How do you convert 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 a 7/10 split called?

bedposts
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.

How hard is it to make a 7/10 split?

I studied those 180,000 frames to see which shots gave bowlers the hardest time. According to my analysis, the 7-10 split is indeed one of the hardest shots in the game. That’s a 0.7 percent success rate among people who bowl in the pros, so you can imagine how difficult it would be for a bowler one step above bumpers.

How common is a 7/10 split?

On average, professional bowlers manage to convert the 7-10 split just 0.7 percent of the time, or about once every 145 attempts.

How old is Johnny Petraglia?

74 years (March 3, 1947)
Johnny Petraglia/Age

How many people have picked up the 7/10 split?

In bowling, one of the hardest shots to make is to convert a 7-10 spare. Practically impossible even for seasoned bowlers, only four keglers have been able to achieve the trick, the last of which was Jess Stayrook who did it on July 13, 1991, at the Tucson Open shown on ESPN.

What are the odds of picking up a 7/10 split?

What is the hardest spare to make in bowling?

The 7-10 split is famously the hardest shot in bowling. Most of us will never pick up the spare on a 7-10 split.

How often do pros hit the 7/10 split?

“It hasn’t got anything to do with your skill, you just have to throw it hard and fast and hope you get it.” The results are pretty underwhelming. On average, professional bowlers manage to convert the 7-10 split just 0.7 percent of the time, or about once every 145 attempts.