I leave quite a few splits, and naturally my percentage of picking them up is very low. I was lucky enough a couple years ago to pick up the big 4, but I was mad at myself for leaving it and turned my back after I chucked the ball at the 6-10. This week I was struggling as usual, and left a pocket 7-10. I had never even bounced a pin on this split. This time I was fortunate enough to get the 10 out of the pit, only to be crushed when it rolled directly in front of the 7, missing it. Tonight was even worse. I left a greek church on a 4 bagger. I managed to slide the 6 into both the 4 and 7, leaving the 9 pin standing. A few frames later, I left a 2-8-10, which is pretty common for me. I threw a back-up ball at the 2-8, and slid the 2 in front of the 10. A friend of mine on my team (terrible bowler) left a 5-8-10, and managed to slide the 8 into the 10, leaving the 5. I'd never seen the 8-10 covered. One of these days I'll make one of those impossible splits.
Don
