Anatomy of an Elite Release
Rotational velocity is how quickly the ball is rotating as it leaves the hand. The colloquial name for this is rev rate. Of all the requests I receive as a...
New Bowling Ball Reviews
Hammer Scandal/S
The original Scandal was the first ball to use Hammer's CFI coverstock. The Scandal/S uses the same aggressive cover technology from that ball—this time in a reactive hybrid form—along with...
Hammer Onyx Vibe
The Onyx Vibe is the latest ball from the Vibe series to be reintroduced into the Hammer lineup. The Onyx shares the same symmetrical Vibe core with the Blue Vibe...
Ebonite Destiny Solid
Joining the Destiny Pearl in the new Destiny lineup is the Destiny Solid. It uses Ebonite's GB 11.2 Solid coverstock, which is the same cover from the Game Breaker 2...
Ebonite Destiny Pearl
The Destiny balls will replace the discontinued Cyclones in the Ebonite product line. This nameplate is being introduced with one pearlized and one solid release that both use the Cyclone...
DV8 Turmoil Solid
The DV8 Turmoil Solid shares the same symmetrical weight block with the Turmoil Pearl, with this variant using a factory-sanded version of the Composite Hook Solid coverstock. This Turmoil picks...
DV8 Turmoil Pearl
DV8 releases the Turmoil series as the first of the next wave of bowling ball releases for the summer session. Both new Turmoils use the new Turmoil Symmetric core, which...
Radical Katana Slash
The Katana Slash rolls into Radical's Top Shelf line of performance products as the second ball to carry the Katana name. This ball features the new Forged 2 hybrid coverstock...
Featured Bowling Tips Articles
Free Swinging to Success
This month, we are going to look at the swing process. The physical relationship we create and maintain with our ball throughout the swing process is a critical component to...
The Seven Common Problems That Can Hurt Your Bowling Scores
Anyone who has watched professional bowling at some point in their life will realize that each professional bowler has a unique individual style. Anyone who has taken a lesson with...
Common Conditions of the Arm and Shoulder – Part 1
To follow up on my last article about injury prevention for the rotator cuff, I wanted to discuss some common conditions of the arm and shoulder that can develop in...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Among modern bowling coaches who teach bowlers competing primarily on house shots, one of the most divergent viewpoints centers around the choice that bowlers have between making lateral moves on...