Wow...it's been over a month since I've been here.  I need to learn to show up more often.  :)

It's been up and down since week 6.  Here's how it's been going:

Week 7:  183-170-173/526
Week 8:  165-233-176/574
Week 9:  156-161-155/472
Week 10:  214-211-180/605
Week 11:  204-170-197/571
Week 12:  176-213-202/591

Starting at week 10 (and still trying to figure out what's wrong with me), I asked to be moved from 4th to 1st in the line-up...which worked since I'm not nearly as anxious now, but I still had a problem with weak ball reactions.  So last week (week 12), I spared in the 10th and decided to try something after watching someone else.  I moved 6 boards right on the approach and moved my target 6 boards right as well to see how much oil was out there.  Instead of the shot I've been throwing for years (20 out to 7 or 8 and back), this line was 7 out to 4 or 5 and back (much tighter than I'm used to throwing).  Anyway, I tried that for the last ball in game 1.  My Violet Gargoyle made a huge left turn and went through the head pin.  Not exactly the result I wanted, but definitely the ball reaction I was looking for.  So I moved left on the approach and stayed out there for the rest of the night.

The back ends became dry as the 3rd game progressed, so I switched from my Violet to my Green Gargoyle for 2 frames, then started alternating between the Green on the left lane and my urethane Blue Gargoyle on the right...ended with 4-in-a-row and a spare for 202...which I was happy with.  :)

I'll stay out around the 5 board this week and see what happens.  :)