Greek Church Bowling Split Challenge!!

Mitch takes his shot at the Greek Church challenge! One of bowling's hardest split conversion is taken on by one of bowling's best split shooters! Mitch proved during the 7-10 challenge he can make anything and make it at a high rate so lets see if he can spare the greek church!
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[@brandontraynum2199]

Nobody realizes how funny Frankie really is lmao

[@justinebautista1383]

So casually funny without even trying😂

[@treyarico9582]

Fax

[@davidchabot5865]

to know him and some of his family member , he serious but funny guy

[@who8mahbacon]

can we all take a minute and just appreciate how fucking accurate mitch is?

[@marshallgeorge3819]

Indeed - he appears to be a very good spare shooter!

[@bosoxdanc1]

It's almost like he does it professionally.

[@dongvu3712]

no shit, thats normal for a pba player, not being under competition pressure, they are all accurate. Only exception is that mitch throws it very hard which is normal for a power player like him but not always the case for everyone

[@jodybingo]

Mutch just took the gold a few days ago in my centre (Laurentian Lanes). It is hard to turn away when he is on the lanes.

[@emanuelorozco3443]

No we cant

[@TheWillDaBeast85]

I love Frankie's look of utter disappointment in the background 😂

[@TampaCardGuy]

Lmao the ending was perfect. These challenges are great I hope to see more in the future. 2/8/10 next!

[@nikitafilatov2319]

You should call Simonsen to solve this problem.

[@mpup54]

Big 4 next!

[@kingpin123rcs]

How about the 5-7-10? That would be cool to see.

[@Steve_Edberg]

I think the 2-8-10 would be child's play for him. He's pretty spot on. I'm guessing he'd make at least half.

[@howiecricket52]

@@kingpin123rcs, you'd have to use a very lightweight ball, and hit the five pin just right!

[@knep24]

I've picked the Greek church 3 times, I've always gone at it like a 6, 7, 10 split. Aim for the ten and slide the six, it's easier if you don't flat wrist it. The tiny amount of hook helps the entry angle to slide that 6 with enough pop to take out the 9, but it can deflect and take out the 4/7.

[@zachary_724.]

I will prefer this way.

[@nationalgeo2191]

Totally agree. Don’t understand why they’re shooting it straight. I’d be hooking at the 6 pin all day long.

[@AverageLeagueHack]

I'm right-handed and I have spared the Greek Church both times going for the four nine

[@Mryoutube8888]

Exactly!. Ive picked it up once and i havent faced it that many times. It was driving me insane watching him go for the 2 on the left.

[@LTXwooshie]

Exactly this. I make the big 4/Greek church more than what would seem normal.

[@projectdynasty7536]

This had me laughing so hard at the end!!! 5/7/10 Please!!! Truly the hardest shot in bowling!!!

[@Steve_Edberg]

5-7-10 is just about impossible.

[@KOilithyia]

@@Steve_Edberg it really isn't. I've seen little kids pick it up. Just needs a light ball

[@christopherdunne7848]

….and a huge hook

[@nickyde628]

A .3% conversion rate means it's made 3 in a 1,000 times. You totally crushed the odds! These spare challenge videos are so much fun to watch.

[@revilnemessis7166]

I think Frankie was onto something with the last shot. With Mitch's ball speed, him hitting the 6 on the left side to run over the 9 could possibly kick it out the back and shoot it towards the 4-7 while the 6 pin has a chance to bounce off the side wall would possibly up Mitch's chances of making the Greek Church. Overall, Great video, and loved the Frankie coach cameo!

[@Taylormade1717]

Never thrown anything but a house ball here, but I’m fascinated with bowling and have watched plenty. My question, is there any standardization of the area behind/beside where the pins sit? Sometimes it seems the knocked down pins bounce back “into play” a lot, at other locations it seems they almost always stay out of play once knocked down, am I imagining this? Are there different brands of lanes with different dimensions at the end where the pins and ball are collected?

[@JesseUnderscoreMartin]

I'm wondering the same thing

[@kleshreen]

There is a standard, but it is more of a range you can fit in to. Some centers have shallower gutters alongside the pins, which allows for more bounce along the walls. Other centers might have shallower pits behind the pins which allows for more bounce forward off the back wall. Others just have nothing but the curtain there that kill any bounce out of the back.

[@Taylormade1717]

@@kleshreen thanks for the reply!

