I'm not sure if you read some other guys post, but he's right. There are no 3's on a 5-spot, just 5's and 4's. White = 5 and Blue = 4. BTW, counting points isn't bad as long as you're not doing it while you're aiming. Save that for between rounds. The higher your average gets, the easier it is for you to know your score. Ex. if you only shoot 2 in the blue, you got a 298. If you only drop 3 X's, you got a 57X 300. One year I shot a 12 week league and avg. 300. The other years I missed a few. It was fun, I avg.'d 55X with a pin and short stabilizer. Good luck in your improvement. Always strive to perfect your form and your shot routine. Never break your own rules.