December 2021 Content Archive

Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles

The first step to achieving your goals

self-evaluation-checklist

As the end of 2021 fast approaches and the hope of 2022 looms on the horizon, it is a great opportunity to evaluate your current strengths and weaknesses, review your habits, and develop goals for 2022. It is not uncommon...

The stance and swing

Bowling 3.0: Two-Handed Technique - P art 1

Over the past series of articles, we've looked at all of the fundamental physical elements of the modern one-handed bowling game. It would be a mistake to think that we’ve concluded a discussion on bowling's physical evolution without looking at the two-handed...

Narrowing your options, the R&D process, and more

Bowling Ball FAQs

In my capacity as International Sales Manager for Brunswick, I’m both exposed to all the new technologies and equipment as they are developed and I'm responsible for presenting this information to distributors and consumers alike at trade shows and other...

Pin Perspectives: With Strings Attached

Bowling is a business like any other. While we in the Bowling This Month family immerse ourselves in the skills and knowledge that are key to better bowling, at times it is equally important to open our eyes to the...

Why being a workhorse isn't a good thing

Resting More for Better Performance

Growing up, I can remember going to the bowling center every single day after school to practice and then bowling Saturday morning league, followed by our Saturday travel league, and then followed by youth tournaments on Sundays. The only time...

The BTM Book Report: 'Flow'

In Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi presents the fundamental concepts and prerequisites for achieving a flow state for peak performance. Whether it is an athletic pursuit, a purely mental one, or somewhere in between...

The subtleties of bowling on long oil

Understanding Your Bowling Environment - Part 3

So far in this series, we’ve introduced oil pattern variables and discussed some of the nuances of house shots, and then taken a deep dive into short oil. This time around, we’ll be looking at longer oil patterns. With strategies...