Checking in

My trip out to Reno got off to a shaky start as Tim was unable to make it due to a family emergency. Suddenly we were scrambling to find a sub and were definitely missing and thinking of our friend. My dad and Sandy were already in Reno so they headed over to the stadium to check out the sub board. We got a call Friday afternoon and had our 5^th bowler, Mike Adams from Oakland. We met up with the contest winner, Jeremy Bartz, and checked in to the Eldorado, just a block away from the National Bowling Stadium.

We went over to the stadium to watch Steve’s team on Friday night. There were a lot of people there to watch, and although they might not have done as well as they had hoped, they were still the best team out there by a long shot and were a lot of fun to watch. Watching so many different bowlers at once really showed how different peoples forms and strategies can be, but they all find a way to make it work, some more than others. I was glad to get a preview of what would be in store for me the following night, if I had gone in with no idea I would have been considerably more overwhelmed when it was time to bowl.

Ball check in.

On Saturday we met up with Jeremy and headed over to the stadium to meet up with Mike, finish registering, and get our balls checked in. I decided to not bring my spare ball along for the trip, could only get three balls out there, and I wanted the versatility of having the Defiant Soul, Disturbed, and Wrecker. Plus, I still need to get my spare ball re-drilled so that it fits the same as my other balls. After practicing with Steve a couple weeks earlier I knew that my shot wouldn’t be too weird, was aiming for the 10-board, but the margin for error would be so much smaller. Knowing how precise I needed to be only made it more difficult, and I struggled with hitting my mark, which in turn made it hard to properly adjust as the lanes transitioned.

Team scores

I decided to start team using the Defiant Soul, and stuck with it for all three games. I was hoping to bowl 450, but as long as I was able to keep it over 400 I would consider that a successful series. I was throwing decent first balls, just couldn’t zero in on a strike ball. The first game I didn’t throw a strike, besides my last ball after I spared in the 10^th, but I did a good job of picking up spares and managed to bowl a solid 148 and was feeling pretty good. Game two was almost the opposite, I managed to throw 3 strikes, but really struggled on my spares and ended game two with a 123. The third game of team was my best, and was very similar to the first game. I only had one strike but picked up a lot of spares, and the only ones I missed were two splits and a 10-pin. Considering the conditions and my lack of experience I felt pretty good about a 420, definitely had left some pins out there and could’ve reached my goal of 450, but I needed to keep my expectations realistic.

It was fun watching everyone else bowl, especially my teammates Jeremy and Mike. Jeremy was also throwing the Defiant Soul, as was my dad so we had 3 on our lane, and his combination of speed and revs was awesome to witness. It felt like the pins exploded every time he hit the pocket. It was Mike’s first time at nationals, giving us three first timers on one team, and he had a very unique approach. He was throwing a 14 pound ball and didn’t use his thumb, the amount of revs and right to left movement he had was ridiculous. At one point he left a 3-10 split and then threw a ball perfectly between them, without hitting either. I didn’t realize that was even possible. As a team we bowled 2378, not terrible, but everyone had at least one game they wanted back.

The team

We weren’t scheduled to bowl until 10:30 on Sunday night, and with the time change that made it 12:30 AM back home. I wasn’t sure how the late start would affect me, but I’m used to late nights so I wasn’t too worried about it. I did feel tired waiting in the squad room, but once we were out on the lanes I had no idea what time it actually was, I was just bowling.  I decided to start doubles throwing the Disturbed. Based on tips from Steve and Schlem I knew that I wanted to start playing down and in, using the 5-6 board as my mark. I struggled keeping the ball to the right of the 10-board, but was bowling decently besides that and managed a 136 in game one. Game two of doubles was my best game, at least when it comes to first ball average, of the weekend. I had four strikes and nothing lower than a 7 on the first ball. Unfortunately I was only able to score 142 due to the fact that I had 5 open frames after leaving 4 splits and a 10-pin. I had a good shot, but if I missed it by a board or my timing wasn’t perfect there was almost no chance for a strike. I’m still not sure what happened in game three, but I had completely lost my shot and left SIX open frames in a row, that hurt. The poor third game cost me a 400 series and I was left wondering what to do as we headed to singles.

My dad’s singles games.

