Trying Left Handed

[Florida Bowler]

Since my shoulder is still not feeling good, I am going to try bowling left handed tonight. I think it may help me teach my daughter how to bowl, as I will be learning all over again. I just want to get out and bowl. Hopefully I won't embarrass myself too bad.

[striker12]

i have tryed bowling left handed for fun and it was funny on how different my approach is cause i was doing my normal approach sliding with wrong foot but it took awhile to figure it out but the shots where the funnyest all over the lane but good thing never one right of the head pin.

[billf]

I bowl both left and right. My balls are all drilled for right. That being the case I played straight up the second arrow and the first game sucked bad, like a 68. After that is was alright but not great. That first summer I averaged 128 lefty.

[Florida Bowler]

I'll be happy with a 38 tonight. I'll be using a house ball. I'm just not confident that I can bowl lefty with a 16# ball. Also, I don't want to carry my 2 ball bag in today. I'm trying to go easy on the shoulder. It is definitely going to be interesting.

[Florida Bowler]

Not a bad night. 109 and 127. Left handed. I'm happy with that.

[martin]

wow maybe you can switch to being a left handed bowler.. lol..

[billf]

Not bad at all

[J Anderson]

I bowl both left and right. My balls are all drilled for right. That being the case I played straight up the second arrow and the first game sucked bad, like a 68. After that is was alright but not great. That first summer I averaged 128 lefty.

About half of mine are drill for left. If I try to put either my left hand in one of the right balls or my right hand into a left, I can only get the very tip of the middle finger in and my thumb gets stuck before the first knuckle. only the ring finger goes in easily.

[billf]

My fingers are the same size on both hands and I have interchangeable thumbs. Good thing too as the right thumb is almost twice as big as the left. I used a friend's ball one time, he's left handed, it hooked way too much for me.

[J Anderson]

My fingers are the same size on both hands and I have interchangeable thumbs. Good thing too as the right thumb is almost twice as big as the left. I used a friend's ball one time, he's left handed, it hooked way too much for me.

My hands are almost exact mirror images of each other. I can get either thumb into any of the balls, but with the oval holes the fingers don't wind up anywhere near the finger holes.

[Florida Bowler]

I didn't even try my fingers in the 2 I have, I'm not sure if I can handle a 16# left handed. The hardest part for me was starting with my left foot (4-step apporach). There were a couple of times that I started on my right and had to stop and start over. Every approch for both games, I would count my steps. 1...2...3...4, just like I'm teaching my daughter. Btw, she was doing much better last night. Her timing was good and we started working on a better arm swing. She only shot a 68 and 69, but that is right about where her average is and we added some new stuff for her to work on. Once she gets the arm swing down, we will start working on where to aim.

[billf]

Hitting average while adding new stuff, pretty impressive.

[Florida Bowler]

That's what I told her. This is only the third time she has been bowling without the ramp, and she has gone from 2 handed between the legs to a 4-step approach 1 handed delivery. She is a very fast learner, but gets frustrated if it takes more than one attempt to get it right. I can't wait to see how she is doing by the end of summer.

[billf]

Hopefully she sticks with it and the frustration doesn't get the best of her.

[Florida Bowler]

I just need to keep reminding her how far she has come. It should be pretty easy to keep her in good spirits. I just picked up a second job, so she is seeing less of me. Now she has become even more of a daddy's girl. As long as I catch it before she starts getting too frustrated, she should stick with it at least for the summer.

[billf]

If I may be rude and ask, How old is your daughter?
Glad to hear you found a second job yet sad that you had to find one.

[Florida Bowler]

She's 7. She has always been a daddy's girl, but now our time is much more special. As for the second job, it is to help us reach our goals. My first job pays the bills, but with very little left over. My wife went through a terrible time with the c-section. She still has issues relating to that almost 8 years later. She has not been able to find a job that she can do, so it is up to me. We all do what we have to do.

[billf]

Good luck with it all. I know all too well how hard it can be to balance it all. Even when you think the balance is right, don't be surprised to learn that your daughter doesn't really agree. It's unfortunate that they can't understand until they are in those shoes or at least much older but at the same time, you can never replace that time with your children. Don't blink or she will be graduating when you do.

[kev3inp]

Welcome to the darkside, my friend. :) So, all you bowlers who think it's so easy on the left, take notice. LOL!

[J Anderson]

Welcome to the darkside, my friend. :) So, all you bowlers who think it's so easy on the left, take notice. LOL!

I was taking my practice shots lefty Thursday night. One of the bowlers on the other team said something like "Oh no. You're a lefty. I hate lefties....." At the end of practice, I sat down, switched the soles on my SST8s, and got out a couple of right-handed balls. I'm not sure if our team beat his, since both teams had subs with no established average, but I beat the guy who made the comments 2 games out of three on his side of the lane. I hope the next time we meet our teammate Tom will be there. Tom is a natural lefty, and I'll definitely bowl lefty that night. Needless to say its a non-sanctioned summer league.

[billf]

I have found that at times when I'm really struggling that even one game left handed seems to fix my right handed problem.

[TheSheibs]

I am a naturals lefty and love having the left side of the lane all to myself. I think I am able to use the oil to my advantage since it takes longer for the pattern to break down.

As for your daughter. I hope she sticks with it. If anything it makes for some great quality time with her. I'm sure you enjoy the time with her. Before you know it she will be beating you every game and doing her own thing.