December 2023 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
10 Keys to Finding Success – Part 2
Principles and philosophies to help achieve your goals
In my last article, we covered the first five of my top 10 keys to achieving success. In this article, we will continue this discussion by going through the next five principles on my list. The goal here is to...
Bowling’s Mental Game
From a coach and bowler perspective
What is sport psychology? In this article, I’d like to discuss bowling’s mental game from several different perspectives. It’s not just about simple tools that a bowler must practice. The key to understanding sport psychology is being aware and always...
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – December 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! I am finding...
The BTM Book Report: ‘One Frame at a Time’
Tyrel Rose and Bill Sempsrott have teamed up to publish Bowling This Month's first book, One Frame at a Time, which is a collection of tips and advice for bowlers at any skill level. While we typically...
The BTM Player Profile: Mike Wolfe
For this month's BTM Player Profile, I had the chance to sit down with Mike Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe joined the PBA Tour back in 2001 and has picked up five national titles during his career. Although he stepped back from active...
The PWBA Round Table: 2023 Highlights, Practice Habits, and What’s Next
Featuring Jordan Richard, Lindsay Boomershine, and Hope Gramly
As 2023 comes to a close, it's worth looking at some of the highlights this year from the PWBA and talking to some of the moment-makers from this year. There were several “career firsts” this season, such as Lindsay Boomershine...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Columbia 300 Piranha PowerCOR
The Piranha PowerCOR is the newest remake of a classic Columbia 300 ball with updated technology. The Piranha PowerCOR weight block uses new materials to simulate the dense nuggets that...
DV8 Violent Collision
The Violent Collision is one of the most angular bowling balls to ever come from DV8. This new ball uses the same asymmetrical Collision core design that was found in...
Ebonite Big Time Special Edition
The Big Time Special Edition is a modernized version of the Big Time, a ball that was a huge success story for Ebonite in 2005. It features an updated Big...
Hammer Hazmat
The new Hammer Hazmat features a brand-new symmetrical core design with a low RG (2.479") and a high differential (0.055"). This new core is wrapped in the HK22 version of...
Radical ZigZag
The ZigZag introduces a new asymmetrical core design to the Radical line and wraps it in a reactive hybrid HK22 coverstock. Finished with Factory Compound like the Bigfoot Hybrid, the...
Storm IQ Tour 78/U
With the new rule changes to the PBA Tour regarding urethane coverstocks, Storm has introduced a new urethane ball with a harder shell to fit within the regulations. The IQ...
Storm Journey
The Storm Journey is the newest Belmo Signature line bowling ball, featuring the symmetrical F-8 weight block from the Fate and a pearlized version of the TX-16 coverstock. TX-16 is...
Track Theorem
The Theorem takes elements from previous Track products and alters them to create a bowling ball with a new core shape and a new coverstock. This ball takes the MC2...