My dad got off to a great start in singles, opening with the front 8, it was too bad he left splits in the 9^th and 10^th and only scored a 241.He then rattled off 16 closed frames in a row and ended with a 601 for singles. I started singles still throwing the Disturbed, but after a few frames I made the switch to the Wrecker so I could move right, had moved 10-12 boards left from where I had started doubles with the Disturbed. Singles was a struggle, games one and three were completely forgettable, game two had potential, but I missed three single pin spares and it cost me the solid start. I knew it was going to be a struggle, but did a little worse than I had hoped. Hopefully by next year I’ll have better control and consistency. In hindsight I think speed was a big factor, it’s not something I typically adjust, and that’s something I need to work on.

Overall I had a great time and experienced a truly unique event on the biggest stage there is. I didn’t bowl very well, but participating in the tournament will definitely help my game, so no matter what my scores were it was definitely worthwhile and I plan on being back next year! Thanks for following the blog this year, I’ll be providing update on Facebook and Twitter as I practice over the summer and will be back with weekly posts once league starts in fall. Until next time, keep reaching for glory!

My games

Timmothy Merath

The original Gutter to Glory bowler, expert complainer, and all-around mediocre bowler.  I completely imploded at last year’s nationals (1380 or something like that), so now is my chance to redeem myself.

It has been a year of struggles and successes, getting further from the gutter.  Just a couple years into being a “real” bowler, I am starting to find my own style and rhythm.  My average is only 170 or so this year, but that was after horrendously poor games the first six weeks of the season.  I feel as though I’m closer to a 190 bowler on a typical night.  All the small details that make a bowler good are starting to become more apparent.  Execution and consistency are still an issue, but at least I can see the path to glory.  Kinda.  Sort of.

Off the lanes, I spend time with my wife, daughter, and dog.  My dog thinks I’m just as awesome as I think I am, but the ladies at home think I’m exaggerating just a bit.  We enjoy going to the lakefront (Lake Michigan), playing superheroes, and building towers with blocks.  When I’m not with the family, I also enjoy golf (I’m addicted, truthfully) and watching the Brewers.

Zak Becker

I’m the other “official” Gutter to Glory bowler. I got my first ball for Christmas in 2011. My original plan was to give the sport a try and be a sub on the team at work starting the next fall. Then in July I was asked if I’d be interested in doing the blog with Tim and figured I had nothing to lose! I’m very happy with my decision, I’ve had an awesome, if occasionally frustrating, time writing this blog and bowling this season!

Being new to the game I struggled out of the gate, my average was below 130 after the first two months of league. As I became more comfortable and confident, and got some lessons with Steve Richter and plenty of tips from Tim and my dad, I was able to get myself to a point where most of my series were in the 450-500 range, but I was only able to top 500 twice. By the end of the season my average was up to 147, short of my stated goal of 165, but much improved considering how I started the year. I wish my scores showed it a little more, but I have made some huge strides, especially when it comes to my form, consistency, and first ball average. I was able to show my potential, with a little help from my handicap, by wining the first tournament I ever bowled in last month!

I graduated from the spectacular University of Wisconsin-Madison last May and have been working as a project manager at EPIC Creative for the last ten months. Outside of bowling and work I enjoy golfing, playing the banjo, and seeing as much live music as I can. I have seen my favorite band, Yonder Mountain String Band, 58 times since July 2008, and try and make it to several music festivals each year. I have traveled to Oregon, Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, and even Mexico to see the bands I love. I also enjoy making the short drive back to Madison as often as I can, especially for football game-days in fall.

Jeremy Bartz

I was first exposed to bowling at 6 weeks of age when my mom brought me to the nursery while she bowled on Wed mornings.  Up until my HS graduation I was pretty much at a bowling alley everyday either bowling or working.

I was an all state bowler in 1994 and I have 8 “official” 300′s (I have a couple more that were not certified or not turned in while bowling at college), 3 800′s with a high of 826.  My high average so far has been 235 which I did last year.  Interesting note about that year, my high game was only 279.  This will be my 4th Nationals and I have finished every year in the 1700′s for all events.

In my free time, I watch my 3 daughters bowl and play softball.  I also enjoy all Detroit sports and playing Poker.  I am extremely grateful to be given this opportunity and cannot wait for May 18th!

