When Striking Shouldn’t Be the Focus

Shifting your mindset in tough environments

When Striking Shouldn't Be the Focus

About this time last year, I wrote my first editorial-style article, commenting on my observations from the 2024 World Youth Championships in Korea. After recently attending the 2025 Pan Am Youth Bowling Championships in Guatemala, I feel like it's only... [Read More]

Robot vs. Coach – Part 2

Can AI help an intermediate bowler on sport conditions?

Robot vs. Coach - Part 2

In the first article of this series, I kept to the basics and asked ChatGPT for advice on getting started with bowling. For the second installment of Robot vs. Coach, I wanted to get a bit more detailed. This time,... [Read More]

Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – July 2025

Coach, I've Got a Question! - July 2025

In this recurring feature, I answer questions from Bowling This Month readers and bowlers that I work with. If you have questions, please leave them in the comment section below so I can address them in a future installment of Coach, I’ve... [Read More]

Robot vs. Coach – Part 1

Putting AI to the test with bowling fundamentals

Robot vs. Coach - Part 1

Not long ago, Coach Juha Maja wrote an article about technology in bowling and floated the idea of AI as a bowling coach. In this article series, I'm going to put that idea to the test. I'm asking ChatGPT to... [Read More]

Spare Shooting FAQs

Exploring common issues that bowlers face with their spares

Spare Shooting FAQs

A little while ago, I introduced my Personalized Spare Shooting Method that I use to teach spare shooting. I wanted to follow up on that with some of the most frequently asked questions that I get from bowlers about spares.... [Read More]

Five Ways to Improve Your Release – Part 3

Axis rotation, axis tilt, and bringing it all together

Five Ways to Improve Your Release - Part 3

Over the past two articles, we've reviewed three of the fundamental elements of improving your release: direction, rev rate, and ball speed. For this article, we'll discuss axis rotation and axis tilt, some of the misconceptions surrounding them, and bring... [Read More]

Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – May 2025

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In this recurring feature, I answer questions from Bowling This Month readers and bowlers that I work with. If you have questions, please leave them in the comment section below so I can address them in a future installment of Coach, I’ve... [Read More]

Five Ways to Improve Your Release – Part 2

Optimizing rev rate and ball speed

Five Ways to Improve Your Release - Part 2

In the first part of this series, I introduced the five parameters of the release that a bowler can improve: direction, ball speed, rev rate, axis rotation, and axis tilt. We started by exploring release direction, discussing how to improve... [Read More]