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Doing the Splits

Doing the Splits

Cleared a split in Bowling

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How to unlock the Doing the Splits achievement in Kinect Sports - Definitive Guide

I'm gonna warn you now. The difficulty in this achievement isn't picking up the split, it's getting a split.

This will be the only time when getting a strike is upsetting.

Here's what I did:
-Started a single player bowling game (mini games don't keep split stats, and playing against a comp. takes to long)
-I then stood in the center of the lane and threw the ball AS SOFT AS POSSIBLE

I restarted the match after frame 8 if i didn't have the achievement to save on time.
(held hand at a 45 degree angle to 'pause' game and restarted)

With this method you should get a 4,6,7,10 split rather consistently. With occasional 7,10's.
(according to MathGuy42 if the 1 pin is left it is not considered a split)

However, if the ball is not perfectly centered in the lane you will either get a strike or have a grouping of the 9,10 pins which is just frustrating.

*good luck, this was my last achievement of the game because it was so frustrating.

Edit: After several years of anger and frustration I now have a video to share with you all. I want to thank SaidaiKanpeki for posting it. Its a great example of the slow roll and the split that results from it.
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18 Apr 2011 19:34

39 Comments
Its one of those achievements you get by mistake more than anything. I got it in the same game as I got the Turkey achievement.
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By Commlal on 11 Jun 2011 01:00
Can't get this even though got three different splits with the slow roll. :(
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By triplepow on 07 Jul 2011 20:30
Thanks for the tip on how to get a split. Any ideas on how to clear one? With your advice, I usually get 2-3 splits per game, but I have no idea how to clear them. How can I make one pin fly over to hit others?

Ironically, my friend who hardly plays got this with a 2-8 split. Wish I knew how to set one of those up. Total luck.

On a side note, you mention restarting the match. How do you do that? I would certainly like to skip the final score and highlights. I suppose this can also be helpful when I try for the "concede no points" achievements.
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By MathGuy42 on 30 Jul 2011 21:34
I found how to Restart. Bring up the Kinect Guide (left arm at 45 degree angle). Thanks for the tip. It really speeds things up.

I've read elsewhere to put spin on the ball and try to hit at an angle to clear a split. I came so close on a 7-9 split. Frustrating.
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By MathGuy42 on 31 Jul 2011 12:29
I'm sure you'll get it mathguy. Resetting definatley saves time. Also, when you get a split if its a 7-10 you have to curve it to try and hit the very far left (7) or Right (10) part of the pin to shoot it at a 90 degree angle.

If its a if its a 6-7 split or something like that then obviously its more of hitting the right angles. I didn't have any spin on my ball, but it's all on whatever style you feel comfortable with.
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By Thanatos03 on 01 Aug 2011 20:57
Finally got it on a 6-7-10. I didn't have any spin either. I just aimed a bit to the right of 6, bowled straight, and got lucky. Thanks for the encouragement.
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By MathGuy42 on 05 Aug 2011 12:49
This was also my last achievement. I rolled slowly down the middle, and eventually was given a very kind 'Big 5' split. It only took about 4 hours ....
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By drabik on 09 Sep 2011 11:21
I cant believe the ratio isn't higher for this achievement. It is such a pain in the ass to even get a split let alone clear it.
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By DillionDay on 16 Apr 2012 01:48
Apparently a 1 9 7 isn't a split :| Sure looked like it to me!!
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By MrEDMeaner on 19 Jul 2012 04:08
I know it's a lame achievo.. But hang in there. It's definatley more patience than skill.
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By Thanatos03 on 19 Jul 2012 04:18
Jeez this is hard. I just squeaked by the CPU on Champion diff. 261-258 which was lucky and I would still rather have to do that again then convert a damn split.
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By Wait4MyKick on 13 Aug 2012 14:57
@MrEDMeaner: When I was trying to get this, I read a bit about splits. A split cannot include the 1 pin.
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By MathGuy42 on 13 Aug 2012 15:04
so it cannot include the 1 pin, i get that......

but then what types of pin set ups get it? cause i've gotten say a 9/10 ... why doesn't that count? can the pins just not be next to each other? or there needs to be at least 1 gap?
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By PHARREAL87 on 11 Sep 2012 17:27
Since the 9-10 didn't work, I think a KS split must have a gap between pins. The article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_%28bowling%29
says "A split is a situation in ten pin bowling in which the first ball of a frame knocks down the headpin (i.e., the "number 1" pin) but leaves standing two or more non-adjacent groups of one or more pins." So I take non-adjacent to mean "gap" between groups. I got my achievement on 6-7-10, where there is a gap between the 7 and the 6-10.

