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...
New Bowling Ball Reviews
Columbia 300 Spoiler Alert
The Spoiler Alert is the pearl-covered complement to the original Spoiler release from last year. This ball features the same symmetrical Spoiler core shape as the original that is paired...
Hammer Web
The Web is part of a dual release offering from Hammer in their Upper Mid Performance line. This ball uses the Spheroid weight block from the Rhodman Pearl, which saw...
Brunswick Vintage Vapor Zone
The Vapor Zone is the latest ball to get the vintage treatment from Brunswick. It uses the same color scheme from the original Vapor Zone, as well as the same...
Radical Conspiracy
The Radical Conspiracy pairs a new asymmetrical core shape with the new Forged 2 Solid coverstock to create a monstrous motion off the end of the oil pattern. The new...
Motiv Villain Scorn
The Villain Scorn is one of two new balls in a rare dual release from Motiv. It features the pearlized Hexion SE Reactive cover that rolls out of the box...
Radical Sizzle
The Radical Sizzle combines the color schemes of the orange Beyond Ridiculous Pearl and the green Beyond Ridiculous. Its new Ai-38 coverstock is finished with 500 SiaAir and Crown Factory...
DV8 Poison
Outside of its bright yellow color scheme, which is a throwback to the Misfit Neon Yellow Pearl, the DV8 Poison brings everything new to the table. The coverstock is a...
Featured Bowling Tips Articles
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...
Improving Your Swing Plane
Most readers of Bowling This Month are probably aware that a bowler’s armswing should be straight. Exceptions notwithstanding, it’s generally accepted that the straighter an armswing is, the more likely...
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...
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...