On the Masters pattern at Northrock, I started playing out, but didn't have as good a look as I did in the practice session, so I moved back to where I usually play the Masters - a small bank swing just outside 15. As long as I got my hand around the ball just a bit, then stayed firm with my hand, I had a pretty good reaction. I just followed that reaction in, ending up around 18 swinging to about 12 on the hooking lanes. I got to +69 for the first 6.
In the second block, I started playing out, but then went into the mid-track area the second game to try to take advantage of following Patrick Allen on the second pair. However, I didn't have that good a look on the second pair, and so went back out for the rest of the block (around 6). I used my Evolve to smooth out the reaction, and shot 278 in game 4. Sometimes you just need to use something that picks up the lane a little sooner and bleeds off a little to blend the pattern out and get a more predictable reaction.
On the last pair, I was +163 with one to go, and the number was +109. I had to make the turn to 1-2, and lane 1 was hooking a lot more than the previous 2 pairs. I had to make a quick 8-3 move in after2 splits, then move right a little less on the right lane to play "defense". I wanted to make sure I either struck or left a 7-pin, so I could close frames and make sure I got into the cash. This strategy worked, as I saved 178 the last game to end up at +141.
Tomorrow is another day - cash round...
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