[@TheDare2bme]

And Frankie perfectly demonstrates the value of friendship with the mechanic. Super fun to watch. I’ve only made it twice, both times shooting the 4-9 and getting good pin action from the 9

[@joepic85]

2-8-10 spare challenge would be brutal

[@NotQuiteEpic]

"OVER THE LINE!" straight outta left field got me laughing so damn hard.

[@elijahmeilak2906]

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE RULES? MARK IT ZERO!

[@ryanreid8608]

Frankie doesn't know how to make the Greek church cuz he has never left it. Lol

[@kristenanderson5273]

It was funny at the end when Frankie was trying to prove how 'easy' the Greek church was to convert. Seriously Frankie? LOL!!!

[@bhcamaro2002]

Mitch needs some milk!😂😂

[@TheHouseBowling]

He needs it 😂😂

[@jasonmilly3320]

I like how he actually knocks down the 7 & 10 on the third attempt.

[@mpup54]

the one where he takes out the big 4 is even more impressive. If he did a big 4 challenge he would make way less of these than the 7-10s

[@MrViippola]

Made 7 - 10 twice unintentionally (once at 32nd also). That's pretty amazing.

[@keivncraft1561]

Having Lavoie in more videos doing "canadien" things would be hilarious

[@itsyaaaboyjd4513]

I just watched the big Lebowski for the first time last night so I’m so glad I got that reference from “You’re over the line!” I love Walter😂

[@gregdaubner8283]

When my son was young--about 8 or 9-- he hit the GC by throwing a slow straight ball cutting the six pin and sending it over to the 4/7 nicking the nine on its way over. The ball took out the ten. We were stunned.

[@dongebhardt5599]

Funny watching Frankie, Tj, Brent as well as a few others all behind watching this challenge. One of the main reasons we drive an hr one way for my son Keegen to bowl in Wichita for league once a week is Northrock youth program makes you feel like you are family....regardless if you live there. Maybe we'll be able to watch this sometime while you are making the video....🤷‍♂️

[@musicfan1517]

I'm a lousy bowler, so just seeing you get the pins to bounce back onto the lane out of the back so frequently was really impressive.

[@pullt]

Not that impressive, tbh. The way that curtain is setup right up behind the deck makes getting a pin to bounce back 1000x more likely than on a normal lane.

[@jvmiller1995]

@@pullt Are you saying that these lanes have been altered or not sanctioned? I mean certainly different model pinsetters can vary curtin size and some have stiffer curtins and the flexibility can change as they age. But you make it sound like this pin sitter and lane is abnormal as you said. Some pin decks have more action than others. That is a fact of bowling.

[@pullt]

@@jvmiller1995 The curtain that is behind the lane is positioned way closer than usual. I don't know if by the book it is outside of regulations, but it certainly causes more pins to bounce out.

[@jvmiller1995]

@@pullt So they unbolted the curtain and welded new mounting brackets on the pinsetters frames and bolted them closer than the factory ones on all 48 machines? Just to make this video!! Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? Have you ever even seen the backside of these machines? I have been bowling over 25 years and I have worked at a alley in the back at a few houses. In fact I weld up many of the stainless parts on these machines when they break for the owner of my current bowling house. Like the pin plows that crack over years from flexing. I just repaired one a couple months ago. So excuse me if I call BS. I mean you can see the curtain position from a camera angle about 80 feet from the pin deck?

[@pullt]

@@jvmiller1995 From what I understand, the curtain is flipped over and attached the same way to the mount, just that it sticks out further. I'm not suggesting they welded anything on. I've also bowled for decades and that many pins bouncing back onto the lane is highly unusual. Sure, the guy is a great spare shooter, but on a typical lane, dead perfect accuracy doesn't produce those results

[@rhegafd]

I wish you did more of these videos. I really like the guy who shoots the spares. Its dope to see him go for hard shots. Super fun video.

[@mikeycoolx]

The end🤣🤣🤣

[@kyleb5169]

Frankie cameo! Love it!

[@walteralexander9013]

Mitch, thanks for trying this split. It was fun to watch.

[@dcccvislimbone9147]

I've picked this up a few times in my life and every time I did it was by hitting the far right side of the 6 pin. I personally wouldn't even bother shooting at the 4-7. Focus on obliterating the far right side of that 6 pin and your percentage of picking up the spare increases tenfold.

[@AllDayErrDay.]

Agreed. I've never converted that spare but I always leave only the 4 pin standing using your method.

