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My guess is because Brooklyn lanes are historically poorly maintained leading to dry conditions. These dry lane conditions lead to the ball hooking to the "Brooklyn" side of the headpin. Purely conjecture though.
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What is it called if you get a strike followed by another strike in bowling?
If you are a right-handed bowler it is called a Brooklyn strike.
Do you take of a point at the end of a bowling game if you get a Brooklyn strike?
no
Why is Brooklyn Beckham called Brooklyn?
he is called Brooklyn because that is where he was conceived.
Why is the opposite pocket in bowling called Brooklyn?
It's only a Brooklyn strike if a right-handed bowler goes to the left of the headpin; a left-handed bowler would have to hit to the right side of the headpin instead. The term originates from a long-standing rivalry between bowlers from New York and New Jersey. Whenever a New York bowler threw such a strike, his teammates would razz him by claiming that he had crossed the river into New Jersey. So New Jersey bowlers started claiming that any of their bowlers who threw such a strike had landed on the Brooklyn side. In New York City and Long Island, the term 'Jersey strike' is still used. But for the rest of the country, the proper term for a crossover strike is a Brooklyn.
What is a union strike mediator called?
A strike mediator is called an arbiter.
When workers stop working entirely it and called a what?
It is called going on strike.
What is a labor union's refusal to work called?
Strike
What is a strike out in hockey?
There is nothing called a strike out in hockey. Batters strike out in baseball.
Is ridgewood New York Brooklyn or Queens?
Queens. Although part of what is usually called Bushwick, Brooklyn, today used to be called Ridgewood, Brooklyn.
Will the Nets be called the New York Nets again since their stadium is moving to Brooklyn?
No they will be called the Brooklyn Nets.
What is the third name for a strike called in bowling?
The third strike bowled in a row is usually called a Turkey.
The pinkertons where called to put down what strike?
fagatron strike of 1928
