August 2023 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – August 2023
In this recurring feature, I answer questions from Bowling This Month readers. 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 Got a Question! As a...
Solving the Practice Puzzle
On-lane and off-lane training systems to improve your performance
Aside from identifying the areas of your game to work on, one of bowling's biggest challenges is knowing what to work on, and when. When it comes to off-lane training, how do you balance your workouts with your tournaments so...
Strategies for Getting Lined Up
Why it's not just about pattern length
As I was traveling to Spokane for the second stop of the PWBA season, I was reminiscing about my previous experience bowling at the host center, Lilac Lanes and Casino. The last time the PWBA competed in Spokane was in 2021....
The BTM Book Report: ‘Built to Move’
Kelly and Juliet Starrett co-wrote Built to Move around their 10 "vital signs" for being healthy. This isn't a comprehensive fitness or nutrition guide, but rather, it focuses on the big-picture issues that form the...
The BTM Book Report: ‘The Coaching Habit’
Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit is a business book for managers to help them lead their teams and coach their staff. Through seven essential coaching questions, the author describes how to...
The BTM Player Profile: Diandra Asbaty
This week, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Diandra Asbaty. She is a 15-time Team USA member (1999 to 2013) with dozens of international medals to her credit, a two-time World Bowling Writers Female Player of...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Xponent
The Xponent joins the Zen Gold Label as the 900 Global products that introduce new coverstocks. This ball falls into the new 700 Reserve Blend Batch, which replaces the old...
900 Global Zen Gold Label
The Zen Gold Label is the newest ball from 900 Global to use the Meditate Symmetric core. This low RG and high differential core shape is the same design that...
Brunswick Quantum Evo Response
The Quantum Evo Response is the fourth Quantum Evo release for Brunswick. This ball shares many attributes with the Quantum Evo Pearl, with the first being the asymmetrical QCS-24 weight...
Brunswick Teal Rhino Pro
The iconic Teal Rhino Pro is back, 30 years after its original release. This new version has been updated for today’s conditions while sporting the same color and logo as...
Hammer Dark Web Hybrid
Hammer's new Dark Web Hybrid uses the Modified Spheroid core from the Dark Web and wraps it in the HK22-based version of the Aggression Hybrid coverstock. The core is a slightly higher...
Hammer Radioactive Vibe
The new neon yellow Radioactive Vibe from Hammer features the solid CT Reactive Max coverstock with the HK22 base resin wrapped around the classic symmetrical Vibe core. Like the Ocean...
Motiv Top Thrill Hybrid
The Top Thrill Hybrid uses a new hybrid coverstock that comes out of the box at a 5500 grit LSP finish. This ball shares the symmetrical Halogen V2 core design...
Motiv Top Thrill Solid
The Motiv Top Thrill Solid uses the symmetrical Halogen V2 core and the new Turmoil XP2 Solid Reactive coverstock. The last ball we reviewed that used this weight block was...