Unabridged Shuffleboard Dictionary

Restricted: A designation on some Florida District tournament schedules for a tournament that restricts the players allowed to participate based on player status, allowing only State Amateurs and Pros, no District Amateurs.

ROLL OF CHAMPIONS.

(in Florida and Ohio) MASTERS POINTS.

CHATTER.

1. (of a disc) Pass off the playing area and then ricochet off the court backstop back onto the playing area. 2. (in Illinois) In tournament play, rebound and touch a live disc on the same court or cause another dead disc to touch a live disc on the same court.

The end where cue discs are shot to for a frame.

Shaping a used disc to bring it back into good condition for play. Over time, discs accumulate from play chips on the bottom edges and scratches on the bottom surface, which need to be filled and/or sanded to restore smooth and speedy movement.

Add beads to portions of the court surface where needed. This may include sweeping the court and dressing it entirely.

A tournament official appointed by the Tournament Director to oversee the officials, players, courts, and play for a Division, section of players, section of courts, a particular court, or a particular end of a court.

A referee assigned to a particular court or match of a tournament.

A referee assigned to a Division or section of a tournament.

The tournament official that assigns and oversees all court referees.

A hide (def. 1) that has more than one guard covering it.

REVERSE.

A shot where a shooter's disc strikes the opponent's scoring disc, removing the scoring disc and leaving the shooter's disc as a scoring disc in its stead. Syn: REPLACE A DISC.

A combination shot that bumps an opponent's disc into the kitchen where it bumps one's own kitchened disc out of the kitchen and the opponent's bumped disc stops in the kitchen in its stead. Syn: TRANSFER.

DRIFT CHART. The term is usually used humorously or derisively.

1. A largely lateral movement of a disc after striking a target disc that brings it to stop on the board in a favorable position, often intentionally. (Example: "The cue disc had a perfect roll into the shooter's Tampa position after striking the guard.") 2. Cause a disc to move mostly laterally after striking a target disc in order to stop in a favorable position on the board. (Example: "He shot to roll his disc to a scoring ten after clearing the guard.")

1. (in Florida) A seasonal list published by the FSA of the top 24 men and the top 24 women, ordered by the total number of Masters Points earned in that state for the season. 2. (in Ohio) A seasonal list published by the OSA of all players who have earned Master Points in the season, ordered by the total number of points earned.

A court constructed from a vinyl sheet, that is rolled out on a flat surface for play and can be rolled up for transport or storage. Used mostly for indoor play.

A shot where a disc moves in a roll to a hidden scoring position after striking a target disc. Syn: TUCK IN.

1. (In singles) The portion of a game wherein two competing players complete two frames of play, each color out for one. 2. (in non-walking singles) FRAME (def. 2). 3. (in doubles) The portion of a game wherein the competing players at each end complete one end of play, for a total of two completed ends, both for the same color out (e.g., yellow out at the head, then yellow out at the foot). 4. The portion of a tournament or other competition wherein all participating players complete one match. 5. The portion of a competitive event wherein all participating players complete all the matches for a segment of the event. (Example: "Round 1 will be complete after all players in each group of eight play one match against each other player in their group.") || (defs. 1, 2 and 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.

1. A singles game format, usually played by three or sometimes by more than four players, wherein the players rotate shooting positions counter-clockwise after each frame. For example, in a three-player game, after the first frame is completed, the player at head yellow moves to foot yellow, the player at head black moves to head yellow and the player at foot yellow (who did not shoot discs in the frame) moves to foot black. When played by more than four players, each frame any excess players over four sit out from play, but with one player rotated in to play (to Head Yellow) and one player rotated out of play (from Head Black), maintaining the same order of rotation throughout the game. In a three-player game, play in any frame only takes place at the end with two players, the third player sitting out the frame at the other end. Syn: CUTTHROAT 2. A tournament format wherein each player or team plays a match against every other player or team in the tournament, or against every other player or team in a divided group of the tournament participants.

The pair of attachments, one on each end of the two prongs of a cue, that serve to couch the cue disc and allow the cue to slide smoothly on the court surface when shooting, without any other part of the cue contacting the court or cue disc. Most runners are largely triangular, are flat on the side that contacts the court, and swivel on a central axis; and sometimes they are concave on the surface that contacts the disc. Syn: SLIDERS.

Round plastic runners.

Swivel runners with a concave surface on the inner side to maximize contact with the cue disc.

Plastic runners with a triangular shape but truncated flat instead of pointed ends. Designed to swivel on a central axis when shooting a cue disc such that through the end of the shot the bottom edge of the runner retains full contact with the court and the inner side remains in contact with the disc.

Cylindrical Teflon runners with a pointed tip, that attach to the prongs of a cue head, designed for minimal contact with the court to minimize displacement of the beads. Especially for use in Arizona, California and other locations with diamond-finished courts.

When ahead in a game or near to winning a game, take an unnecessary risk in order to bring the game to a faster close by attempting to score one or more extra discs that aren't strictly necessary to win the game.