Ten Pin left

[75lockwood]

In all my time bowling, I don't think I've ever seen the pins travel as shown in diagram B.

Ha, its not that easy to pick out, the pin's move extremely fast, the ringing 10 is a lot more obvious because you see the 6 pin fly around the 10

[Vince805]

Wow, this is the third straight thread I read on this...Depends. Is it frame after frame? The entry angle is off but why depends on what happened for the ten pin to stand. Moving half a step closer on the approach helps most bowlers while some others prefer to change lines.

I had this problem last night in my league. i left 6 10pins my first game!!!!! i moved over and nothing. so a buddy suggested moving up a bit on the approach. Worked perfectly for me. It looked good and hit the pocket every time and destroyed everything but 10 pin never moved a bit. ball even when right through the pocket like it does on a strike ball. Hopefully moving up a bit helps you too. Good luck

[Mike White]

Ha, its not that easy to pick out, the pin's move extremely fast, the ringing 10 is a lot more obvious because you see the 6 pin fly around the 10

In diagram B, the ball would have to hit the head pin at a fairly specific location to have the head pin hit the 2, and the 2 hit the 4, and the 4 hit the 7.
This is a higher contact point (on the head pin) than where the ball is positioned on diagram B, However even from the higher contact point, the ball would have to continue going left significantly to hit the 3 pin in such a way as to have the 3 pin contact the front of the 6 pin, sending the 6 pin directly between the 9 and 10 pins.

I think what you call a flat 10, I would know as a weak 10, where the 6 pin lays in the gutter. In diagram B, it would have to be the 3 pin in the gutter.

Again, I don't see that happening.
Meaning I doubt it happens.

[Mike White]

Does anyone know of a youtube video where someone leaves a "flat 10" that matches diagram B?

[AZBowla]

Does anyone know of a youtube video where someone leaves a "flat 10" that matches diagram B?

This video talks about both "flat" and "ringing" 10's (or 7's for us lefties).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zN2Y9nxvU

Might be helpful. I learned a few things from it.

[Keithalw]

Most time when I leave the ten it is a flat ten and every so often I will leave the ringing ten... Ringing ten seems like its always in the tenth frame on the last ball ... Btw Azbowla that was a good video on the tens...

[Mike White]

This video talks about both "flat" and "ringing" 10's (or 7's for us lefties).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zN2Y9nxvU

Might be helpful. I learned a few things from it.

This guy agrees with me that a flat 10 results in the 6 pin in the gutter which wouldn't happen in diagram B

[bowl1820]

Well all I can say is I didn't draw the diagram, maybe Mikes right it can't happen, maybe it can I don't know.

Here's another description, someone else had of it.

What's Happening?

It's easy to attribute a standing 10 pin to bad luck, and from time to time, it may be true. But if you're consistently leaving the 10 pin, something is obviously off. Most likely, it's your entry angle.

When you're knocking down every pin but the 10, you're either coming in light (the 3 pin hits the back of the 6, pushing it in front of the 10) or heavy (the 3 pin hits the front of the 6, sending it to the back of the 10).

While bowling, take note of what the 3 and 6 pins are doing. If you see the 6 missing in front of the 10, you're coming in light, and if you see it hitting behind, you're coming in heavy. If you can't tell, you can still try these simple adjustments to figure out your solution.

[Keithalw]

I will keep that in mind bowl1820 and try to rmember what the 3 and 6 are doing thanks everyone

[75lockwood]

I will keep that in mind bowl1820 and try to rmember what the 3 and 6 are doing thanks everyone

One last thing, who say's there is only one type of Flat 10? it is releasable to imagine there are a lot more ways to leave a 10 pin standing than illustrated in the two diagrams.