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HamPster

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My shot at 800
« on: December 16, 2005, 10:46:04 AM »
Told myself I wanted a shot at it this year, and I got it, but I didn't get it, lol.  Got to practice late, was drilling up a ball and lost track of time.  Got there, threw two warmup shots (one with the new ball), but stayed with old faithful (X-Factor).  Went 9/, 9 in a row.  11th shot found me a little track burn (plus I got a tad slow with it) and left a 4-7 for 276.  Second game, front 5, horrible shot (stuck, hung up, you name it) for 8/, off the sheet for 278.  Last game, all I needed was 246.  Strike, another horrible shot (double dribbled it) for 6/, 3 in a row, flat 10 that I spared, strike, and the dagger was another 4-7 on the right lane.  I was having trouble executing (although I was still striking), and figured out I was walking too slow.  Threw a great ball, but it hooked early in the 8th.  Two more strikes and 8/ for a 227 and 781.  Struck every time on the left lane except for the 9/ in the first frame of the first game.  All I needed was for one of those spares (aside from the one after the 11th ball of the 3rd game) in the second or third game to have been a strike, and it would have been 800.
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a_ak57

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Re: My shot at 800
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2005, 06:54:12 PM »
Too bad, you'll get it though.

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ChrispyBrownies

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Re: My shot at 800
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2005, 07:55:13 PM »
nice series. 800-easier said than done.

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Re: My shot at 800
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2005, 08:28:01 PM »
nice set bro

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HamPster

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Re: My shot at 800
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2005, 09:03:35 AM »
Yup, it's definitely harder said than done.  I've done it in practice a couple times, so that does KINDA take some of the edge off, but league gets you a ring.  My heart was pumping pretty hard the rest of the night after the first game (had 280 to start with the same league the week before and only shot 702, lol), but I never got too nervous or started shaking or anything.  Lol, I had 11 strikes in the second game while I was thinking about 800 and my heart was going the whole time, so I can at least say nerves weren't what did me in.  Just usual stuff, lack of execution and the occasional mistake.  Still got half the year left though!
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