June 2017 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Bowling Timing: It’s Not a Clockwork Universe
When Sir Isaac Newton wrote Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy in 1687, he presented to the world his three laws of motion and his principle of universal gravitation. With this breakthrough in the understanding of motion, Newton also inadvertently introduced...
Finding the Right Posture for Your Bowling Game
Matching spine tilt and core torsion to body type, strength, and armswing height
When it comes to the technical side of bowling, the release and the armswing are the glamorous pieces that everyone wants to look good, the footwork is the workhorse that people recognize as being very important, and the core and...
Let Go of Me!
The various release styles of effective bowling
One thing is certain in bowling: in order to knock down pins, you have to let go of the ball. Get it off your hand. Release it. But how? Let’s start with… The elite release In recent years, there has...
The PWBA Round Table: Conquering the Challenges of the 2017 Season
Featuring Brandi Branka, Kristina Szczerbinski, Rocio Restrepo, and Heather D’Errico
If you have watched any of the PWBA telecasts so far this season (and I hope you have!), you may have noticed that the scores are a little bit different than in the past. The QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Covert Ops
900 Global's Preferred series gains an entry with the introduction of the Covert Ops. This ball uses the same Break Asymmetric core shape as the Black Ops and the recently-discontinued...
900 Global Honey Badger
The Honey Badger is one of three new releases for 900 Global. It joins the hybrid-covered Drift and the urethane-covered Boo-Yah in 900 Global's Tour Preferred line. As a pearlized...
900 Global Inception DCT
The Inception DCT features new technology inside and out to provide the most total hook in the current 900 Global line. Starting on the outside, the coverstock is a new...
Columbia 300 Juke
The Juke jives into Columbia 300’s Yellow Line collection this summer, joining the Sideswipe and Sideswipe Solid. This ball uses the same Bend-It Pearl coverstock as the Sideswipe, but with...
DV8 Alley Cat
The Alley Cat is the newest entry-level performance ball in the DV8 line. This ball uses a new reactive solid coverstock called Alley Cat Reactive. The box finish is highly...
Hammer Blue Vibe
The Vibe core makes its return to the Hammer line with the slightly updated Cherry Vibe and Blue Vibe. The Blue Vibe uses the CT Reactive Plus solid coverstock that...
Hammer Diesel
The Diesel powers back into the Hammer lineup this summer, joining the Rebel and Rebel Solid as the three reactive resin balls at Hammer's mid-performance price point. This new Diesel...
Storm Code Red
The Code Red is the follow-up to the Code Black in the Premier line for Storm. This ball uses the same RAD4 asymmetrical core shape as the Code Black, but...
Storm Match Up Pearl
The Match Up series replaces the Matches in the Hot line for Storm this season. Like the Matches, there is both a solid version and a pearlized version. The Match...
Storm Match Up Solid
The Storm Match Up Solid is made up of the reactive solid version of the Reactor coverstock wrapped around the new Stinger 2.0 symmetrical weight block. While similar in geometry...