Hve you oever noticed James Taylor's fingernails? They are freakish looking to me, but apparently effective. My guess is that he doesn't bowl much either...
Straying somewhat off topic here, but the bowling comments made me realize how many things you get used to and/or just take for granted when you live your life. When I first read that I thought "huh? why couldn't he bowl? I bowl with my kids all the time, and I have no problem with my nails interfering." It took a bit and then it dawned on me. I'm left handed, but there are two things in life that I do right handed - golf, and play guitar. Both driven by the equipment I happened to have access to when I first started learning. Now, years (ok, in the case of the guitar, decades) in, it just seems completely awkward to even think about either playing guitar or swinging a golf club left-handed.
Granted, I'm not very
good at either pursuit. I wonder if I'd be better if I'd have started from the beginning learning with my "natural" handedness. More likely, I'd still be a poser, but with one less excuse.