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EL3MCNEIL

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Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« on: February 20, 2015, 12:47:23 AM »
Slate put out an article with the percentages of spare conversions of the "hardest" spares to convert. Surprisingly it's not the 7-10 split, but the 4,6,7,9,10 "Greek Church", the 4,6,7 and then the 7-10 split. I've actually never seen a "Greek Church" converted, but have seen a few 7-10 splits converted. It makes me wonder why the 7-10 split in perceived as the hardest to convert at times. 

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2015/02/hardest_shot_in_bowling_it_s_not_the_7_10_split_it_s_the_greek_church.html
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Re: Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2015, 04:23:56 AM »
Saw a Greek Church converted a couple of weeks ago...seen a couple 7-10 conversions too over the years.

Was an interesting article. Learning the 7 pin was the most missed single pin still doesn't make me feel any better when I miss it...lol.
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Re: Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2015, 10:17:32 AM »
I'd say the 2-8-10 for me personally or the 4-6-7. I've never been able to get a bounce in the back to get it and can't get enough angle being right handed to get the 4-6-7 without missing the 4

I've made the big 4 twice, once sliding the 6 over and once getting a bounce from the back. I got the bounce for the 7-10 once, and slid the 6 over to make the 4-6

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Re: Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2015, 10:40:29 AM »
Seen the greek church spared twice.  Once by a right hander hooking into the 4/7 and sending them across to take out the other 3.
…… you can't  add a physics term to a bowling term and expect it to mean something.

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Re: Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2015, 11:00:12 AM »
The data is severely flawed. It is not the most difficult but the data shows that it is the least converted by percentage. It does not take into account that many times on a greek church in a PBA tournament a bowler is more apt to take the count and not risk a low count by going for it and picking the 7 or 10 off clean. The 7-10 would be converted more because going for count and trying to pick it up don't vary nearly as much as it does when approaching the greek church.

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Re: Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2015, 12:44:13 PM »
I've made the greek church once - got lucky when the 4 took out the 10 and bounced off the right wall and lightly tapped the 6 pin ever so slightly to make it fall.

For myself and how I attack spares, I think the 4-6, 7-10, 4-6-7, 4-6-10, 3-7-9 spares are tougher than the greek church - never have come close to making any of those ever.

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Re: Slate Sports Nut Article on Bowling Hardest Shot
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2015, 05:08:14 PM »
Seen the Greek church made twice. Once against my son in a tournament. Kid wasn't even trying to pick it up. Was trying for the three. Thought he missed everything but the 10.

My son made it earlier this year in his league. Has gotten 4 of the 5 two other times. He loves shooting at it. I just tell him I'd prefer he not get so much practice at making it.