Bowling in a 5 man league first shift on Tuesday nights. The owner puts out a short oil pattern and hopes it'll last for 3 games. I am one of two lefties bowling on the same pair of lanes, and we each have to move from inside 15 to outside 5 after each game to try to find some semblance of consistency.

I bowled a clean 198 and 209 for my first two games- throwing no doubles in the first game and throwing a double to start game two and a triple in the tenth. Lots of 6,7 and 8 counts while fighting over/under...

Third game- my El Nino was too much, started with a 3-7 and then a washout. Switch to the Barbed Wire. Leave a 10 pin, throw a double, then fall off the shot and go through the beak for a 6-7. Another spare, strike, spare and in the tenth, throw it through the back wall and leave a 5-10. 159 last game- 566 for a series. My lefty partner in crime shoots 610, and the next highest series in the league was a 573, then me...

I love bowling on this challenging shot- my average may be on the slow decline, but my spare shooting has been up and I'm learning every week about breakpoint, speed and accuracy, along with when to make moves with feet, hand position and the right ball...

Matt