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Bowling Through Time – Part 5
The 2000s
The 2000s sit in an interesting position in this series. Reactive resin was now established, the modern one-handed game had largely taken shape, and many of the best players in the world were still those who combined accuracy with enough...
Bowling Through Time – Part 4
The 1990s
So far in this series, the shape of modern bowling has developed one decade at a time. The 1960s gave us square shoulders, rubber balls, and a game built heavily around accuracy. The 1970s brought plastic, more controlled lane maintenance,...
Bowling Through Time – Part 3
The 1980s
In the last article, we looked at the 1970s through the lens of individual innovation. Don McCune found an equipment strategy that gave him more hook until the rules caught up, and Mark Roth showed that rev rate could be...
Bowling Through Time – Part 2
The 1970s
In this article, we leave the 1960s behind and enter the 1970s, when the foundations of the sport we know today were laid. We will see how bowlers and bowling organizations looked for strategies to gain an advantage, and how...
Bowling Through Time – Part 1
The 1960s
During a recent visit to the university library, I was somewhat surprised to find some instructional books on tenpin bowling hidden amongst the 600,000 other books on the shelves. I am the proud owner of several books on tenpin bowling,...