Here is my opinion on Barnes, and the reason he makes it to the show so often but has had trouble finishing it out.  It all comes down to the "jack of all trade and master of none" bit.  During collegiate bowling, Team USA, etc the guy has learned so many shots and so many adjustments he can line up on most anything.  During tourney qualifiers and matchplay, there is lots of time to lose a line, tinker, find a new one and keep on scoring.  

when it comes down to tv time, and his shot isn't there he has way to many things to pick from to make a good safe adjustment.  Did I throw it to fast, are the lanes transitioning, do I move left and hook it, move right and go straighter, do I change balls, which drilling, etc etc etc.  When it comes down to 1 match for all the marbles, he gets himself in trouble due mostly to his vast versitility.  Today was a great example of Barnes guessing right, and also getting cold at the perfect time.  The Monicelli match was locked up, and Barnes had time to find a new shot during the practice before Jaros match.  I knew he moved his feet some, but it took a few frames before I realized he switched to a different pinout.
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Darrell Guzman
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There are 2 balls Jaros could have been throwing in the final...

Vendetta Black or High Energy

At first I thought Vendetta Black but if it was it was very dirty/used/discolored, the 44 has white lettering as far as I know, seems to me that it was quite possibly a polished High Energy as it has the orange lettering and the green doesn't show thru really well (I know I have one).

Anyway it was a great match, would have been interesting to see how it would have played out if that stone 8 had fallen in the 5th for Jaros.
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Yeah. You know, I had a guy in Jackson county. He had a little drum circle in his backyard. It turned into a drum circle four miles in diameter. You get a few hippies playing drums and next thing you know, you got yourself a colony.

Barnes threw an Action Packed until the fill ball of his first game. Then he switched over to the Power Drive and used it exclusively against Jaros.

Jess