Welcome to the New BowlingThisMonth.com
Thanks for visiting Bowling This Month's new website. We're still very hard at work building the site and we aren't quite ready to start our subscription service, but we thought now would be a good time to invite the bowling world inside to take a look around. We still need a couple weeks to finish building the rest of the content and functionality, but we didn't want to wait any longer to start sharing information about the future plans for BTM. We've added some archived content from recent issues of the print magazine and we're offering unrestricted viewing access to everyone for a … [Read More]
Ball Talk – Featured Reviews
Lane #1 Crank
The Crank is the first release in a while that uses a particle pearl coverstock. Lane #1 has paired this cover with a brand new core shape. The Warped Asymmetrical Symmetric core revs up quickly and provides a lot of flare potential. Our testers had just a little bit better reaction on our medium pattern than we did on the heavy. The strong coverstock easily tore through the heaviest oil... [Read More]
Roto Grip Totally Defiant
The Totally Defiant is the fourth installment into the Defiant line. Roto Grip has not changed the core in any of these releases, instead relying on the coverstock to provide different amounts of hook and reaction shapes. The 74MH pearl cover allows the Totally Defiant to glide through the front and make a big move at the friction. This type of motion was best for us on our medium test... [Read More]
Roto Grip Shout 2013
The 2013 Shout is one of two new releases this summer for Roto Grip in the HP1 line. The Shout takes the Late Roll 46 weight block that was the engine for last season’s Scream and Shout and surrounds it with a solid 45L coverstock that comes out of the box at a 3000 Abralon finish. We struck the most with the Shout on our medium test pattern. Stroker and... [Read More]