Featured Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Dream
The 900 Global Dream is all new, front to back, top to bottom, inside and out. In addition to sporting the new 900 Global logo, the Dream is the first 900 Global ball to feature a color scheme with three different colors. They did not stop with just the visual changes with the Dream, as this ball uses both a brand new core design and coverstock. The Dream features a... [Read More]
900 Global All Day
The 900 Global All Day uses a core shape called Clockwork Symmetrical. This core resembles the weight block that was used in the Maniac years ago. Despite this visual similarity, the densities are slightly different. The RG is just a tad lower and the differential is slightly higher. The S64 Solid coverstock surrounds this core design, coming out of the box at a 4000 grit. The All Day's combination of... [Read More]
Radical Reax Gusto
The Reax Gusto is the latest addition to the Top Shelf product line of Radical bowling balls. This ball uses the same core shape as the previous Reax line, but with a significant density change. The RG has been raised and the differential and flare potential is lower than the previous Reax releases. In addition to the changes to the weight block, the coverstock is a new hybrid formulation. We... [Read More]
900 Global All Night
The 900 Global All Night is the pearlized and polished brother to the All Day. This ball uses the same core design as the All Day, but instead of a sanded and solid cover, the All Night uses a pearlized and polished red and gold veneer. This coverstock provides more skid through the front of the lane, allowing for a faster response to friction at the breakpoint and backend. This... [Read More]
Motiv Ascent Apex
The Motiv Ascent Apex combines the high RG and low differential Recon core with the new Fusion XL (Xtra Length) coverstock. This new coverstock comes at a 1500 grit polished box finish. These elements come together to form a fantastic reaction on medium to drier conditions. In fact, we had equal success on both our medium and dry test patterns. This ball cleared the front of the lane easily on... [Read More]
The BTM Archive – Featured Content
Backswings and Fast Feet
It’s still a busy time here in Reno during Nationals. Thanks to all the BTM readers who have stopped by to say hello or to take a lesson with me. This edition of the Round Table features questions that are easily two of my favorites to date. The first topic of discussion addresses the height... [Read More]
How the Ball Goes Through the Pins
Last time we talked about several of the things you can do to get lined up more quickly and stay lined up, using lots of the free stuff that is available to those who stay awake. You just can’t be unconscious. I wish it were that we could nonchalantly observe our shots and then just... [Read More]
How Far Should You Slide?
For many readers, you will clearly recall PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Marshall Holman starting with his heels off the back of the approach running to the foul line and utilizing a very lengthy slide before releasing the ball. See an example of Marshall Holman's lengthy slide in this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHGnYQPqcJs. I hope... [Read More]
Tackling Your Weaknesses – Part 2
Last month, I dealt with improving the mental game to help Active Volcanoes. This month, it’s time to deal with the Blind Squirrels. Blind Squirrels are bowlers whose physical and mental games are reasonably sound, while their tactical approach to the game is somewhat lacking. While several books have been written about the mental side... [Read More]
El Dorado and El Diablo
The chemical composition of today’s bowling ball covers paired with flare leads to a weighty amount of oil being removed from the lane at a fast rate. In order to make proactive lane play decisions throughout a block, players must know oil depletion is the single most influential factor in lane condition transition and the... [Read More]
Site News and Announcements
Bowling This Month is Officially Back!
I am very happy to announce today that Bowling This Month is officially back in business! After many months of hard work, we've just finished updating our website with everything necessary to launch our online subscription service. I really appreciate everyone's patience as we've worked through this transition. Now that we're back online, the majority of our focus can finally shift back where it belongs: delivering the best technical bowling content available to our loyal subscribers. While we will always keep a portion of our content open for everyone to view, the majority of our articles … [Read More]
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]