So, here's some backstory. I bought 3 balls from UCFKnight300. A Brunswick Nemesis, Goliath, and Punisher. I decided to get the Nemesis and Punisher drilled up, and save the Goliath. I wound up drilling the Nemesis with the pin on the PAP, hits the thumb and fingers all the way down. I threw it for 3 frames last night.
Skip ahead to this morning. I have a tournament at Du Bowl Lanes in St. Louis, Missouri. I get there, and start throwing practice. Kind of fishing for something, but nothing is really there. The Approaches are like I'm trying out for a hockey team.
So, I decided to go for broke and bring out the Nemesis.
The Tournament starts, and I get up there and strike.
First game, right out of the gate.
X X X X X X X X X XXX 300
So, I'm stoked. My first 300 since January 2002, and my fourth overall.
I scoot one pair to the right and get up there for the next game, still with the Nemesis.
X X X X X X X X X 9/8 277
Left a 7 pin that could have easily carried in the 10th, picked it up and came up pretty light, almost leaving a 2-7-8, but the 2 pin fell.
This was my first time ever shooting 300 with a ball out of the box. Unfortunately, the next game, I hit a bit of carrydown. Here's how it shaped up.
X X 61 X 8s1 X X 81 X X X X 192
First leave, I sprayed it out and it nailed oil. Didn't come up and I left a 1-2-4-10. I threw my punisher to get the spare, and it flipped a good amount on the backend, getting the 4 pin. I figured it was me, and not the lane, so I didn't adjust. I got up there and threw a good shot and left a 2-10, and got the two pin. Then I realized that they were definately oilier, so I gave the shot two boards to the right with my feet on both lanes. The 8th frame, I thought I made a heck of a shot, and I had to strike out to get a 226, and my first 800. The ball didn't hit for some reason and I left a 2-8, which my punisher snapped by, just getting the 2 pin.
I finished that 5 game block at +282. (+/- 190)
I wound up coming back and having a pretty bad block the second half and actually went 9 under, leaving me at +273. I am the cut for tomorrow. I go back tomorrow morning and shoot match play style.
All in all, I was happy with how today went, especially that start. It was fun times.
Games wound up being:
1st block
300
277
192
209
254
+ 282, 246.4 Average
2nd block
193
188
180
166
214
-9 189 average
Overall
+273, 217.3 average.
Sorry about the long post, but I was excited.
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-Ricky-
Member of the St. Louis, Missouri YABA
MORE Speed = LESS time to PANIC
Currently Throwing: Brunswick Inferno #1, Brunswick Inferno #2, MoRich WMB, , Ebonite Eyeball, Brunswick Impact Zone #1, Brunswick Impact Zone #2 and Track Freak.
