Thanks guys for the replies and the info on eye dominance, I didn't know that, it at least removes some of that possible concern from my decision. I've fought my mechanics for 5-6 years righthanded, and all I've really managed to do is find ways to "cheat" around my issues. Ever since I dislocated my shoulder and a lot of my strength disappeared, it's just been constant frustration. I can't come through the ball well, my fingers just don't have the strength to get through the ball for more shots than the warm up ones in practice, so I've found other ways to adjust or get around it. That's what I mean by "cheating," I have to pay so much more attention and do more mentally to make up for it, and I do like that it's made me be more mentally aware and it's taught me a lot, but my physical game seems like it's just not going to catch up.
However if I go lefty, yes I have the great luxury and advantage of being able to do it cheaply, being in a shop, it's not going to cost me much at all, so that's actually a big incentive to give it a real shot. But at the same time, just because I don't have bad habits and just because it feels better doesn't mean I won't develop bad habits if my physical ceiling isn't as high. Again though, if my physical game is so horrific righthanded and I can still manage to average 230, why shouldn't I be able to do better with better form, timing, and more strength? I'm still coordinated enough righthanded to get away with it, but I worry that my coordination ceiling won't be high enough with my left hand to be consistent. But right back to being so bad and frustrated righthanded, what do I have to lose but a year or two? I can still go right back to at least getting by righthanded, and how much of a crybaby can I be about averaging 230? Am I just a hopeless perfectionist that will never be happy with anything? I just know what it feels like to throw the ball well, and I'd rather average 200 throwing the ball well than average 230 fighting it the whole way. I have a direction I'm leaning, but it's just disappointing to have spent the last several years fighting it righthanded when if I'd have just stuck with my left, I might be ahead right now. Sorry to ramble, and sorry if this all sounds melodramatic, I'm sure it does, but I'm just a dork for bowling, and being so involved in it, I still want to perform at a high level. Thanks again for the input, I REALLY appreciate it.