December 2022 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Bowling and Joint Pain
Why systemic inflammation could be making things worse
If you're a bowler, you've likely experienced joint pain at some point. This pain occurs when joints become inflamed. Inflammation seems to be a buzzword right now in the health community. We often hear things like, “That particular food causes...
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – December 2022
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! I am...
Deep Spare Shooting
Why having a system is just the first step
Before we discuss how to improve your spare shooting, I’d like to go back to how I started my search for the best way for a bowler to make more spares. It all began with young and talented two-handers. When...
Pin Perspectives: How Slow Can You Go?
As leagues approach the halfway point of the season, I hope everyone has acclimated to all the new things they encountered to start the season: new bowling balls or shoes, new approaches or lanes, new teammates, or new leagues. Or...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Columbia 300 Top Speed
The Top Speed brings back the asymmetrical Shifter core shape from the original Speed. This low RG, high differential design is wrapped in the pearlized version of the Formula 1 coverstock,...
DV8 Brutal Collision
The DV8 Brutal Collision uses the same asymmetrical core design as the original Collision from earlier this year. The change comes in the coverstock material. Its Inciter Xtreme cover uses Brunswick's...
Ebonite Game Breaker 2 (2022)
The Game Breaker 2 is back in the Ebonite line. This ball has a very storied history, and the nameplate has lived on since the Ebonite brand's move to Brunswick...
Hammer Purple Solid Reactive
The Purple Solid Reactive is a new take on a smooth, arc-shaped motion from Hammer. Its sanded Reactive Solid coverstock provides a stronger move at the back end with more...
Motiv Carbide Tank
The Carbide Tank is latest Motiv ball to feature their Microcell Polymer coverstock technology. This version is called Frixion M4 Solid MCP, and it helps give the Carbide Tank the...
Radical Bigfoot Hybrid
The Radical Bigfoot Hybrid uses the same symmetrical core as the original Bigfoot, now wrapped in a hybrid coverstock that uses Brunswick's new HK22 resin base. This cover was very impressive...
Roto Grip Exotic Gem
The Roto Grip Exotic Gem rolls into the HP4 line just in time for the holiday season. It uses the asymmetrical Defiant LRG weight block from the Gem and pairs...
Track Sensor
The Sensor brings back another nameplate from the past for the Track brand, but it features a new logo, a new symmetrical core design, and a new twist on a...