I don't understand the "Side-by-Side splits (2–3; 4–5; 5–6; 7–8; 8–9; 9–10)" in the article. There isn't a gap, so it doesn't seem like a split to me. KS seems to agree, based on Pharreal's comment. But I'm no bowling expert; I'm just going from what I read online.
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By MathGuy42 on 11 Sep 2012 18:11
ty... thats helpful.... hopefully i can get one of the set ups now
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By PHARREAL87 on 12 Sep 2012 05:38
I got it with 6-7-10. Since there were two pins on the right I grabbed the ball with my right hand (even though I'm a lefty), lined up in front of the 6 pin, and then did an inside out throwing motion with my right arm (went left to right). The clockwise spin gave me the angle I needed when hitting the 6 pin.
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By LausDomini on 05 Dec 2012 06:04
finally got it after what feels like 200 games. had the 7-10 split and threw a ton of spin and the pin flew against the wall and went to the other side and got it. now just need to hit some electrical equipment
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By PHARREAL87 on 10 Jan 2013 17:27
awesome congrats @pharreal87! way to earn the achievo on the toughest split out there.
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By Thanatos03 on 10 Jan 2013 18:03
this is impossible. the game knows what we have been trying to do for the last three hours and it gives me a different result from my throw everytime making it impossible to plan a strategy! I am going fucking nuts. if someone can give me a 100% working way to do this message me on live. .......(goes and pulls hair out)
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By Saft Und Kraft on 06 Feb 2013 00:47
I hate this achievements - what a joke
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By geobandit212 on 13 Jul 2013 05:48
I agree this achievement is the worst. Especially for this game. I have no other words of advice to give that haven't been said already. Just stick with it and when you get a spit try not to get worked up and just throw how you know you need to. All games require a great amount of skill, but this also requires luck.

-Good luck
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By Thanatos03 on 16 Jul 2013 15:20
Ironic I got this achievement 12 times for me and my friends and now that I have a new account and checked out the achievement guides for it to see how many guides there were for laughs and then I read this only one guide and it broke my confidence on how easy it was and now it the hardest achievement to do besides the circuit breaker which was the first achievement that broke me and now I am determined to get both
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By assassination5R on 23 Dec 2013 21:44
BULLSHIT!!!! I will never get this thing I swear! Man I got Flame Stadium champ no problem and circuit breaker wasn't too bad either.
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By Wait4MyKick on 09 Mar 2014 21:33
Finally completed the game! Got a 5-6-7-10 I think and I just blasted it on the right side with the group of 3. One of them kicked left and just barely tapped the 7 pin down. Thanks for the solution!
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By Wait4MyKick on 07 Apr 2014 03:50
This achievement is a pain if you didn't get lucky with it by playing bowling normally. It's the last one I need to complete the game. angry
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By SaidaiKanpeki on 29 Apr 2014 18:42
I finally got it after watching how someone got a 7-10 split in real life on YT lol (seriously). I kept trying an hour over than I intended. Maybe watching how I did it might help some people.

http://youtu.be/9y3ReSxlvpM
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By SaidaiKanpeki on 30 Apr 2014 05:18
This is pure luck based! Played it for first time since december and actually got it in my 3rd round today! Played several hours earlier with no luck! Tossed some curveballs and got a easy split...
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By x Morgan Kane x on 25 Aug 2014 20:41
good job! clap
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By Thanatos03 on 27 Aug 2014 16:06
Damn... I only got this one, circuit breaker, and flame stadium champion left til I complete it. I've tried getting all three multiple times and still no luck.
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By KinectKid333 on 06 Sep 2014 17:47
I promise you, this one will be the worst. I suggest trying for flame stadium till you get to tired to do it. Then try this while your catching your breath. If your still to tired after your frustration with this runs over, go for Circuit breaker.

