It was one of those games that was slowly becoming a disaster game. First frame was an open. Second frame was a 7-10 pocket split. Third frame was another 7-10 pocket split. Fourth and fifth frames were multiple pin splits. I picked up three of the four pins left both times. I could almost feel smoke start to come out of my ears. Sixth frame I was thinking could things get any worse. I set up and made my approach and released what felt like a good shot. When I saw my ball hook and rolled to the pocket it hit a little high and left the 6,7,10 pins. That did it. I said out loud you have got to be kidding me. My ball came back and when I was set up I made my approach and threw a shot with anger behind it. My ball went over the 10 board then it reach the point where it took a nose dive towards the 6-10 pins and hit those pins just right and I made the 6,7, 10 split. I couldn't believe it. I got spares in the 7, 8 and 9th frames and in the 10th frame I ended up getting two strikes and a 9 count on the third shot. It was like that 6, 7, 10 pickup changed my game from a disaster one to an okay game. The beginning of this game was rough. I couldn't remember if I ever made a 6, 7, 10 split before in all of the years I have been bowling. That pickup cooled off the the anger that built up in me.
Arsenal: Raw Hammer Orange/Black Hybrid 14lbs, Blue Hammer urethane 14lbs, Columbia 300 Lava Ball Plastic 14lbs, Highest scratch series 710 Bowling 38 years Never hit that 300 game. Highest game 276, had 11 strikes and one spare in the middle of that game.
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