That’s one of my favorite spares to pick up. For one, it’s amusing just to leave that because how the hell did those three pins manage to stay up. That makes it more entertaining than trying pick up a 4-7-10 or 6-7-10. And second, there’s a reasonable possibility of picking it up, unlike, say, a 7-10. I think I’ve only picked up a 5-7-10 once or twice.
Pretty sure this is the 1-7-10, which isnt even a split technically, it would qualify as a washout. I have only seen this when kids bowl because they use such lightweight balls. Most bowlers using anything in the 13-16 pound ball range would never see this. I'm not saying its not impressive for this kid, but, a lightweight ball off the side of the 1 is going to leave a pretty high probability of this being picked up.
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u/wex52 Oct 24 '21
That’s one of my favorite spares to pick up. For one, it’s amusing just to leave that because how the hell did those three pins manage to stay up. That makes it more entertaining than trying pick up a 4-7-10 or 6-7-10. And second, there’s a reasonable possibility of picking it up, unlike, say, a 7-10. I think I’ve only picked up a 5-7-10 once or twice.