I'm sorry for all of you trying for this. I've given all thehelp I can. Its a dumb achievement that just takes patient a little skill and a ton of LUCK.
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By Thanatos03 on 09 Sep 2014 18:01
Hell yeah! Got it after 3 hours of trying - and guess how? With a 7-10 split! Finally! I chose left hand and aimed for the second arrow from the left. I gave the bowling ball a strong curve to the right and it hit the 10 which was flying to the left against the upper middle part of the narrow frame in which the pins stand (it was virtually above the pin no. 1 which was already cleared of course). From there it bounced back to the far left side knocking out the 7. Damn it... What a moment...
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By Orran Durai on 23 Jun 2015 23:36
great job
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By Thanatos03 on 24 Jun 2015 14:48
Thx! Unfortunately the next obstacle to 100% is waiting: Circuit Breaker achievement... I am also missing Boxing champion and Flame Stadium Champion... Hell, I struggle so hard with Kinect recognizing my movements in the Track and Field throwing events. I cannot get past 40m in Discus so far and for Javelin my best is 108 but I try to throw to the right or left in the mini-game right now to hit the monitors... Two times I was very close only inches away but no achievement... frustrating...
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By Orran Durai on 25 Jun 2015 09:49
over exagerate everything. And sometimes faster isn't better. Theres a limit to how much it can recognize. Also, lighting is key. When in down don't just run fast, run slower but raise your knees as high as you can. Do the samw with throwing or anything else.
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By Thanatos03 on 25 Jun 2015 19:11
What do you mean by overexaggerating? My best in Discus is now 79 and I kind of "overxaggerated" it by spinning very fast with way too much motion (did a 360 degree spin). In the end it landed at 79... Next 3 tries, I did the same motion and it was only 50 m. Sometimes, it just feels so random. Same with Javelin: I copied the motion of a Rare employee in a tutorial video. Doing this, sometimes I get to 120m. Sometimes its just 30m. I always try to raise knees up. And I was inches away from electrical equipment 3 times now... frustrating... What do you mean with lighting? I heard that Kinect works better in dim light. Or does it have to be very bright? Some of these Kinect advices before the game starts also tells me to avoid sunlight.
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By Orran Durai on 26 Jun 2015 16:40
The good news is though: Only 4 achievements left in the main game smile, 17 in total.
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By Orran Durai on 26 Jun 2015 16:43
There are actually several different splits that are much easier to get. I just got this with the 3-10. On the left it would be the 2-7. I can't even believe they call it a split really although in real bowling it is so I guess that's why.
It's not easy to do, you should just try going for strikes with a pretty hard shot. If your shot is high ( i.e. almost a dead center hit, right handers hitting just right of center, left handers hitting just left of center, this is critical ) this can come up. I got this twice trying to beat the champion. Finally beat her, 250-248.
Could never make the 7-10, 4 6 7 10 or any of the others. had a 5-10 and a 5-7, missed them both and they are easier.
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By Nicholas#8183 on 07 Feb 2016 16:02
HOURS and HOURS to get this for me. Second to last achievement unlocked! Even got it after Flame Stadium Champion.

Found 4,7,10 to be easiest bowling righty and curving hard to the left, launching the 4,7 pins at the 10 pin
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By SchiZoPHreNiikz on 28 Aug 2017 03:19
Got it on 4-7-10 split after 2 hours
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By FlySalamander8 on 25 Dec 2017 20:03
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First, this video helps me a lot to learn how to throw with the spin effect


I tried getting splits with a slow throw. With this method, you get more % of splits, but the splits are difficult to clear (7-10 or 4-7/6-10).

What I did: I throw at the last arrow to the right (I'm not lefty) with the spin effect. This method is less effective to get splits, BUT the splits you get are more easily to clear (I got 2-4-9). And then was just luck to clear that split. Straight throws doesn't work on most of the splits, but luck plays an important role in this achievement. Sometimes when you hit a pin, it "flies" to the other(s), and the split is clear = Achievement Unlock.

Tip: Use a T-shirt. I'm not english native speaker, but fall or winter clothes that cover your arms make more difficult to get the throw like you want.

Good luck with this one :) I played for 4 hours until I unlocked it
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24 Nov 2017 17:43

This can either be done against a computer on any difficulty or against a friend locally or online. This requires you to knock down a split of any kind. A split occurs when the headpin is knocked down, but a group of two or more non-adjacent (not next to each other) pins are left. If you are unsure, the game will announce whether or not you have obtained a split or not. The best way to knock these down is to approach one pin at an angle, and put spin on the ball so that once you've knocked down one pin, the ball will spin back and hit the other. As always, practice makes perfect with this achievement.

The hardest part to this achievement is actually getting a split. The best way is to bowl straight down the middle of the lane at a slow pace, which will generally clear out everything but a 7-10 or 4/7-10 or 7-6/10. The last two are the easiest to get as you can knock the 4 or 6 on the side much easier.

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