March 2018 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
A Look at the USBC’s Bowling Technology Study
Some thoughts on differential, balance holes, static imbalance, and coverstock oil absorption rate
About a month ago, the USBC published the results of a recent research project that examined bowling balls and their impact on the bowling environment. This project, which they are calling the Bowling Technology Study, primarily examined bowling ball RGs,...
How to Prepare for Your First Bowling Tournament
One of my students recently told me that she would soon be bowling in her first tournament and was dealing with three emotions: “Worry, followed by anxiety, and accompanied by all-out terror.” She asked me what she could do to...
Physical Game Drills to Improve Your Bowling – Part 1
The swing drill
One of the most common questions I hear from both coaches in training and bowlers looking to improve is what they need to do in order to fix something once they've identified the need. For many people, picking out what’s...
Physical Game Drills to Improve Your Bowling – Part 2
The slide drill
In my last article, I covered the swing drill as one of my three most-used drills to help bowlers improve their games. The second drill in this series is the slide drill. The slide drill is the "Swiss Army Knife"...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Dream On (2018)
The Dream On is a re-release for 900 Global in their new Alpha line of bowling balls, which will feature past popular balls from 900 Global's history. This ball brings...
900 Global Truth Tour
The Truth Tour joins the Truth Pearl and the Absolute Truth in the current Prime 800 Series for 900 Global. It uses the S78R Solid coverstock, which is a stronger...
Brunswick Kingpin Max
The Kingpin Max is the second ball from Brunswick to use the asymmetrical Kingpin Ultra Low RG core. This very strong design gives the Max an RG of 2.483", a...
Columbia 300 Lit Pearl
The Lit Pearl is the follow-up to the original Lit in the high performance Columbia 300 Red Line collection. This Lit uses the same Lit Asymmetric core design as the...
DV8 Creed Revelation
The Creed Revelation is the second ball in the Creed line and this version uses a different pearlized coverstock than the original. While the cover is different, it uses the...
DV8 Nasty Rumor
The DV8 Nasty Rumor uses the same Rumor Medium RG Symmetric core design as the original Rumor. This release features the new Deception Pearl Plus coverstock, which we found to...
Hammer Rhodman Pearl
The Rhodman Pearl is the latest collaboration between Hammer and the TNBA. It uses the same symmetrical Spheroid core shape that was used in both the original Rhodman and the...
Motiv Villain
The Villain provides Motiv fans with a new option for heavy and medium oil conditions. The asymmetrical Sinister core design has a higher RG than the other high differential cores...
Roto Grip Idol
The Idol joins the Dare Devil Trick and the Dare Devil Danger in the HP3 line for Roto Grip. This ball uses both a new solid reactive coverstock and a...
Storm Code X
The Code X is a sanded, reactive solid addition to Storm's Premier line that uses the asymmetrical RAD4 weight block. The R2S Solid cover makes its return to the Premier...