I usually don't do real well the further I get away from lanes 1-2 for some reason....last night we were on 17-18, so I was a little concerned, but I came away with a decent, non-descript set, mostly marred by bad carry.

Only three opens, two in the first game, en route to a 200-204-206=610.

I started Game 1 with the baby split, and managed to miss both pins BETWEEN the 3-10. Didn't even nudge either one of them.  Very strange.  I whiffed on a 10-pin later in the game, but put a few strikes together to eke out the deuce.

Second game I was clean, but had 10-pin-itis, along with a ringing 7-pin, so it was a lotta 9-spares, and just one double I believe.

Third game I picked the 2-4 off the 5 for an open, but came back with a 4-bagger to save the game, and my 600.

My spare shooting was solid for the most part, and I've now shot 7 200's in a row, and my last 10 games have been over 190.  Unfortunately I've only had one game over 215 in that stretch, and still looking for a big game overall -- My high on the year after 27 games is just 244.

Average still holding steady at 201. A little frustrating, but hoping these non-disastrous series will make a difference in the long run, when the carry starts returning and some bigger numbers turn out.