A guy in our scratch league went 299-300 the first two games the other night.
Then he takes off again on a 280 pace... In the 10th frame, he pulled the first shot, and tripped out a 4-9. The second shot, he fluffed and crumbled a 2-4-5.
The last shot, he hit real high again and left a 4 pin. the whole house was watching - and applauding. So he bends over and grabs his ankles to show how screwed he was on the last shot.

Excuse me, but an 878 is still pretty good - and he threw 3 pretty rough shots in the 10th. And he didn't have a chance at the state record - it's 900, so I don't get it.

Can someone here explain this pathetic example of a "role model"?
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or maybe he was just showing his true identity when he bent over cause he sounds like an a-hole!!!!!!
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Thats a good question Mumzie. I dont know the situation but people react differently to different situations. I know when I shoot a 299 game Im not happy when I leave something. Its not that 299 is not a nice game. I aim to knock all 10 pins down every time. I will take my breaks and understand the bad breaks but maybe he wasnt pleased with any of the 3 shots he threw and that was his basis for a reaction. Just a thought. Not defending or disagreeing, just trying to rationalize here.
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I guess he isn't aware of reading the type of pocket hits he had and seeing that he may have actually left the pins that he deserved in that set. I know a ton of people in my Monday league that get stupidly upset when they leave ringing corners, stone 8's and 9's- and my favorite, pocket 7-9 or 8-10 splits...

Matt