i thought i had my first 300 friday night. i was throwing the ball great and had the front 8 my last game. i threw a nice shot in the 9th and left a 10 pin. which really isnt nothing new to me. the last 5 times i've had the front 9 i've left a single pin. 4 of those were good shots (two stone 10 pins, one 8 pin, one 7 pin) and the other i was a hair high and left a 4 pin.
anyways enough about me. what i fell helps take some pressure off is to take a few deep breaths and close your eyes and vision a good shot before you go into your preshot routine. basically you just wanna try and stay confident and believe in yourself and it'll happen.