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Ace? What Ace?

Alright, my secret shame is that after 2 years of playing(alot), moving my way up from Rec to Int, and now to Advanced. I still don't have a single Ace to my name. I've won tournaments, shot a 997 round against great competition in last years states, but still don't have that trophy that everyone seems to covet.

How long did it take before you "got lucky"? Most people I've talked to said they went nuts, then couldn't refocus and had a bad round even with the 1 on the card. Did it ruin your round if it was in a tournament?

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Permalink Reply by Marcus on March 31, 2009 at 3:25pm

I have been playing for 5 years and just hit my first ace this last Saturday. I play in the advanced division, have won a sanctioned tourney before and had, before then, hit every piece of the basket off the drive except making one stick. I had ace-hunted and then just decided that it might happen and it might never happen and to just be happy with drop-in birds rather than get frustrated that I couldn't hit the ace. My ace ended a tourney playoff so it definitely didn't ruin the round. Yours will definitely come, but until then, be happy with the drop-in 2's and not frustrated with the missed ace opportunity!

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Permalink Reply by slowRoll on March 31, 2009 at 3:45pm

Marcus said:

I have been playing for 5 years and just hit my first ace this last Saturday. I play in the advanced division, have won a sanctioned tourney before and had, before then, hit every piece of the basket off the drive except making one stick. I had ace-hunted and then just decided that it might happen and it might never happen and to just be happy with drop-in birds rather than get frustrated that I couldn't hit the ace. My ace ended a tourney playoff so it definitely didn't ruin the round. Yours will definitely come, but until then, be happy with the drop-in 2's and not frustrated with the missed ace opportunity!

Really good way of looking at it Marcus. I throw alot more flat shots with overstable drivers and a drone that fade in hard left as they slow down. For me to get one, I'll have to have the exact length, height, and direction(left/right). For people who throw alot of rocs they only need the height and direction, since their distance can have alot of variance, but slam in anyway since they are running straight in at the bucket. Just an observation.