The Shark is becoming my favorite pattern. Very odd considering I've always been an outside-line, down-and-in player on a house shot.  Very rarely have I ever played 2nd arrow, much less inside of that.

While I've been very inconsistent on most of the PBA shots, including the Shark, the success I've had at times, and the confidence that I can play different lines and angles, if I execute, has been huge.  If you have the opportunity to get into a PBA Exp. league, I highly recommend it.  It's frustrating at times, but will show you your game in your face, and really make you aware of your areas that need improvement. A forgiving house shot will give you a nice score, but it's a false sense of accomplishment sometimes.

Anyway, soap box notwithstanding, I was my typical disappointing the first two games last night. I'm not sure why I have difficulty with my shotmaking, but I was missing my line often the first two games, and leaving myself hard spares.  Result?  142, 140.  Hoo boy.

Then.....like Hulk Hogan getting off the mat, I suddenly came alive, ripped off the yellow T-shirt, responded to the chants from the crowd, and proceeded to pile drive my opponent into the ball return..........

Oh wait, sorry.  No violence :)  "Just" a clean, gratifying, 224. X / X X X X / / / X/  My highest PBA game by a wide margin (My previous high was just a 187!)   A pair of crossover strikes, but definitely a quality effort.   I just wish I could be more consistent.  Third straight week of two bad games followed by  a good one to salvage a series.