Jim Becker

My mom saved the score-sheet (hand-written of course, as I am old) from my first 2 games because everybody thought it was so funny: game 1, total pin-fall = 1, game 2, total pin-fall = 22 for a 13.5 average. I was 3 or 4 and it is one of my earliest memories…

I  first started bowling regularly at 7 when a friend of mine talked my parents into letting me join a league with him.  It combined two of my favorite things, competition and math.  I insisted on doing the books because I was faster and more accurate than anybody else my age and once I figured out you could earn patches for various achievements I was out to have the bowling shirt with the most, and I was hooked.  I became a serious bowler at 14, when in my freshman year a illness side-lined me from all WI high-school sanctioned competitive sports… So I focused on bowling and bowled in 4 leagues—one Tuesday evenings and 3 on Saturday: 8:30, 11:00 and 2:00.

Pretty soon I got a job as a pin-chaser and eventually was conditioning lanes.  By my Senior year, I was an accomplished state bowler, having won a county event and top 5 in state with a 205 average, which was actually quite good back in the day.  When I entered college, I hung up my shoes and didn’t bowl for again for 8 years, not a single game.

For the past 25 years, as a business executive who travels constantly, I do my best to stay involved in a sport I have always loved.  Unfortunately, I am the guy in league who “always” needs a sub—over the past years I have averaged only 13 weeks (39 games) a year, thus my average hangs right around 200, which these days is just that, AVERAGE.  It is frustrating at times, knowing what you need to do and not being able to, because of the lack of getting in the games I need to, to get better.  I have remained steadfast in one aspect of bowling, though, and that is participating in the Open Championships.  This year will mark my 28th consecutive, even though my scores typically stink.  In all that time, 673 was my highest series, 256 highest game.  I love the magnitude and challenge of the event.

So, see you in Reno and Reno and El Paso and Reno… Bowl Hard, Have Fun…

Sandy Cashman

I am a first year bowler, and (shhh…) a big fan of my teammates, Jim, Tim and Zak. My average is 144 and I have not yet had a lesson, although I get some good coaching tips from my buds. I gradually improved over the season, and then seemed to hit a plateau about two months ago, and am stuck at my average.

Some of my teammates are going to have a quick tune-up with Steve Richter, so I’m going along to go along and get my first lesson, right before nationals. I’m hoping to get a couple small things to think about, but not too much, or it’ll be counter productive. I’m mostly aiming for better consistency in how I throw the ball, and learning what to watch for with oil patterns.

I love playing golf, and am amazed at the similarities (head-wise) between bowling and golf. I attended Nationals for the first time last year as a spectator, and can’t believe I’m really going to bowl in it this year. I’m so out of my league! One nice thing about starting something new in your 50′s, is being fearless. I’m just going to get out there, do my best, and have fun.

When I’m not bowling – or working – I like to be outdoors playing golf, hiking, gardening, fishing, and am an avid oil painter of golf courses and landscapes.

Anyway, the last week was an optional, fun week.  9-pin, no tap competition with some free food.  Can’t go wrong with that.  Unless you’re traveling, which is what left our team in shambles.  I was the only regular/semi-regular there.  Zak was out in Washington state drinking beer (new/awesome client) and dreaming of bowling.  I don’t think he’s ever experienced 9-pin, unfortunately.  He would have enjoyed all the single-pin retribution is offers.

I came into the week really, really loose.  I mean, why not?  It’s the final week, the scores will be inflated, and it’s the final week.  You could drop the worst set ever and no one is going to remember or care.  So, loose I was.

Boy did it pay off.  I hit my mark on every single shot but two.  Okay, within a board or so.  I have never been that accurate.  Not even with my spelling or shaving.  Errors are part of life.  The first game started with four natural strikes (no-tap?  who needs it!) before grabbing a couple of special strikes.  Another two naturals, then a crappy shot.  A little fast and three boards right and splash!  1-2-4 leave.  Sadness.  There goes my first (faux) 300.

When all the fireworks had finished going off and my fun had settled back down to normal levels, I walked away with an 834 series with games of 277, 279, and 278.  Consistency, of a sort.  I bowled the best I ever have and pushed my top “limit” higher.  It’s so nice to come off a plateau and start climbing consistently.

Today, I worked out that I would have had a 607 series had those no-tap strikes been single pin leaves that were left open.  Didn’t even factor in picking up any of them.  Pretty sure I could have picked up one or two, minimum.  Maybe.  Okay, fine, maybe not.  Those single-pins are haunting me again.  Not all is perfect.  Bowling doesn’t allow constant perfection, does it?

