April 2017 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Common Conditions of the Arm and Shoulder – Part 2
The forearm and wrist
In my last article, I discussed some conditions that are often developed by bowlers in their shoulder joint and rotator cuff muscles. This month, I will move down the arm and cover some overuse conditions that can be experienced by...
Improving Your Release
Tools, techniques, and practice drills for developing a more effective release
The bowling release. The challenge in mastering it—and in writing about it—is the fact that it takes just a fraction of a second to perform. From a general point of view, this maneuver is more about coordination than about power....
The Fundamentals of Target Line Adjustments
Getting (and staying) lined up by moving your feet and/or target
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 very early in our bowling careers—is how to move our...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Boost Bubble Gum and Black/Green
Two new colors have been added to 900 Global's Boost line. The Boost Bubble Gum and Boost Black/Green combinations both use the S43 Pearl coverstock that comes out of the...
900 Global Inception Redux
The 900 Global Inception Redux joins the Inception and Inception Pearl in 900's Tour Engineered 900 series of bowling balls. The Redux uses a new asymmetrical core design, the Adaptor/D...
Brunswick Edge Blue Pearl
The Brunswick Edge Blue Pearl is the pearlized and polished companion to the Edge Dark Purple Solid. Both balls use the same Edge Low RG Symmetric weight block, again giving...
Brunswick Edge Dark Purple Solid
Brunswick adds two new balls to their line with the introduction of the Edge series. The Edge Dark Purple Solid uses a reactive solid version of the Relativity Control coverstock....
Moxy Strife
The Strife is the biggest hooking ball in the Moxy line. It accomplishes this in part by using a low RG (2.480") and high differential (0.056") asymmetrical (0.017") core. The...
Radical Cyclops
The Cyclops is the newest mid-priced addition to the Radical lineup. This ball uses a reactive hybrid coverstock that comes out of the box at a 500 SiaAir with Crown...
Roto Grip Dare Devil Trick
The Dare Devil Trick is the second Dare Devil released into Roto Grip's HP3 line, joining the original Dare Devil. The Trick adds total hook, whereas the Dare Devil was...