Unabridged Shuffleboard Dictionary

1. (of a court) Requiring less force than usual to propel discs from one end to the other due to the condition of the court. 2. (of a disc) Requiring less propelling force than usual to slide down the court due to the condition of the disc.

A scoring disc lying centered in the 7.

A scoring disc lying centered in the 8.

1. Shoot the cue disc to a position that obstructs one's opponent from hiding a disc behind an existing guard. Most often refers to the placement of a Tampa to block the use of a St. Pete guard by the opponent. Syn: CHOKE, COUNTER BLOCK. 2. A disc placed in such a position. Syn: COUNTER BLOCK.

COURT SHUFFLEBOARD.

CHATTER.

The final motion forward of the hand, arm, and cue stick at the end of the swing for a shot, to maintain the course of the cue and cue disc.

Follow-Through: Always follow through on your swing all the way out to the full extension of your arm, whether you are swinging fast, medium, or slow. Do not lift the cue up off the board at least until the disc has fully left the head of the cue – if you do, you are gripping too tightly. Sometimes with the light grip, the cue will slip out of your hand at the end of a fast shot – this is acceptable.

The end of the court that doesn't have the scoreboard.

Multiple guards covering a scoring disc to make it very difficult or impossible to clear the disc with a direct or combination shot. Syn: LOCKING COVER.

BASELINE (def. 2). So named because fouling the line (stepping on or over it) while shooting is a violation of official rules of play.

Frames: An abbreviation used on tournament schedules. Example: "75 pts/16 Fr." means that the tournament games are played to 75 points or 16 frames.

1. The portion of a game wherein players shoot all the discs from one end, and then the score totals for those discs are posted on the scoreboard. Also, HALF-FRAME, HALF-ROUND. 2. (in non-walking singles) In some locales (e.g., Texas), the portion of a game wherein players shoot all the discs from one end and the score totals for those discs are posted on the scoreboard, and then complete the same at the other end for those singles players. Syn: ROUND. 3. (in doubles) In some locales (e.g., California; Texas), ROUND (def. 3). || Usage of the terms Frame and Round varies based on local, regional or state rules and customs. Each term may mean either completing one end or two ends of play, whether singles or doubles, depending on where you are playing. Players must clarify the local meaning by consulting local players, officials, or written rules.

A game format wherein the winner is determined by the highest total recorded score at the end of a pre-determined number of frames.

A disc that lies on the deadline protruding into the dead zone and can be targeted for a bump up at kitchen speed in an attempt to push it forward into the kitchen, with little risk of the cue disc becoming a guard for the opponent (if the cue disc sticks it will likely stop short of the deadline, leaving it as a dead disc to be immediately removed from the board).

FUN GAME.

The 7/10-Off line at the shooting end.

Florida Shuffleboard Association: http://www.fsa-shuffleboard.org/

A seasonal schedule of all official FSA statewide Amateur-only tournaments, awarding Move-Up Points to Amateurs, along with special events restricted to only Amateur players that qualify (e.g., Tournament of Champions).

A seasonal schedule of all official FSA statewide open tournaments, awarding Move-Up Points to Amateurs and Masters Points to Pros, along with special events restricted to only Pro players that qualify (e.g., Masters; Tournament of Champions).

A game outside of tournament competition, played for fun or training. Syn: FRIENDLY GAME.