Final 9-Pin Stats (my use of lists has gone down, what a bad trend, let’s fix that):

• 21 natural strikes
• 12 no-tap strikes
• 1 open frame (7-10 split on pocket shot)
• 1 picked-up split (3-10)
• 1 regular spare pick-up (1-2-4)
• 1 ball used (the greatest ever, the Disturbed from Roto Grip)
• .25 lbs of potato salad
• 32 potato chips
• 1 tall beer
• 8 baby carrots with dippin’
• 5 pieces of broccoli
• 64 high-fives
• 1 more season under my belt

Too bad it was all during a fun week.  Doesn’t count towards anything outside my head.  Confidence goes up, average still stinks.  Bad timing to really hit ‘em well, I guess.

Next up is nationals.  The Open Championships.  The big show.  The neutralizer.  The lanes that separate the men from the boys and the women from the girls (no sexism there, the lanes spare no one).

We’ll have more lead-up posts for nationals.  Stay tuned, keep an eye out, don’t miss out, etc.

Now I’m sure there are plenty of you like myself who don’t usually play left of 3rd arrow or 15 board. My ball speed by far dominates my rev rate. However, straight is definitely in my wheelhouse and will be how I attack them in a couple weeks. I know last year I missed a ton of spares and played around first arrow the entire time. That is my plan again this coming trip. However, if the conditions force me to move I will do so. But I do have to say after watching the OC via live stream, it is apparent that there are multiple ways to play the pattern.

My suggestion for those yet to go, do your homework. Watch some of the live stream the USBC is broadcasting and spend some time with teammates practicing or building a game plan. It will only help you prepare for the two different conditions this year. If you don’t have time to get with your team prior to the trip, be sure to stop by the Storm Booth and chat with the guys there that get to see the condition every day. They will definitely be able to shed some light on what has been happening in the days prior to your arrival. Also if you are in need of a tune up on your game, be sure to stop by Lane 81 located inside the pro shop and visit with Storm certified instructor Mike Jasnau. He works with many current and past PBA players and has a good idea as to how the lanes are playing out there as well. I will also play the realist and say that for those that are making the trip to Reno for vacation with some bowling on the side, enjoy it and most importantly have fun!

My last night of league bowling was fitting as it was similar to my performance for the season as a whole. I showed flashes of legitimate ability, but struggled with inconsistency. I really need to work on keeping my form and speed the same, when I lock it in I’ve shown what I can do, but it’s not ingrained in my muscle memory and I can’t always tell when I speed up or have a breakdown in my form.

I couldn’t find a line that I was comfortable with and spent much of the first game trying different things. The lanes were fairly slick again and I ended up moving right and playing a tight line at 15 over 11. The shot was there but I had trouble hitting my mark correctly, I was either throwing it with too much right to left movement for the conditions and it wouldn’t hook back, or I’d throw it at too much of an angle and miss the head pin to the left. I was able to lock it in for a stretch of game two and threw my first 5-bagger in league, and 3^rd ever, as well as my 3^rd 200 game in league, 5^th ever. I was feeling pretty good after that but lost my rhythm and struggled in game three. Nothing wrong with a 478, but I was really hoping to reach 500 and end the season with a strong performance.

Final League Stats

Average: 146.63, My goal was 165, I fell short but looking at just the second half of the season I was pretty close to at least 160.

High Game: 219 (235 in the tournament), goal was 250, which I know I’m capable of, just a matter of time!

High Series: 533 (596 first 3 games of the tournament), goal was 600 and I came really close in the tournament, again just a matter of time and consistency.

First Ball Average: 7.92, I improved by almost a whole pin over the course of the season and at this point I expect to keep it above 8 most of the time.

It will be interesting to see where I start out if I bowl a summer league or next season, I made a huge leap forward about a third of the way through the season, when my average was 128 and first ball average was 7.1, and kept slowly improving for the rest of the season, but those early weeks definitely kept the numbers lower than what I’m currently capable of. Make sure to keep up with the Gutter to Glory Facebook and Twitter pages to see how my practice goes leading up to nationals, until next time, keep reaching for glory!

