June 2011 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Anatomy of an Elite Release
How to improve your rev rate
Rotational velocity is how quickly the ball is rotating as it leaves the hand. The colloquial name for this is rev rate. Of all the requests I receive as a coach, the single most frequent one involves helping bowlers learn...
Fast Feet Equal Better Shotmaking
Why is everyone telling us to slow down?
Slow down, slow down! Everyone from our youth bowling coach to the State Trooper we’ve come to know on a first name basis keeps telling us to slow down. Okay, maybe that last one is just me, but they are...
Getting Back in the Saddle
How are you going to ride that horse this time?
“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” —Norman Cousins Imagine the following scenario. You are at the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships (IBC) in Columbus, Georgia. Your team simply needs to mark in the eighth, ninth, and tenth frames in order for you...
Sparemeister – Part 2
Spare necessities
Here are more methods to increase your spare conversion percentage. Hand position Some elite players change hand positions and use their strike ball for spares. The purpose of changing hand positions is to make the strike ball act like a...
The Left is Frustrating – Part 1
Why balls miss to the inside
East of Eden, North to Alaska, North by Northwest, the famous quote from the late comedian John Candy “Wagons, EAST”, etc. How many movies or famous quotes from movies have had a direction in them? Come on, guys! How many...
The One-Three Key
Rhythm hinges on your footwork
For a right-handed bowler, the term “one-three” represents the most crucial area of focus: the strike pocket. A short first step in tune with the pushaway and a short third step for power are an exercise I refer to as...
Weather Conditions and the Speed of Your Ball
Beware black ice, snow, and heat
As many of you who have read my articles know, when I discuss timing in the physical game, my preference is to refer to it as rhythm. There is another timing in bowling that many players overlook and, quite frankly,...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Hook! Orange/Purple Pearl
All three versions of the Hook! use the S43 resin coverstock. The difference is that the S43 cover on this Orange/Purple version is pearlized and polished. This creates easier length...
900 Global Hook! Red/Yellow Solid
As stated in the reviews of the other versions of the Hook!, this series is a replacement for the discontinued Missing Links. Those balls were known for their consistent ball...
Hammer Grape Vibe
The Grape Vibe is the seventh ball to carry the Vibe name and uses a brand new formulation of the CT Reactive coverstock. Hammer has included a high load of...
Motiv Quadfire QZ2 Backdraft
The Motiv QZ2 Quadfire Backdraft uses the same core design as the QZ2 Quadfire, which is also the same as the QZ1 Red and QZ1 Purple. The change to a...
Track 300T
The Track 300T utilizes the same symmetrical core as the 300C. The RG and differential numbers are the same. The only difference is that this ball uses the sanded solid...