For a sport where repetition is key, it’s no wonder Bermuda bowler Damien Matthews will prepare for the Pan Am Games in a similar fashion as he did for the Central Aemrican and Caribbean Games.Matthews, who won bronze at last summer’s CACs, has a blueprint for success and he’s not going to compromise it ahead of competing in the biggest competition of his career.Just like he did prior to the CACs, Matthews will warm up at a pro training centre in Florida before heading to Mexico, where he will represent Bermuda along with Dianne Jones, June Dill, and LeVinc Samuels.“I’ve been training three-times a week and I’ve competed at a few tournaments in both Fort Lauderdale and Malaysia in preparation,” said Matthews, who fell in love with the sport at the tender age of five when he was first taken to Warwick Lanes.“I’m still in contact with the Bermuda Bowling Association and they notify me when there’s a tournament coming up. I’ll also be going to the same professional training centre that I went to before competing in Puerto Rico at the CAC Games.”The 25-year-old, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer animation, said he would be analysing the competition “frame by frame” before assessing his chances of adding another medal to his collection.“I’ve never bowled at the Pan Am Games before but I’ve heard a lot about it,” said Matthews, the son of Auditor General Heather Matthews.“I expect it to be a higher level and more challenging than the CAC Games. I take it a step at a time, I don’t dive deep into what I’m doing, I’ll take it frame by frame and then evaluate what I need to do to challenge the top bowlers.”Matthews’ confidence has soared since claiming bronze at the CACs and insisted he was enjoying the pressure of being Bermuda’s top hope for a bowling medal in Mexico.“(Winning the bronze) gave me a boost because it made me believe I could compete at that level and go with the top guys step for step,” said Matthews, who studies at Devry University in Orlando.“It’s so much pressure that I now feel but I do feel like everyone is counting on me. I actually like the pressure and I feel like I can do this, so I welcome it.”At the previous Pan Ams, in Rio four years ago, Bermuda’s bowlers struggled to get to grips with the synthetic surface lanes which have a lot less margin for error than the wooden ones at Warwick Lanes. However, that shouldn’t be an issue for Matthews who has plenty of experience of playing on synthetic surfaces in the US.“That’s a part of bowling because you have to practise on a different types of surfaces everywhere you go,” said Matthews, who leaves for Guadalajara next Friday.“The best thing to do is practice on all of them so you know what to do when it comes down to it.“I’m not even familiar with what they use in Pan Am, but I bowl on different lane conditions in the US so I should be ready.”Thousands of athletes from 42 countries will compete in 36 sports during the Games, the world’s second-largest sporting event after the Olympics. The Games run from October 14 to 30.