[@chrischoate2341]

Would love to see you guys have the 1-2-4-6-10 washout but instead of picking it up. See how many you can put between the 1-6 and not touch any pins

[@bccarl88]

I always go for the three because if you hit it correctly, the 6pin will deflect off of the 9pin and will change its path towards across the lane into the 7pin. (Well in my case as a lefty, I go for the three on the left and the 4pin will deflect off of the 8pin). The “miss” area for going for the three pins is slightly greater than sliding the 4pin into the 8pin. It’s easier to create that angle of deflection when the pins are closer together.

[@Christian-qu6yv]

Lmao that ending was perfect

[@H8rProof]

Had to come find this video just to comment. I had a crazy league round tonight. Left 3 greek churches in a row, and picked up 2 of them!!! Total emotional roller coaster going from being pissed about leaving them to absolutely stoked and talking all the shit when I took them down.

[@MikeK-qm5wx]

What watching all these split videos has shown is that shooting for the side opposite the ball return definitely gets more bounce outs.

[@hrebec97]

Total respect! This is a very difficult split! Done very well!

[@Steve_Edberg]

6:45 Lane 21, yes that was a bad break. 😭

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Not sure why but KZbin has suggested a ton of bowling content to me. I don't watch or play the game but the past 2 days ive been binge watching this channel lol.

[@daltondick5223]

I love it when you guys go to Northrock! The people there are so awesome! I loved the “YOU SUCK” lol reminds me of my league!

[@dharvell]

Had the Greek Church tonight in league bowling... converted it without breaking a sweat. Skill? No... I submit that it was purely luck. But it looked slick. For the record, I picked it exactly like Mitch did on lane 8, in this video.

[@300x2869]

Lol the hanging banana comes into frame on Frankie's. I'm freaking dying over here 😆🤣😂😆🤣😂⚰️

[@bmc841yt6]

The ending made that whole video that much better 😂😂

[@lakt2136]

Nice 7-10 conversion on the 3rd lane 👌

[@maxmacklin2666]

Frankie is one of the funniest guys on tour😂😂

[@olitypoli7092]

just seeing you try it really shows how hard it is. I've gotten the greek church before in a tournament, I went for the two on the left throwing it really hard and with a hook to the left

[@martinjasper7650]

I wouldn´t call it a bad break, but with some luck Mitch would have spared 7 or 8.. Love these kind of videoes guys..

[@patrickwall8517]

Fun fact, the Greek Church gets it's name from a blessing during Mass in the Greek Orthodox Church. During the blessing the priest holds for lack of a better term, two candle sticks one in each hand, one has two candles the other has three.

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

Closest I have gotten is hitting the 4&7 pins on the left and one of them bounced over and hit the 9. The Pinsetter was a Brunswick GSX

[@tomburcham5907]

The only reason it's considered harder than the 7-10, is because it's not left as many times as the 7-10, therefore it's not thrown at as often. A guy did a study on it using data from 2003-present PBA tournaments, and the church was only left 785 times, compared to 3069 times for the 7-10. Statistically speaking, it's harder, but in reality the 7-10 is still the hardest. There is no way to pick up the 7-10 without a little luck. I've been bowling for 45 years and have yet to pick up the 7-10, but have gotten the church a couple of dozen times. I'd link it, but not sure if that's allowed. Just look up "hardest shot in bowling" and you'll find the article.

[@chipwhite7170]

Absolutely loved it guys, you guys would be a riot to hang with!!!!

[@amageezy11]

This video was amazing! Please never stop with the meme cut ins 😂they kill me

[@jvmiller1995]

I have been bowling about 25 years. I finally picked this up tonight. Got it with my gold belmo spare ball. I left the 4,6,7,9,10. I drilled the 6 10 and the 9 shot across the lane taking out the 7 and bounced off the wall and got the 4. I was pumped up after that and on the next frame I pulled my ball and I left the 10 and then opened. My only open for the night. But I still had a 714 and it was a great night of bowling. (Greek church) check, (Big 4). check, (300) check, (700) check. Now I need to pick up a 7 10 and roll a 800 and I can die a happy man.

[@rickmahaney-sh5wi]

I picked the greek church up back in the late 80s in the Phillipines, throwing a blue hammer around 12 mph and a slight hook. Shot at the 6, 9, 10 . I shot at the 10 pin, slightly hitting the 6 pin and bouncing it off 9 barely enough to send the 6 into the 4 and the 4 into the 7 pin.

[@TheLongjohntim]

I'd like to see you bowl the rarest spare of all I've only seen it once. 7, 8, 9, 10.

