Definition

Mandated rotation of forms for first balls of every frame (or mark in 10th). Synonyms for "form" include "style" and "delivery".

When "neat", spares' styles match the first ball, if "flexible" any delivery can be thrown for a spare. (Which is more advantageous?)

Two-handed right (RR), one-handed right (R), one-handed left (L) and two-handed left (LL) are the four forms. Backups fall under one of these four, and backwards is currently excluded until demonstrated two-handed videos surface.

Purpose

1. Correct a limiting belief from a 1990's coach: if you change hands, you'll ruin your primary. (Note: this was before two-handed bowling existed.)

My experience has shown developing an alternative delivery makes clearer--and thus easier to improve--the knowledge within the primary/initial. Deliveries educate each other through innovation fueled by inevitable asymmetric differences in every body.

2. Create an organization dedicated to the cultivation of ambidexterity in sport and real-life. This new organization's flagship product is Four-Form Bowling.

3. Study the effects on score, enjoyment, longevity and more from rotating through deliveries instead of repeating the same. Open the doors to research, innovation and supports for lifelong participation.

4. Better understand the impacts of environment and consumption habits on score, enjoyment, longevity and community well-being. Would loud music continue to dominate bowling centers if shown to reduce score? Alcohol? Cannabis? Psilcobyn? (Only where legal)

5. Co-create skilled, emotionally well-rounded, ethical players capable of self-regulation and cultural sensitivity on and off the alley.

Services

Online tactile live classes - learn how to self-monitor while expanding your movement repeteriore painlessly More than bowling

Bowling-specific tactile recorded lessons with interactive sessions for consolidation, questions

Scoring software - chart your ambidexterous journey. I hope you too, have positive results showing versitility improves your game [of life].

- I intend to use all players' data for research purposes.
Without insisting they do, how can players improve?
What from their experience can lead to a better understanding of cause and effect?
Can players become fully autonomous (is that beneficial to them)?

Host a four-form event

BowlSign Dictionary

Numbers - pin count

Numbers - pin names

Strike signs - variations of pins falling, consecutive

Missing the head pin

Crossing over the middle

Humo[u]r

"Front and back: that's 11" -- when the ball makes a spare conversion and hits a pin in the pit.

"Stop teasing: stand up straight or fall already" -- wiggling pin that could go either way.

"Salt in the wound" -- chopping lead pin of a split.

Equipment

If the same balls are used by each player, their skill would distinguish the better. I use Qubica and Eagle house balls at each alley; I do not use people's discarded balls. I plan to invest in my own 10-lb Qubica because thrice have centers had either heavy one-handers or none at all, but they haven't responded.

Dexter shoes

Hackysacks (a dozenish)

Bowling pin

Ear plugs

Two hand fans (folded fabric, not mechanical)

Petition

Link to the petition asking if having a 200 average in a non-sanctioned league using the same ball (thumb hole when two-handed) should be considered for Seniors PBA.

Second petition that is identical with only change being thumbless ball.

Survey

Why is ambidexterity useful in life?

What about bowling excites you?

What percent of score would you lose if using house balls instead of what you throw?

Is there a solution or solutions for always taking out corner pins and stone 8/9s?

After leaving a 10-pin on a right-sided first ball, is converting lefty cheating? (Mirror image applies too - 7s from the right)

Is having the most clean games lifetime (without an open frame) a valid goal to prove skill and longevity of four-form bowling?

Does bowling improve balancing on one leg?

Does music played by houses hinder or support your game?

Has music played by the house ever been too loud for you or someone you know to concentrate or communicate?

Where legal (like these are in NY), if cannabis, psilcobyn, etc were as available as alcohol at bowling alleys, would you want knowledge of consumption habits on results, including score, social rapport and inner growth?

If I claimed to have knocked over a wiggling pin with my voice, would you believe me? (It's my perception of truth. Have decided that's cheating and will not reattempt results.)

Intentions

Carve quiet hours in every house across the nation.

Teach movement coordination to new and existing players, healthy or set back.

Create barefoot recurring events/leagues.

Build four outdoor lanes at Ontario Beach State Park, NY; host events.

History

My parents met bowling (mother's parents owned an alley when she was younger, sold it well before my birth).

After divorce and remarriage, my new family's weekly routine was bowling: mother, step-father, his son and I.

I would draw lanes and curve trajectories in middle school during homeroom. Could feel the ball's release from memory.

Three consecutive annual summer camps with Glenn Montgomery. His son, Eric, recently sold their Dutch Lanes, Ephrata PA after many decades.

- overhead view of strike in slo-mo (VCR/VHS)

- his feedback was sparse, attitude terse, advice limited. For example, "shake hands" when releasing (one-handed).

Injury with first bowling+alcohol combination (novice partner, stayed past their closing time (only people left))

20 years off.

2007-13 Feldenkrais training, living in Australia where a relative newcomer changed hands under my advising and consistently had better outcomes. First inspiration that ambidexterity will result in better enjoyment and higher scores.

USA 2018 - senior league with mother (she still bowls at 79). Getting my gutters out -- three free games a day for two summers to reach four-form.

2021 - RIT bowling team tryouts

Chose one-handed right per USBC, coach scolded me for throwing lefty in practice.

During tryouts, was best single-pin spare shooter with 23/25. Rushed myself once and had bad math the other.

2023 - graduated from RIT, settled in Rochester NY

2024-6 - completed five unsanctioned leagues with AMF. Final average began at 152, ended with 169, always four-form with house balls. Ended due to music volume consistently too loud and my repeated advocating for silence/background volume was met with no long-term change. One night without sound enabled me to talk to my teammate without screaming; convinced me to advocate, then back away after resistance.

2025 - started signing to the PBA at Trata, using Auslan numbers and new signs for strike variations.

2026 - bowled socially with the PBA (Apr 6) and PWBA (May 26) at ABC Gates.

2026 - Formal launch of Four-FormBowling.Today - OkayBeer, Honeyone Falls NY - date TBD. { Virtual attendance link }