Author Topic: Lefties could be disadvantaged (Read 1424 times)

hhsbowler · « **on:** April 05, 2007, 06:00:52 PM »

In some ways lefties are disadvantaged. Take the National team tournament for example, your team can burn an area in the lane and create a "bump" area if missed, and create some hold area inside,while the lefites are still just playing with the three boards of room they had to begin with. Lefties cannot "create" a shot as well as right handers.

What do you guys think?

jd1319 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2007, 02:20:02 AM »

I disagree, once a lefty finds a shot that works, it holds up a lot longer and stays true. The righties might burn up an area, but they are constantly forced to make adjustments due to the high volume of shots on the right side. Bowling is about making shots, and a good lefty who can make shots always has the advantage of being able to line up and just grove it. Righties often are forced to adjust shot to shot because they burn an area so bad, they are forced to search for oil and then battle carrydown.

Lefties are disadvantaged only when the rare circumstances hit that there are 5 or 6 of them on a pair. They aren't used to having to make the adjustments that come from that many lefties, where the righties have a lot more experience.

Brandon Riley · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2007, 02:31:31 AM »

lefties are dead on long sport type patterns
righties move left to find push, lefties have nowhere to go because the righty track is there. look at pba shark pattern results for lefties...they almost all always miss the cut!
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psaunders300 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2007, 07:43:22 AM »

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lefties are dead on long sport type patterns
righties move left to find push, lefties have nowhere to go because the righty track is there. look at pba shark pattern results for lefties...they almost all always miss the cut!
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Being a lefty myself, I agree. If there is no "shot" (i.e. on longer conditions), the righties can burn their side in while the lefties cannot...I have bowled in tournaments like this and if the format is long enough (9, 10 games or more), I will eventually start posting some big scores. In a recent 10 game marathon tourney the heads went away on the right side by game 5 or 6 but that is when I was finally able to start scoring...
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Ishmael · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2007, 08:15:47 AM »

For lefties:

A difficult shot stays difficult.
An easy shot stays easy.

For righties:

Both shots will transition. Depending on the situation it might get easier, or it might get more difficult.

Sometimes lefties have an advantage, sometimes they don't. See the PBA telecasts. Sometimes 4 lefties on the show, sometimes none.

JMORRIS · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2007, 08:21:46 AM »

In the past, smaller league's / tourney's using long sport patterns were certain death for me. I'd usually end up being the only lefty on the pair and couldn't create anything in 3 games.

I'm excited this year to bowl on a PBA experience league with one other lefty on my team. Plus, my Black Widow seems to have more suction then a Dyson vacuum cleaner! That ball can burn in (or out) a line in 10 minutes of practice!

DerHornen · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2007, 08:27:33 AM »

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For lefties:

A difficult shot stays difficult.
An easy shot stays easy.

For righties:

Both shots will transition. Depending on the situation it might get easier, or it might get more difficult.

Sometimes lefties have an advantage, sometimes they don't. See the PBA telecasts. Sometimes 4 lefties on the show, sometimes none.

Well said.

JoeBowler · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2007, 09:14:53 AM »

Could be.

But on mostshots and paticularly THS they have an advantage.

monstercrank · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2007, 09:32:02 AM »

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For lefties:

A difficult shot stays difficult.
An easy shot stays easy.

For righties:

Both shots will transition. Depending on the situation it might get easier, or it might get more difficult.

Sometimes lefties have an advantage, sometimes they don't. See the PBA telecasts. Sometimes 4 lefties on the show, sometimes none.

Being a lefty I agree 100%

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Could be.

But on mostshots and paticularly THS they have an advantage.

THS? Yes. Most shots? Probably. Really long patterns, or longer sport patterns? No way.

I personally LOVE the really long house shots, compared to the shorter ones, because I get to hit it harder at the bottom, and throw it slower(my "A" game) But there is no denying the fact that on the longer sport shots, they are at more of a disadvantage than they have an advantage on the shorter shots. Oh, and I don't know where you guys bowl, but there is transition on the left side, I can't play the same spot with my feet and eyes for 1 whole game... Granted I know for a fact that the transition is nothing like(as bad) it is on the right side. But don't fool yourself into thinking that ALL lefties get to stand in the same spot for a 4 game set.
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Ragnar · « **Reply #9 on:** April 06, 2007, 09:56:05 AM »

Scissors are right handed. So are rulers, most circular saws and many kitchen knives. Not to mention telephone booths. (bought a circular saw last week. Didn't realize until I got it home that it was a left handed model.)

In many languages there is a word for left handed people. It often is also a word meaning something like "strange person." (Irish - something like Tiriog, can't remember exactly now.)
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alcornel · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2007, 10:08:55 AM »

Ragnar,

Being in the library, I would think you would know that 'sinistral' is another word for left handed

Looking at it, one can see it derives from sinister.

There are also many stories in many cultures (including our own) of lefty children being 'encouraged' to write with the 'correct' hand.

I have had a couple of left handed friends who like to talk a little too much on the topic.
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Injury · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2007, 01:21:29 AM »

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There are also many stories in many cultures (including our own) of lefty children being 'encouraged' to write with the 'correct' hand.

Yes my grandmother was a school teacher and they used to make lefties switch. She kepts begging my parents do it to me, they ignored her heh.

Ahhbach · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2007, 06:51:28 AM »

Not to Flame but usually when a lefty has three Boards area they all have arrows on them

gsback · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2007, 07:01:41 AM »

I get the biggest kick out of this conversation. Had it many times with lefties because some of the ones in my area take offense when you make the comment, "must be nice to be a lefty and carry like that" or anything related to having an advantage on the left side.

To comment on the original post, sure, if you make the post specific to the Nationals and have the team set up that way, then perhaps the lefties might be to a disadvantage.

However, even though the right side may be more adept to moving, they are at the disadvantage when every 2 frames they are having to adjust because of the other 8 bowlers buring the line or perhaps causing excess carry down as a result of 4 bowlers trying to crank a plastic ball that goes right through your line. If that sole lefty has a line, is he at the disadvantage?

It's all going to depend on the situation.
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APheLion · « **Reply #14 on:** April 07, 2007, 07:52:24 AM »

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In some ways lefties are disadvantaged. Take the National team tournament for example, your team can burn an area in the lane and create a "bump" area if missed, and create some hold area inside,while the lefites are still just playing with the three boards of room they had to begin with. Lefties cannot "create" a shot as well as right handers.

What do you guys think?

ur point is true, but look at it this way:

i give u 2 options, what would u choose?

1) being lefty and make ur shot, 1-2 boards room for error, if u dont miss it should go to the pocket

2) being righty and make ur shot,3-4 boards room for error, if u hit ur target flawless, it may not go to the pocket because of the trafic

i would definitely go for option one since i want my line to be predictable, and i believe most of the pro bowlers, they dont miss more than 2 boards on a shot.
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