What is a 7/10 split in bowling called?

One of the most infamous of splits is the 7–10 split, often called “goal posts”, “bedposts”, or “snake eyes”, where the bowler is left with the leftmost and the rightmost pin in the back row (the number 7 and number 10) to knock down with a single ball to achieve a spare.

What is converting a 7/10 split?

For the uninitiated, a 7-10 split is when a bowler has knocked every single pin except for two in the back row on opposite corners. Your best bet is to throw the ball hard enough to make one ricochet into the other so that both get knocked down.

What is harder than a 7/10 split?

The first is the 4-6-7 split, which had a success rate of 0.6 percent. * There’s one more pin involved here, which you might think would give bowlers more dead wood with which to cause collisions, but the data shows it is harder than the 7-10 split.

What’s the hardest split in bowling?

7-10 split
The 7-10 split is widely considered the hardest shot in bowling, but guess what: Statistically, it’s not! According to a fascinating statistical analysis of professional bowlers’ scores since 2003, the hardest shot in bowling is actually the 4-6-7-9-10 split, also known in bowling lingo as a “Greek Church”.

How rare is a 7/10 split?

Televised 7–10 spares are far more rare even than televised 300 games. In the history of televised bowling, there have been 32 perfect games on TV. The 7-10 is only converted about 0.7 of the time by professional bowlers. Some bowlers say the 7-10 split is one of the hardest shots in the game.

How common is a 7/10 split?

but not even a robot can engineer luck. on the 7-10 split of just 0.7\%. But there is a spare that players hit even less often.

Who converted the 7/10 split on TV?

Anthony Neuer
18-Year-Old Anthony Neuer Makes Bowling History by Converting First 7–10 Split on TV in 30 Years.

How many people have hit a 7-10 split?

According to data gathered from PBA.com by Slate contributor Ben Blatt, not really. Your chances of making this shot are only around 1\%. And that’s compared to a 0.7\% success rate of the 7-10 split!

What causes a 7/10 split?

Re: The Dreaded Pocket 7-10 Split 1) Ball is coming in too late, which usually results in a 10 pin. 2) When the ball is coming in, it is hitting too high as well as too late, which pushes the pins in front of the 7 (same as a smash 7 pin) Hence, a pocket 7-10.

How many televised 7/10 split have been picked up?

As for how rare that is, as mentioned on the broadcast prior, it’s only been picked up three times in a televised event and never since 1991, which is a wild stat.