The backends started off tight and got tighter as the daywent on today. I still bowled a good first game, 197, but I really pulled my fill shot in the 10th and got 5, keeping me from breaking 200 there. The next game was just average. The backends tightened up more, and I left a lot of easy spares that I was able to cover, ending with 169. The third game started off bad and got worse, starting off by leaving a 5-pin on a pure hit, then missing the spare by a hair, then getting 1 mark over the next 5 frames. Then I cover the 1-2-10 washout, and all of a sudden I get a burst of confidence. I double in the 8th and 9th, then spare in the 10th for 161. 197-169-161-527, not too bad considering how tough the lanes were today.

I'm buying a used absolute inferno from the pro shop, and I wish I would have had it today, the extra backend over my eraser would have been useful today. I'm also getting a real spare ball, which I hope will help in my spare shooting.

Also, I found out that I finished 7th last week in the tournament, and top 14 advance, so be rooting for me on the 5th!