Seeing as this is a tournament, I fully expect Zak to walk away with the All-Events crown.  I mean, he’s never lost in a tournament he’s entered!  In reality, though, it will be an awesome experience for him, just like it was for me last year.  It’s craziness out there, bowling on a massive scale.  Nerves definitely come into play, that’s for sure.  I’m seasoned now, though, so I should be good (can’t be any worse than last year, that was painful).

Zak and I have been bowling really well lately (minus your expected dips in the roller coaster), so we need to keep that run going.  Hopefully. Maybe…

Congratulations again to Jeremy.  We’ll have a ton of fun out there!  Also, I’m going to stand close to you in the casino and try to catch some of your luck.

~ Timmothy

Generally speaking the release point should be around the ankle at the point of the slide or even 6” out in front of the ankle. If the release point is before the slide or behind the ankle, that usually means the player is dropping or losing the ball too early. Again, some people do have this type of release and are successful doing so. For those who have a release point well past the ankle and more on the upswing of the follow through, this can get inconsistent as well. Again there are some that are successful with this type of release point.

In all my years of coaching the best in the world on the PBA Tour, there have been times where we worked on the release point in comparison to slide. Yes even the pros get into a funk where their release is too early or too late in comparison to their slide. Now there are times where this is a legitimate adjustment based on the lane condition a specific week. But most of the time it is human error that has to be cleaned up a little.

So the next time you seem to be having some troubles have someone watch you toss some shots to see where your release is in relation to your ankle. You may need to make it earlier or later in comparison to your slide.

First thing is surface adjustment. The easiest an quickest way to combat over/under is to add more surface to your ball to get a more consistent and continuous roll. No matter if it is a solid cover or a pearl cover. Surface is your friend and will help blend out the lane. Next thing you can easily control is the speed of the ball. This is one of my personal demons. If you throw it hard like I do, you can sometimes over power hooking conditions. But if you throw it hard on slick or over/under conditions you don’t get a true feel for what the condition is truly doing. So an easy adjustment is slowing the ball speed down to see how the ball reacts to the condition. Then you can make a better choice of slower speed, change surface or change balls. If for some reason you still seem to have some inconsistent reads on the lane, then we step back and look at the layout. When it comes to layouts there are a couple good choices for a true consistent roll. One, CG in center of grip and the pin at 1:30 position (righty) or 11:30 position (lefty). This is what we call old school label drilling, good roll with a little backend. Another option is the pin and cg stacked at 12 o’clock and an extra hole on the midline, this will give you a good midlane and heavy roll. Another good option is pin underneath the bridge with the CG swung out towards your PAP and an extra hole down. This drilling will give you good midlane and heavy and continuous roll through the backend.

Now there are countless other layouts that will work but these are just a few basic ideas. As always your best plan of attack should be talk to your ball driller to get his/her opinion as to what will work best for you. Remember surface is your friend, approximately 95% of the balls used on the PBA Tour have some level of added surface to them in order to produce a consistent roll and blend out the lane condition.

League on Thursday

I was pretty excited about bowling the next night, feeling like I had made a major breakthrough, but I couldn’t repeat what I had done the night before. I had two solid  stretches, but my shot just wasn’t consistently there. I salvaged a couple decent scores and at least kept above my average for the night, but it was definitely not how I wanted to go into my first tournament. I wanted to practice Friday to get my confidence back up, but I had tweaked my knee during league and decided it was better to let it rest.

I showed up to the tournament ready to have some fun and see what would happen, I was hoping to do well enough to win my money back but was pretty sure I would be leaving after the qualifying rounds were over. At least that’s what I thought until we started bowling…

I threw some practice balls during the matchmaker event and was feeling pretty good, had a shot lined up but it was left of where I typically play in league, I was lining up around the 25 board. Because of the typically heavy oil conditions at King Pin 20 is typically as far left as I make it. I was feeling the Disturbed and decided that would be the ball I went with once things got started.

It was a 64 person handicapped tournament with the top 16 advancing to the match play rounds. The lanes were oiled before we started so I went back to my typical first ball of the night position, 20 over 10, and that was the spot I wanted to be in. I started with a strike, picked up a spare in the second frame, and then rattled off my second or third 5-bagger ever. I was in the groove and it felt awesome, or as Tim but it I was “bowling like Zak”. I was able to pick up all my spares, including a 10 and a 7 to complete my first clean game ever and end with my personal best, a score of 235. With the handicap that gave me a 305 for the first round and I claimed the top spot in qualifying.

