July 2018 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Building Effective Bowling Teams – Part 2
Individual roles
With the USBC Open Championships finished for another year—and new rules in place for next year’s event that will force many teams to change their lineups—it’s a good time to follow up on my article from last year about building...
LASER, Revisited – Part 4
E is for equipment
During this series of articles, we’ve been following the trials and travails of Barbara the Tournament Bowler, a fictional righthander who is battling her way through an eight-game tournament by using LASER to make adjustments. LASER, as you know, is...
Mind Your Bowling – Part 2
In Part 2 of Mind Your Bowling, I will be discussing some of the practical things you can do to develop your mindfulness skills. There are a number of exercises and activities to practice in this article, and, although it...
The Effect of Static Imbalance on Bowling Ball Performance
Living in a 3 ounce world
As many of you are likely already aware, the USBC recently announced that they will be implementing some new equipment specifications rule changes in the very near future that will affect how bowling balls can be drilled. You can read...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global After Dark Pearl
The After Dark Pearl shares the Nightfall Symmetric core design with the After Dark Solid. Its S30 Pearl coverstock, which comes out of the box at the same 1500 grit...
900 Global After Dark Solid
The two After Darks are the introductory bowling balls in 900 Global’s new Function 400 Series. In design, the Nightfall Symmetric core offers a higher RG and lower differential than...
900 Global Eon
The 900 Global Eon introduces both a new coverstock and a new core shape into the Prime 800 Series collection. This ball uses the new Oloid Symmetric core, which has...
900 Global Tactical Ops
The Tactical Ops rolls into 900 Global’s Preferred 600 Series as one of this season's new summer releases. It is powered by the Break Asymmetric core that has been seen...
AMF Sumo SE
The Sumo SE continues the recent AMF tradition of bringing back older nameplates and colors as updated remakes in their line. It features a very strong reactive solid F80 coverstock...
Columbia 300 Saber Pearl
The Saber Pearl joins the original Saber as the only two current products in the Columbia 300 Orange Line. This ball uses the same New-Dynamix core shape as the original...
Ebonite Choice
The Choice is the newest addition to Ebonite's high performance lineup. This ball pairs the GSV-1 Hybrid coverstock with the Mod-1 asymmetrical weight block. The Mod-1 is the result of...
Radical Beyond Ridiculous Pearl
The Beyond Ridiculous Pearl is the pearlized follow-up to the Beyond Ridiculous. Both balls share the Symmetric with Scoop Technology weight block, as well as 500 SiaAir with Crown Factory...
Track Kinetic Amethyst
The Kinetic Amethyst is the newest addition to Track's Mid Performance line. This ball joins the asymmetrical Kinetic Ruby and Kinetic Emerald in this line, along with the symmetrical Ultra...