An Introduction to Axis Rotation and Axis Tilt
Almost every day, I feel like I see or hear something that is completely incorrect about axis rotation or axis tilt. Sometimes, people just mix up the two terms and...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Storm EquinoX Hybrid
The EquinoX Hybrid is the third release in Storm's EquinoX line. The original EquinoX was marketed as a house shot killer and featured a pearl coverstock, while the EquinoX Solid...
Radical Intel Tour
The Radical Intel Tour uses the same Modified Intel Symmetric core shape as the Intel Recon. This is a low RG (2.483") and low differential (0.032") design, but the coverstock...
Radical Evil Eye Pearl
The Radical Evil Eye Pearl is the shiny, pearlized follow-up to the Evil Eye. Both bowling balls share the Evil Eye Symmetric core shape and come with their own suggested...
Brunswick Combat Solid
The Combat Solid is the third entry in Brunswick's Combat line. We loved the original Combat, but we found its follow-up, the Combat Hybrid, to be a bit more condition-specific. This...
Brunswick Warning Alert
The Warning Alert shares the symmetrical Alert core shape with the original Alert. While that ball used the sanded HK22 - Savvy Hook Solid coverstock, this ball uses the hybrid version...
Storm IQ Tour Sapphire
The Storm IQ Tour Sapphire marks the return of a pearl cover and a C3 core without AI. We have seen this combination before with the gold IQ Tour Pearl, the...
Roto Grip Wicked Gremlin
The Wicked Gremlin is the third Gremlin entry into the HP3 line for Roto Grip. This ball uses a solid coverstock to complement the pearl cover on the original Gremlin...
Featured Articles
Deep Spare Shooting
Before we discuss how to improve your spare shooting, I’d like to go back to how I started my search for the best way for a bowler to make more...
Keep Spare Shooting Simple
What makes a good spare shooter? Many people will consider it as someone who makes no more than one open per game. At the beginning level, this is a very...
The Fundamentals of Target Line Adjustments
There are dozens of possible adjustments that we as bowlers can make to change where and how our bowling balls are entering the pocket. The first adjustment we typically learn—usually...
Troubleshooting and Fixing Thumb Exit Problems
One of the most complicated issues to fix in bowling is the concept of “clearing the thumb." This refers to how consistently your thumb exits the ball as part of...
Using Urethane Effectively
Should I be using a urethane ball? It's a question that many bowlers find themselves asking, given how popular urethane has become at the highest levels of the sport. At...