In the first day at the Manchester, NH regional, ball capping made a difference in a lot of matches. But on the second day, it seemed like the team who could cap well would often just be pushed around until it was too late to do anything.

I was actually surprised that the balls didn't play a more significant role in the finals. I had expected to see really high scores, dominated by ball scoopers, but hanging from the bar seemed to actually determine the outcome of many of the final matches.