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...
New Bowling Ball Reviews
Roto Grip Winner Solid
Roto Grip's HP2 line is currently made up of two bowling balls: the original Winner and the new Winner Solid. Both balls share the symmetrical Altered Hotshot core design, with...
Roto Grip Idol Pearl
The Idol Pearl joins the original Idol as the only two current bowling balls in Roto Grip's HP3 line. This ball very nicely complements the Idol by providing more length,...
900 Global Honey Badger Claw
The 900 Global Honey Badger Claw uses the same Grapnel Asymmetric core as the original gold Honey Badger. The difference comes in the coverstock, which is the S71 Solid cover...
Motiv T10
The limited-edition T10 celebrates Motiv's 10th anniversary by combining the core and logo style from their very first ball—the TX1—with an updated coverstock. The symmetrical Thrust weight block provides an...
Brunswick Tenacity Grit
The Tenacity Grit joins Brunswick's Pro Performance line as the follow-up to the original Tenacity. The Grit uses the new pearlized URG coverstock in conjunction with the same asymmetrical Tenacity...
Ebonite Impact
The Impact uses the CB-2 Asymmetric core from the Pivot and pairs it with the GSV-1 Hybrid coverstock from the Choice. This lower RG and medium-high differential core produces less...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...