I've seen 1-5 leaves usually with the kids bowling but an adult can do it. Generally involves a bad shot and pins coming back and tripping some out on either side. I left a 1-5-7 once that I remember.Originally Posted by NewToBowling
Is leaving a 1 and 5 pin rare? I've never seen it.
I've seen 1-5 leaves usually with the kids bowling but an adult can do it. Generally involves a bad shot and pins coming back and tripping some out on either side. I left a 1-5-7 once that I remember.
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True...it seems like a 6-pin leave would require either a very, very light hit that sends the 3-pin back rather than to the right....or you'd have a ball that barely kicked the 3-pin right into the gutter. I think I leave more 6-10s than single 6-pins. Usually if you can't hit the 6...then you can't hit the 10. Lets consult Pinpal for accurate stats:
(4th most common leave) 6-pin: 309/413 = 74%
(2nd most common leave) 6-10: 354/550 = 64%
That makes sense. Leaving just the 6 is harder than the 6-10...but the 6-10 adds a slight degree of difficulty because you can hit left of the 6-pin and chop the 6-10.
The other top 5 are: 10-pin (1st), 7-pin (3rd), and 4-pin (5th). All with pick-up rates between 62-72%.
However...another interesting note...if I change the date range to only include the last YEAR...the single 4-pin gets bumped to 6th and the 1-2-4 is in the 5th spot...298 times in the past year.
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I once left a 2-7-8 split in Game 2 and then a 3-9-10 in Game 3...made both of them...but I can't remember the last time I left a 1-5 or 1-5-7 or 1-5-10.
Accrording to Pinpal:
1-5-10 (2x)
1-5-7 (0x)
1-5 (0x)
I have left the 1-8-9 (1x)...which I guess is almost as bad.
Leaving the 6 pin is usually hitting fairly high on the head pin such that the ball hits a little bit of the 3 pin sending it into the right gutter without touching the 6 pin.
If the 3 pin doesn't bounce off the wall enough, you end up leaving both the 6 and 10.
I have occasionally left a light pocket 6 pin, but it's rare even with my ball reaction.
In this video at 1:50 I leave a 6 pin where the ball comes up high, and a 3:08 I almost leave a 6 pin hitting light.
As for the 6-10, in my last session of league before heading to Laughlin for sweepers, in game 3 I started with the front 9 , then got one pointed in a bit too much and left the 6-10, made the spare, then rang a 10 pin.
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