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Silky Smooth Lefty

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How Many times without getting one
« on: June 01, 2004, 08:50:17 AM »
Just wondering how many times people have been close without getting a 300. Let me go down through the list here. Again I have never gotten a sanctioned 300. Had a ton in practice, but whoopedity do.

299 - 12 times left a stone 9 tonight that's were this is coming from.

298 - 13 times

297 -  7 times - Every one of these, didn't even hit the f'ing head pin!!

296 -  9 times - Big 4 5 times

295 -  2 times - Greek Church both times
 
290 - 10 times - Not surprised with 11 in a row, surprised I picked up the spare. Most the time the f'ing 7 pin.

Get the point, don't let me get into how many 270 somethings I've had, or the other high scores I seemingly have no trouble in getting. Alot of these are within the last 8 months. I'm 25, lefty stroker, average 219 on Monday's League and right now after the first week on Tuesday Youth-Adult average is 256 but after 1 week so really isn't that special. Some are with a Brunswick Plum Power Groove & Blazing Inferno, couple are with a Game Pearl from Columbia, one with the XXXL, most with a Cranberry Buzzsaw. Alot of these aren't really choking because I throw good balls, but to me until I finally get one it's choking to me. Maybe it's Karma, but I think it's just bad luck.

 

LuvThatWhiteDot

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Re: How Many times without getting one
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2004, 08:57:10 AM »
The first time I got past six strikes in a row I shot 300.  Now the 7th frame is my nemesis.  I always manage to leave a 9 pin
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mumzie

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Re: How Many times without getting one
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2004, 02:15:03 PM »
300 one time.
290 one time.
289 several times.
299-291 - never.
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Pinbuster

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Re: How Many times without getting one
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2004, 02:47:04 PM »
I’m just a house hack leaning on the wall shot.

I had

1 – 290
4 – 298
1 – 299

before I shot my first 300.

I discount the 290 games because throwing in the last one for 290 is nothing like throwing the last one for 300. The 300 is the real prize you are pressing for.

While you obviously have had some bad luck but it seems from your description that you either over rev or under rev the last shot. Under rev and you miss the head pin. Over rev and you either are going thru the beak getting splits or the ball hits so aggressively you are getting tapped.

You’re getting plenty of chances. It will happen. Just try to re-create the feeling you had on the last good crisp shot you threw (hopefully the eleventh one).

s1nger1

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Re: How Many times without getting one
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2004, 07:02:12 PM »
I am forever cursed I always leave something that should have never been. I shot 6 279 two years ago leave either the 8 are 9 pin and one time had the front ten and a nice pocket 7-10 split

Rockh3ad

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Re: How Many times without getting one
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2004, 07:53:26 PM »
My approach is too screwed up right now to even think 300, but I have a pair of 278's from back in the day to my credit....

I squeezed the ball and left a ten pin in the ninth on my first 278, and buried a shot in the pocket to leave the ten pin the second time, after carrying light hits for the first 8 frames.
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