December 2024 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
A Process for Mastering Lane Play
Four steps to making better decisions on the lanes
Lane play is complicated. At this point, I've written countless articles about the topic. It's both the best and most frustrating part of bowling because oil patterns, the lanes, and transition are different every time—even if you bowl on the...
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – December 2024
In this recurring feature, I answer questions from Bowling This Month readers and bowlers that I work with. 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...
Improving Your Feel at Release
Drills to develop your feel and versatility
In this month’s article, I’ll touch on a topic I haven’t previously addressed in my writing: the physical game and drills that can help you improve it. You might wonder why I haven’t discussed this topic before if it’s so...
Introduction to the Direction Spot
The most important swing phase for repetition and precision
Over my next several articles, I will introduce the concept of the Five Pillars of Bowling Excellence. These pillars represent the key areas in which a bowler must gain proficiency to achieve a high level of success in this sport....
Bowling Ball Reviews
Columbia 300 Ricochet Pearl
The Ricochet Pearl is the latest remake from Columbia 300, and it features a finishing process that hasn't been used in quite some time. While most shiny balls from this...
Hammer Anger
The Anger is a new mid-performance ball for Hammer. It features HK22 - CT Reactive Flip, a new coverstock that is an update from the CT Reactive shells that have...
Hammer Effect Tour
The Hammer Effect Tour is the second ball in the Effect line, and it follows in the footsteps of other Tour releases that feature lower differential cores. This ball uses...
Motiv Primal Rage Evolution
The Primal Rage Evolution is an update to one of the most well-known balls in recent history. It features the same Impulse V2 core design and color scheme as the...
Storm PhysiX Blackout
Storm adds another ball to their Blackout nameplate with the release of the PhysiX Blackout. This ball is the third variation, joining the Virtual Energy Blackout and the Lightning Blackout...
Track Theorem Pearl
The Theorem Pearl shares the MC2 Asym core design with the very successful Theorem. This ball changes the coverstock to Prime Response Pearl (HK22) from the Prime Response Hybrid (HK22)...