You should know that your two best friends are a fresh pair of crazy comfortable shoes and a chair.
If you don’t have to play first, watch everyone’s first ball before yours closely to learn as much as possible.
Plunge purposefully. Every. Single. Time.
What I mean is, almost every game has a very important plunge. Find it, and capitalize. You’d be surprised how many games you can win by plunging better than the rest of your group.