Just checked the PBA site, and I'm in, bowling A squad.  It only looks like there's a total of 41 sign-ups for the regional, and one squad.
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-Ricky-
Member of the St. Louis, Missouri USBC Adult Rankings

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if you bowl near chad maas and he's having a bad day look out...........

Sounds like you encountered Chad before.
LOL

Now if Kingpin was bowling i'd put him as the favorie.
Seems to be having a good year out there so far.
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Kingpin,

I consider Chad a friend of mine and he can still get on my nerves.
Not as bad as Rain Delay Miller used to.

Hate to say it but maybe attack the pattern as a non lefty for once.
Move in and swing it like the stinking windups.
My problem was I play like a righty but throw it from the wrong side.

Curoius but is this a points tournament?
If so you'd be gaining on the guys ahead of you that are prior champions.
Better your position for the RPI.

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If it doesn't have RG stamped on it.
Just leave it in the car or at home.

True very true.

I was thinking you had more hand than that.

LOL

But Traber Dale has carved out a nice career with his style,
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If it doesn't have RG stamped on it.
Just leave it in the car or at home.

So, today was night & day compared to yesterday.  The shot I had yesterday was completely gone.

Overall, I wound up -83 for the tournament.  Every lane played different for me.

Game 1:
X 9/ X X 9/ X X 7s- X 9/6 - 196
Game 2:
9/ X 81 8/ 9/ X 9/ 8/ 8/ X X X - 193
Game 3: (ouch)
X 81 9- 6/ 9/ 8/ 9/ X 81 9/8 - 159
(only single pin missed all day, 2 pin, spare ball backed up going crosslane at it, weird)
Game 4:
X 9/ 63 X X X 8s/ X X 6/ X - 209
Game 5:
9/ 7/ 7/ 7s2 8- X 7/ 7/ X X X X - 185
Game 6: (here's where it got ugly)
9/ 62 X 63 7/ 9/ 72 62 9/ -/6 - 131
Game 7:
9/ 8/ 9/ X X X X X X 8s1 (4-9, ouch!) - 233
Game 8:
X 8/ X X 9/ 8/ 9/ 6/ 9/ X X X - 211

Overall - -83 1513
Strike % - 42%
Spare % - 73% overall
Spare % w/o splits - 77%
Split % - 25%

Top 16 wound up like this:

1. Chad Mass (good call Bass) - 1872 - 234 Avg
2. James Pugh - 1822 - 227 Avg
3. Christopher Powell - 1779 - 222 Avg
4. Louis Franzetti - 1766 - 220 Avg
5. Shea Bittenbender
6. Brian Burkhardt
7. Jeremy Hunt
8. Darin Galbraith
9. Timothy Behrendt
10. Jason Poli
11. Nick Plouff
12. Thomas Patton Jr.
13. Mark London
14. Larry Larsen
15. Nick Weber
16. Chris Wade

I have to say though, some of the attitudes sure needed a spot check there.  Heard the f bomb dropped a ton (especially by 3 of the top 16 players that I was bowling by) along with a towel slammed into the scoring counsel.  The Double Jump wound up being a lot easier than I thought it would be.  It was also cool getting to bowl with a PBA patch on my shirt.  I also found out that junior bowlers can bowl a PBA event, and any money they receive is now put into their SMART fund account.

After all is said and done, I know I could have scored better, but I feel I was executing every shot to the best of my ability, in which I have no regrets for.
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-Ricky-
Member of the St. Louis, Missouri USBC Adult Rankings

MORE Speed = LESS time to PANIC

Current Arsenal: MoRich Awesome Hook, MoRich Total Shock & Awe, MoRich Pioneer, AMF Nighthawk Torque, AMF Nighthawk SPT, Brunswick Impact Zone #1, Brunswick Impact Zone #2, Brunswick Target Zone

After my 1st year out there I quit going to the practice sessions.
Jace P. and myself would go find a center close to his place to practice.
Then we'd roadtrip down on saturday mornings.
Got to sleep in a bed that was comfortable before the tournament.
Wouldn't get any preconcevived notions on the pattern.
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If it doesn't have RG stamped on it.
Just leave it in the car or at home.

I still like to go to the practice sessions.  As I have gotten fat, the approaches are more of an issue.  I like to get used to the surroundings and the approaches.

The more the pattern is run, the lanes lose their "memory" from the house shot, the pattern plays more true.  In the SW, I think he tweaks the machine if there is too much striking on Friday.  Also, nobody throws spare shots in the practice session, so the lanes break down differently.

I think the practice session still has value, you just have to know they will be a little different on Saturday, specially if you bowl B Squad.  BTW, the lane man in the MW Region, Bob, I think?  He does an excellent job, they have really been pretty close on Saturday to the practice session in the tournaments in your region that I have bowled and the Tour Trials.

Still BeefSTL, not a bad showing.  There are bad temper guys in every region.  Don't be afraid of them or back down from them.  Good luck next tournament.

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