins the second throw. My family uses the term “Sprike”, and we’ve started using it on our bowling team. I am asking all you bowlers out there to start using this term in your leagues to see how long it takes to become a nationally recognized word. We’re thinking of having a “Most Sprikes per Game” award on our last day of bowling to speed things along. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowlers-inventing-a-new-bowling-term/287134/2 "2005-01-28T17:29:51Z")
We always call it a “hockey stick”. Cuz, it 's scored like this -/ Actually, it looks more like a hockey stick on the electronic scoring system becasue the slash only comes down to the dash. Umm… not that I’ all that familiar with gutter balls. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowlers-inventing-a-new-bowling-term/287134/3 "2005-01-29T05:32:17Z")
Hey, I never heard of it called a hockey stick before. That’s a good one because it matches the sports themed “touchdown”. Saying I got a sprike on a hockey stick sounds way less depressing than admitting to a double.