Or ..... I'm so righty it's scary!!!!
As a dominant righty person who has switched from righty to lefty due to injury.
I have a history as a mediocre league bowler!
Well it's gotten worse!!!!
You see I'm not on a team, I go into some fun leagues around here and wait to sub. Typically to bowl my best I need about 10 to 12 practice balls, (just about a game). Often you get that in tourneys, but in league when you get picked just before the last ball in practice it's tough to warmup and practice.
Then this first game is pot luck. 130s to 220s are possible with no idea what is gonna come out of that needs to warmup left hand.
THEN IT GETS WORSE. Most of these leagues have two forms I need to sign Local ABC cards and a league substitution sheet. (sort of a local thing I guess).
This causes me to go back during the second game and write with my right hand.
For whatever reason this seems to cross some circuits in the old brain.
Now for whatever reason using that klutzy old left hand is even more difficult for whatever reason. Short circuit, gutter, spare, short circuit, gutter, spare, short circuit gutter 9 to start a game the other night after a 220 start! He he.
Then the writings over and I'm back by game 3, unless the transition is too great! Or if a bunch of the wallies in these mixed leagues walk up on me!!
(unlike two lane courtesy in tournaments)
Anyway I'm averaging 20 pins lower than my previous mediocre league average.
I used to typically average about 10 pins a game higher in tourneys.
NOW it's almost 30.
Two to three tournaments lately I've been on the verge of winning and shooting almost 30 pins a game higher than league!!!
Keep on givin me no warmup, make me fill out lots of forms righty, walk up on me on every other shot, and have me bowl with a bunch of different people I don't know every week and you've got it, a DANGEROUS HANDICAP BOWLER.
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS Oh another little wrinkle from last week, after about 5 frames I realize that we are lagging every other team by over 5 frames.
It turns out that new teammates(sub) have a bowler that has hurt her foot.
Captain is out massaging her leg for up to 2 to 3 minutes every throw.
Quite interesting. We are forty minutes in to first game and have thrown five frames. That keeps the flow goin! 139! She finally wisely retires, after being very adequately rubbed!
PPS Need a handicap partner! I try on EVERY FRAME!