[@georgef551]

Those are very hard, even worse, a candlepin Greek Church are the identical, inverted (also identical), but also both left/right triangles intact. Suddenly, that Quarter-Worcester you shot at Saco's Bowl Haven isn't so bad. :)

[@stewart2548]

Great ending - always good to have the pinsetters on your side

[@745theone]

Lol great video. I've made this spare 3 times in my life. Need some rotation on the ball going cross lane at the 6 and hit it on the right side. Best way of getting it. Keep up the videos! Always entertaining!!!

[@rh88841]

Frankie killed me at 8:32 😂 Do you guys shoot these before hours or something at Northrock?

[@TheHouseBowling]

This one was after hours the 7-10 was before!

[@mitchryan7820]

The fact that you got one is amazing. That was good shooting.

[@therealhonestraider7921]

After watching this again after 2 years... and learning about Northrock lanes more... I have come back to say... Northrock lanes have some of the highest pit deflection rates I have ever seen. We all know why now...unlucky when I watched this the first time... I was super amazed... now its like... meh nice one!

[@joshuaalexander4984]

Lmao! See a little less speed! 🤣🤪😎👍 Great video loved it!

[@khfw4]

I thought the 7-10 video was the greatest video yet. This is quite close, especially with Frankie’s smooth delivery. Mitch Hupe keeps moving up in the respect column!

[@brianm.5822]

Well done, do more of these.

[@jeremyszczepanski216]

As a bowling noob, I'm curious as to the difference between "left" and "right" lanes and picking which pin to aim for.

[@andybowlin2385]

Dude you picked up the 7-10 and the big 4 and the church lol nothing to be upset about lol great job

[@mritolduso7355]

I can't believe how entertaining that was...👍👍👍

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

That's fun🤣😂🤣 Frankie and the pit helper win

[@WestPac-ny9vi]

I only picked up the Greek Church once in Practice, basically how Mitch got his one. Does Northrock have automatic pin set ups other wise that is a lot of work to set up 48 Greek Church's. You guys are so much fun, wish I were a 20 something PBA Caliber Bowler.

[@TheHouseBowling]

They don’t have any automatic pin setters!

[@fairiessprixies8903]

Because he got the 7-10 split 7 times and he only got the Greek Church once, that means: The Greek Church is actually harder than the 7-10 split! :)

[@TheHouseBowling]

It statistically is!

[@prototypejack671]

Francois’s cameo had me dying

[@paradoxmailbox]

frankie staring off into space

[@maxoutmaddox]

I love how you got 7 and 10 twice somehow

[@TheHouseBowling]

And the Big 4

[@thomascianfrocca5855]

I really wish I could go back before injuries and do this and the 7-10 challenge, I think I would give Mitch a challenge.

[@louisk319]

Something I will never see again. Buddy left 3 greeks in one game, and made 2!

[@dylanfry7978]

I love Mitchs swing. Always have.

[@dejabowler873]

Put Frankie in the house

[@pezboy715]

In my brain, the right side is the only way to go (assuming righty here). Not only is it better count, but if you put a bit of hook on it and try to hit the 6-10 pocket, you can either slide the 6 over OR you can get a lucky deflection of the 6 off of the 9.

[@mikeobiwon]

Another entertaining challenge! It would have been great if Mitch had converted on the attempt after Francois gave him the Canadian pep talk! When is Packy gonna do one of these challenges? It would be great to see a head to head 7-10 challenge between Packy and Mitch!

[@meicheli]

You guys are the pros so I'm not going to contradict, just asking. Why didn't you go over the 2nd arrow at the 6-9-10? Some of the good shots over the 4th - 5th arrows seemed to go behind the 4-7 in stead of hitting them.

[@Yalikejazz_69]

Where'd that extra pin come from on the last shot? 😂

[@enigmazero8624]

What about bowling one 4-game series across the whole house? One frame per lane, and if you don't double in the tenth you just skip the necessary lanes. Might be fun.

[@Scodog1]

slide foot was finishing about 2nd dot when going left, but he was finishing at left gutter when going right. Go straighter on the right and might get better side-kick of the 6 pin :)

[@hopefloats7573]

Where's the slow mo closeup of Frankie ' s shot? I want to see the stick from above that took out the 4, 7.

[@TBB0LTZZ]

There was no stick. I promise you lol.

[@jimkramer]

@@TBB0LTZZ technically a really fat stick...

