Challenges for Improving Your Bowling Practices
Using your practice time on the lanes effectively is essential to consolidating technique changes and to fast-tracking your skill development. If your training only consists of getting lined up and...
Bowling Ball Reviews
DV8 Damn Good Verge
The DV8 Damn Good Verge features the new Inciter Max Traction coverstock wrapped around a new version of the Threshold core as an evolution from the original Verge. The new...
Hammer Obsession Tour
The Obsession Tour uses a modified version of the Obsession core that gives it a lower differential than the original Obsession. While the last “Tour” release from Hammer was the...
Hammer Obsession
The Obsession is one of two new releases in the Hammer High Performance line sharing the same main core geometry. The Obsession has more flare potential than the Obsession Tour,...
Storm Incite
The Incite brings a new asymmetrical core shape with a new hybrid coverstock to Storm's Master line. The new Tensor core design provides the Incite with a 2.50" RG, a 0.053"...
Storm Hy-Road Max
The Hy-Road Max is the newest addition to the famed Hy-Road series in Storm's Thunder line. It features the same Inverted Fe2 symmetrical core as the previous Hy-Road balls, and...
Motiv Jackal Legacy
The Jackal Legacy pairs the asymmetrical Predator V2 weight block found in other recent Jackal releases with the new Coercion MXC Solid Reactive coverstock. This coverstock is the strongest to...
Radical Results Plus
The Results Plus uses a new version of Radical's textured pearl coverstock called TP-1+. This cover is wrapped around the same strong asymmetrical core that was used previously in both...
Featured Articles
Don’t Just Watch…Observe – Part 1
As a serious bowler, you know you can do a lot of your practicing from the comfort of your living room. The pre-shot routine, the setup, hand positions, the armswing—these...
An Introduction to Axis Rotation and Axis Tilt
Almost every day, I feel like I see or hear something that is completely incorrect about axis rotation or axis tilt. Sometimes, people just mix up the two terms and...
Warming Up for Bowling
How long does it take you to warm up or feel loose during your bowling practice sessions? If you’ve ever bowled in a tournament that has very limited practice time,...
Troubleshooting and Fixing Thumb Exit Problems
One of the most complicated issues to fix in bowling is the concept of “clearing the thumb." This refers to how consistently your thumb exits the ball as part of...
Introduction to Bowling Ball Axis Control
Two of the key variables in ball reaction that a bowler has control over are the axis rotation angle and axis tilt angle of the bowling ball. These angles, along...