June 2023 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Bowling Tech Tips – Part 1
Tools for improving lane play and understanding ball motion
In this series, we will explore the use of technology to improve your bowling game more quickly. We will be looking at some of the best methods along with the available tools and apps. These can be combined to give...
Bowling-Specific Strength Training
What is sport-specific training for bowlers?
Early on in my career as a strength and conditioning coach, I spent time in the weight room coaching teams of other sports. It seemed a part of every team’s culture to get into the weight room and put in...
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – June 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 have...
Common Issues for Intermediate Bowlers
Late timing, fixing the swing plane, and keeping things simple
Bowlers of all levels can struggle with physical, mental, and lane play issues. In my last article that focused on beginner bowlers, we talked about timing, slow feet, spare shooting, and overthinking as some of the most common issues these...
Pin Perspectives: My First USBC Open Championships Experience – Part 1
Preparing for the event
Yesterday afternoon, I returned home to Long Island, New York, from my 2023 USBC Open Championships trip to Reno, Nevada. Looking back on the months of preparation and the denouement of the actual competition at the National Bowling Stadium, I...
The BTM Book Report: ‘Better Than Before’
Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before is a book about habits. It examines why people can struggle to build good habits or easily fall into the trap of bad habits. Through self-examination and research, the author...
The BTM Player Profile: Matt Ogle
Louisville, Kentucky's Matt Ogle recently picked up his first PBA singles title when he defeated Sam Cooley to secure the PBA Shark Championship on April 19, 2023. His path to the PBA Tour was quite an adventure, with plenty of...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Infinity
The Brunswick Infinity brings back the AXH Hybrid coverstock from the Zenith Hybrid and pairs it with the new asymmetrical Infinity core design. This weight block gives the Infinity a higher...
Radical Crypto Boom
The Radical Crypto Boom is the shiny pearlized follow-up to the original Crypto. It shares the Crypto Symmetric core design with the original, but this ball is wrapped in a...
Radical Sneak Attack Solid
The Sneak Attack Solid joins the EZ-Use line for Radical this summer season. This ball uses the Sneak Attack Symmetric core design from the original Sneak Attack. The coverstock on this release...