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...
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
One, Two, Three, Four
Let’s go back in time. You’re in high school, and your teacher has dropped a pop quiz on you. This test is a tough one, so you must choose your...
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...
Pin-to-PAP Distance and Its Effect on Bowling Ball Motion
Pin-to-PAP distance is one of the dozens of factors that can affect the on-lane motion of a bowling ball. It is defined as the distance, measured along the surface of...
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...