January 2019 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
A Guide to Competing in Team USA Trials – Part 1
One of the most exciting weeks in bowling happens the first week of the year: Team USA Trials. I have participated in this event almost every year since 2004 and have seen it go through a lot of changes. Even...
The Three P’s of Bowling Success – Part 1
Perception
In some of my past articles, I’ve written about the shot cycle, which is the mental and tactical process that a bowler goes through each frame. Usually, I've approached this from a "focus" point of view, discussing the type of...
Timed Purposefulness
Evaluating shot phase consistency
With the college season on break for Lincoln Memorial University, I have taken advantage of the downtime to develop a deeper evaluation protocol to determine the level of consistency a bowler has in both practice and competition. For me, this...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Cutting Edge Pearl
The Cutting Edge Pearl is the third Cutting Edge release in Brunswick’s Advanced line. It shares the Cutting Edge Low RG Symmetric core shape with the other two Cutting Edge...
Brunswick Kingpin Rule
The Kingpin Rule uses the same asymmetrical Kingpin Ultra Low RG core shape as all the previous Kingpin releases. It pairs this weight block with the ECA-XR solid reactive coverstock...
Columbia 300 Chaos
The Chaos brings back an older nameplate into the Orange Line for Columbia 300. The new Chaos weight block results in a lower RG (2.48") than any of the original...
Ebonite Choice Pearl
The Choice Pearl is the second Ebonite ball to use the asymmetrical Mod-1 core design. While the original Choice used the GSV-1 Hybrid cover with a dull box finish, this...
Hammer Flawless
The Hammer Flawless features a new core design that is paired up with a seasoned coverstock. The symmetrical 40 Watt weight block is a classic lightbulb shape with a medium...
Motiv Forge
The Forge pairs Motiv's most aggressive solid coverstock with a strong symmetrical core design. Its Coercion HFS coverstock is prepped from the factory with a 3000 grit sanded finish, which...
Radical Katana Legend
The Radical Katana Legend uses the same Katana Asymmetric core design that was used in the three previous Katana releases. This shape provides an RG of 2.503", a total differential...
Radical Squatch
The Radical Squatch pairs a familiar core with a new coverstock. Its symmetrical core is the same design that was used in the Yeti series from years past. The cover...
Storm Crux Prime
The Crux Prime gives bowlers a new coverstock option that is paired up with the asymmetrical Catalyst core shape from the previous Crux releases. This weight block is unchanged from...
Track Precision Solid
The Precision Solid is the second ball in the Track lineup to use the asymmetrical Precision SD core design. This is the same weight block found in the original Precision,...