[@jmfoty4280]

Last Monday in league play I picked the 6-7-10, baby split, and another baby split in one game and then I picked the 4-5-7 in the next game... 4 for 4 in splits in one night. In past years I've picked the 7-10 twice and the BIG 4 twice in league. For one BIG 4, I cut the 6 very thin... it slid vertically a ways before falling and sliding into the 4. Then the 4 fell into the 7. For the other BIG 4, I cut the 6 very thin and it slid into the front of the 7.Then the 6 deflected into the 4. Of course the ball took the 10 both times.

[@kland38]

I would like to see a part 2 - where instead of hitting both the 4-7 with the ball, Mitch goes for the right side of the 4 pin to push it into the 7…. Idk I just feel like it will increase his chances - I would say he would make at least 2 on the left lanes that way - GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@jdub2606]

Stumbled across this. Picked it up twice in a night, and multiple times overall. Always by shooting for the 6-7-10 and bouncing the 6 off the 9. Helps to not throw flat at it tho. Rare instance where the “professional” approach to making it is probably not the best.

[@2FingerBowlers]

Nice Tzone. I got that same one but I have blue grips. Excellent spare ball. Love the content that is getting put out. Keep up the good work guys

[@jamesagoodall]

I did the binomial distribution math, and the chance of getting at least 1 out of 48 is 13.43%, if the chance of success on a single trial is 0.3%. A more detailed analysis: Chance of getting exactly 1 is 12.5%, exactly 2 is 0.88%, exactly 3 is 0.04%.... chance of getting 48 out of 48 is exactly 1 in 1.25 sextillion googol (seriously). Of course, by shooting Greek Churches all day, he is likely getting better at it, so the chance might be improving above 0.3%.

[@kjm7plays941]

Remembering when I hit a Greek church at state last year

[@Maxmsquared]

Keep these challenges coming.

[@amendoza1176]

These Mitch challenges are great! Next try the 2-8-10 or PBA washout (whether to go for the "1-6" split or hit the 1-2)

[@emmanuelmcpherson7669]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG

[@hotramen5952]

necro, but you need to shoot that ball straight up the 2-3 boards. the steeper that angle is, the more likely you hit the pins to the back instead of to the side.

[@Batstone22]

Great video, love the ending! Props to you & Mitch & the whole crew. What about a 4-6 challenge? I once saw a guy pick that up in league believe it or not. (& he didn't even bounce the pin out!) He just feathered the 6 over perfectly sideways by catching it ever so lightly. (It's basically a test of can you get your spare ball to hook late. I'll never know how that ball stayed on the lane & caught the side of that pin. I'd love to know the margin of error on that shot to do that.)

[@ham4fun]

do you all use the same weight in your spare ball as your other balls or do you go lighter? just wondering. I throw a lighter one so I can throw it at times harder.

[@josephyun2807]

you should try hooking the ball at it so you can get the ball right next to the pin

[@mpup54]

"Thats the most Canadian thing ive ever seen" -internet champion for the day

[@Flightoz]

we need to get osku one handed on these challenges

[@Nick.McIntyre]

Yeah. His 30 mph spare ball lol. Lots of bounce

[@raptor-fw6zn]

so many shots so very close to what potentially would make it. Not one shot that had no chance even when he only got 1 pin he was close to what it would take to kick the pin to the other side. Halve way through I do not think any shot was off by more than an inch from where he is trying to put it. That is incredible in my book.

[@mrlapp7916]

I had the Greek Church 5 times in the last month, made 2 and picked out the 6-pin on another. What’s the percentage on that??

[@Steve_Edberg]

To me it seems like the best way to attempt that is to slide the 6 off the front of the 9 pin and careen it into the 4-7. To that end you almost need to take a little bit of the speed off and let the 6 stay on the deck instead of blasting it back. I've seen that spare made in person only once in my life and that was by a 15 year old high school female bowler who did not over power it. It was the opposite Greek church but she just played the 4 off the 8 pin straight into the middle of the 6-10.

[@peytongodwin2125]

He left every pin standing at least once, pink grips better be gone

[@Theonlybassy]

There was something off about that Frankie attempt…. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s something fishy…. 🤔

[@sprocket454]

I was waiting to see a different angle attempted when throwing at 6-9-10. Throwing straight up the right side would allow the ball to hit the 6 pin more on the side, causing it to kick across at hit the 7 pin more to it's front side, giving the 6 pin a better chance of clipping the 4 pin.