I decided to bowl on Saturday afternoon instead of Sunday morning, as the schedule was set so as the tournament would not finish until after 9pm on the Sunday night. I started off struggling quite a lot, opening up the first 3 games with 169-178-195 = 540 :-( I was moving around everywhere trying to find a decent reaction. I had used my Blast Zone and Ultra Zone and both
looked close but I wasn't creating much area, the balls were under reacting when I missed right and over reacting when I missed inside. I had played from approx. board 7 at the arrows to approx. 13 and it just didn't look right to me but I knew the break point was in the right place, I just had to find the right way to get to it.
I decided the Blast Zone was just too strong so moved in to approx 17 at the arrows and slowed down with my Ultra Zone; this really enabled me to open up the lane. I suddenly created a great ball reaction and shot 227-266-228-245-205 over the next five leaving me on 1713 and squad leader over night.
I was still in the lead after the second qualifying squad with a 37 pin lead over second place Hayley White. We had to wait for the men to bowl a six game block before we joined them to bowl four games and cut to the top six. I was a bit wary of how to play the lanes on the fresh as I hadn't started so well the day before, during practice I tried to play where I had the day before but it didn't look so good. I moved out to 7 at the arrows with my Blast Zone and increased my ball speed. I wasn't sure whether this was going to work as the practice was without pins so it is very hard to tell, but it was the best look I had found so I went for it. It did work and I shot 254
first game, finishing the four game block on 2545 for the 12 games. Kylie Wills had a great four games shooting 909 and also finishing on 2545.
After another re-dress we started the five game round robin. I decided to give my Racing Zone a go during the round robin as usually when there are only women playing on the lanes the pattern doesn't burn up as quickly so I thought I would need a ball that was going to hook more than my Ultra Zone. The Racing Zone is an international Brunswick release based on the Absolute Inferno, I had a great look on the first pair and opened up with 278 (Win) against Hayley White. I followed that up with 220 (Win), 200 (Win), 157 (Lose) and 214 (Win) to emerge champion with a 120 pin lead over second place! :-)
I am so happy that I am finally going to the World Cup! I have played the qualifier for the last 10 years and finished in second place twice! So I will be going to Hermosillo, Mexico in November!!!
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I'm off to San Marino this Thursday, my favourite tournament of the year, I have won the tournament twice in the past and San Marino is so beautiful I love there!
Until then Z.....
