December 2015 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Creating Comfort on Difficult Lane Conditions
Expanding your comfort zone
This article is geared toward the high school and collegiate bowlers who are still relatively new to competing on PBA, WTBA, Kegel, NCAA, or any other type of "sport” oil patterns. It is designed to assist with some insights toward...
In Pursuit of the Elusive, Perfect NOTHING
We as bowling writers are entrusted with the responsibility of constructing instructional articles that will be of benefit to the largest number of bowlers possible. Unlike one-on-one coaching situations or even clinics, we do not have the opportunity of understanding...
Training Recommendations for Younger Individuals
Building the foundation for an injury-free bowling career
In my last article, I discussed training recommendations for older bowlers. This month, I want to address what the younger bowlers should be focusing on off the lanes. In the last few years, I have noticed an alarming number of...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Nirvana
Brunswick recently introduced the Nirvana as the only non-Mastermind ball in their high performance Hook line of bowling balls. This releases uses a new coverstock called ECS, which stands for...
Columbia 300 Raw Urge
The Raw Urge is the third release in Columbia 300’s Orange Line collection. This is the second solid-covered ball in this lineup, joining the Melt Down. It is also the...
Ebonite Game Breaker 2 MVP
The Ebonite Game Breaker 2 MVP is the third incarnation of the Game Breaker 2. While the original GB2 had a solid resin veneer and the GB2 Gold gave bowlers...
Lord Field Knight
The Lord Field Knight pairs a lower RG, high differential symmetrical core with an aggressive solid reactive coverstock called Proton 2.0. It comes out of the box at a sanded...
Motiv Octane Burn
The Octane Burn is Motiv’s latest release to use their proven Quadfire symmetrical core shape. While it shares the same weight block with the original Octane, the Octane Burn uses...
Roto Grip Critical
The Critical is Roto Grip’s newest entry into their HP3 lineup. This ball brings the Triliptic weight block from the Theory line down into the HP3 price point. This strong...
Roto Grip Eternal Cell
The Eternal Cell joins a growing list of Cell releases that feature the asymmetrical Nucleus weight block in Roto Grip’s high performance category. In the current HP4 line, it shares...
Roto Grip Hectic
The Roto Grip Hectic is a new polished pearl released into Roto Grip's HP2 lineup. This ball takes the same moderate differential symmetrical core design from the Devour and surrounds...
Track Heat (2015)
Track’s newest release is a throwback to an old Track favorite, the Heat. Both the original and the first remake were poured in San Antonio before the Ebonite International buyout...
Track Paradox Pearl
The Track Paradox Pearl joins the original Paradox as the second release from Track to use the I-Core 2.0 design. This time, it comes surrounded by a pearlized coverstock named...