Since bowling on a wall doesn't exactly present many challenges, I've found a new one.  When I managed a pro shop, I got free practice, so I'd wear my right arm out and bowl lefty.  Found out I was halfway decent, so after a few years of messing with it, I decided to bowl lefty over the summer.  Averaged 194 with a high series of 640-something and high game of 258.  Anybody else bowl with both hands and if so what is your high with both?
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This is Fluffy.  He is the Destroyer of Worlds.

Always wanted to try for a summer league.  Almost did a few years ago.  Joined a start up scratch league but we were over the cap.  If it weren't for another sanctioning another league (already bowling in 3 different associations, and lefty would have been another at full price I think), I'd have bowled lefty to keep the team together.  I don't have any bad habits lefty and Ron Clifton thinks my form might be better lefty.  I'll throw a game now and then and it's usually in the 170-180 range.  That's with a ball not fitted for the correct hand (a lot of forward pitch I might not need and an oval that's obviously the wrong angle), a ball that's really too heavy, and a push away shoe as a slide shoe.  If I drilled up 1-2 14# balls for my left hand and got some decent shoes, I think I could challenge 200 my first year.  With the more repetition and getting better at left side spares, I could be pretty good.
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Penn State Proud

Ron Clifton's Bowling Tip Archive

back in 1998 I fell at work and messed up my left knee really good(im a righty).. three surgeries later and maybe one or two more the doc says later in life, Iam dealing with it..I still bowl righty,but have to wear a brace with practically every thing I do know(sucks).. I lost 2 full seasons to that injury,but the second half of season two I decided to bowl left handed(an opportunity came up).. I bowled 68 games(left handed)using my right handed equipment(bought a cheap pair of lefty shoes though) ending average was 189, high series was 721 and my high game was 279.. pretty funny though I thought I threw the ball slow right handed, Iam a rocket compared to lefty...lol...  thats my story and Iam stickin too it..      slashrr69

I haven't had the opportunity to bowl a league left-handed, but I do pretty well lefty. I have a couple balls drilled up to fit my left hand. My high game is 279 (had a few) and my high series is somewhere in the 750's. My biggest lefty FIGJAM is the day I went in and shot 2091 for 9 left-handed with an old grey AMF Angle.
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"Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein."

-Broadcasting Extraordinaire and Mensa Member Joe Theismann

Our local city association secretary has 11 300's righthanded and 2 lefthanded.  I've almost caught up righthanded, but I think that even one apiece with each hand is something as special as you can get as far as scoring on a house shot goes.  Takes some talent and hard work.  REALLY wish you could bowl with both hands whenever you wanted.  That would be freakin awesome.  You can do that on tour, anybody knows what rule prevents it for USBC and why?  Lol I'd be unstoppable.  We've got a house here that burns up REALLY quickly.
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This is Fluffy.  He is the Destroyer of Worlds.

Yes, I bowled 2 seasons ago from both sides due to shoulder issues, as well as for the heck of it back in 2001. My highs on the leftsdie were:

Average:203
Series: 697
Game: 279 (2)
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Edited on 9/13/2008 10:48 PM