Saturday Tournament.
Games 1-4 Qualifying.
Games 5-7 Match Play.

I continued my success in game two, I had to move a board left as the lanes were transitioning and did not throw as many strikes, but was able to keep it clean besides a 6-7 split in the seventh. Another game well above my average, that, with the handicap, placed me fourth in round two and kept my top spot overall. Started to come back to reality in game three as I had three open frames, but every first ball was a 9 or a strike and I held on to the top spot, and had it by a considerable margin, going into the final qualifying game. I continued bowling well until the middle of game four where a mental lapse and the decision to try the Wrecker so I could move right caused me to have 3 open frames in a row. After 2 throws with the Wrecker I decided to stick with the Disturbed since it was what got me there and I still had plenty of room to move if necessary. A 140 isn’t bad for me, but it definitely had me wondering where I would end up in the seeding. However, thanks to me rolling my best series ever, by 63 pins!, in the first three games I held on to the number one seed!

The match play was set up to have bowlers 9-16 face off, with the winners matching up against 5-8. This gave me two byes so I rested for the first games while waiting my turn. I threw a few practice shots during the second round and still had a shot I liked, but at this point was back to playing 25 over 11, where I had been during the matchmaker. Before long it was time for my first head-to-head bowling experience. It’s definitely a different monster than team bowling!

I took the first game scratch and was in the semifinals before I knew it. By this point I was starting to feel fatigued, it was getting close to midnight and I had already bowled 5+ games, but with my handicap I knew I had hope as long as I didn’t collapse. A 3 on my first ball in the third had me worried, but I collected myself and remembered to keep my feet slow and dialed it back in with a double. Had a couple rough breaks down the stretch, but headed up to bowl my last frame needing a 9 to tie and a mark to win. I missed my mark a few boards to the left, but it hung on and I got a crossover to get the win and headed to the finals, where I would face Storm Midwest Sales Manager Chris Sand.

The championship match!

I was getting really nervous at this point and knew that even with my handicap this would be a tough one. I threw a strike in the first frame, but left the next two open. Three splits in five frames hurt, but thankfully the other two were strikes, and I picked up the 3-10, which in the end would be very important. Chris bowled well, but had enough spares and one open because of a split so I was able to stay ahead with my handicap. He put the pressure on me by striking out, leaving me down 14. Coming off of a spare I needed a 7 to tie and an 8 to win, so of course I got a 6. I left a 1-4-5-7, which I wasn’t very comfortable with, but I reminded myself I just needed 3 of the 4 pins, not even a mark, to win. I moved three boards to the right, like I was aiming for the 2. Thinking if I missed right I could hopefully get the 1-5, or if I missed left the 4-7. I didn’t pick it up, but I did hit the left side of the 1 which helped the ball reach the 4-7, and just like that I had won my first tournament!

Tim and I are also excited to announce the latest Gutter to Glory 2013 Open Championship Contest! We have an open spot on our team and want one lucky fan to join us in Reno. We will be bowling May 18^th and the winner will have the tournament fees, airfare, and lodging covered. Complete the form at this link to enter: https://www.facebook.com/GutterToGlory/app_538212759533535

We will be picking a winner next Thursday so make sure to sign up! Until next time, keep reaching for glory!

Oh and if you haven’t seen on Facebook yet that the USBC Open Championships Team record was broken just last night in Reno, you must not have enough bowling friends. Big congrats to Vernon Peterson, John Janawicz, John Gaines, Mitch Jabczenski and Scott Newell for breaking the 20-year old USBC Open Championships record with 3538 in the Team Event. But again I want to reiterate the fact that bowling does not get national publicity about the fact the USBC Open Championships is a five-month event in which thousands participate and still no TV coverage on a national level. Yet random soccer matches get highlights, random golf events get highlight time, heck even lacrosse gets highlight time on a national stage. Yep, still no bowling.

I know this weekly hurdle is usually a lesson or idea, this is too in a roundabout rant, venting sort of way. My intentions are not to offend anyone, my purpose as always is to create bowling awareness and create words and thoughts people will share. So to you I ask, “How do we get bowling recognized and respected as a sport in the national spotlight?”