February 2016 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Entry Angle Assessment
Low-tech and high-tech solutions
In modern bowling, a player’s success depends on the implementation of numerous components: throw execution, ability to measure the characteristics of ball motion, mental and psychological preparedness, and much more. In this article, I want to share my experience in...
Reducing Your Knee Pain – Part 1
Improving hip stability
Out of all the possible injuries experienced by bowlers, I feel that the most common type are knee injuries. From young adults to older adults across the board, it is fairly common in our sport to see someone wearing a...
Taking a Bowling Skills Inventory
Determine your starting point on the road to improvement
Last month’s article was a discussion on goal-setting, including both the two basic categories of goals and a way to visualize them as a path to success. The starting point of this path is as critical as the work you...
This Ball is Too Weak, This Ball is Too Strong, This Ball is Just Right!
What number of bowling balls is right for you?
Very few modern bowlers show up for league today carting only one bowling ball. There are several reasons for this. Some bowlers may really believe that they need more than one ball to be successful in modern bowling and they...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Ultimate Nirvana
The Ultimate Nirvana is the hybrid-covered follow-up to the original Nirvana in Brunswick’s high performance Hook line of products. This new ball pairs the Nirvana Low RG core design with...
Brunswick Vintage Danger Zone
The Brunswick Vintage Danger Zone is the third release in Brunswick's Vintage line of equipment. It joins the LT-48 and the Gold Rhino Pro, and we found it to be...
Hammer Dark Legend
The Dark Legend is one of two new releases from Hammer to kick off 2016, with the other being the Scandal. This ball joins the previous Legend balls in Hammer's...
Hammer Scandal
The Scandal is 2016's first addition to Hammer's High Performance lineup, joining the Bad Intentions and the Bad Intentions Hybrid. This ball uses a brand new high differential, low RG...
Storm Fight
The Storm Fight is the latest addition to Storm's very popular and affordable Thunder lineup. Like Storm’s other new release, the Phaze, the Fight also uses a new core design....
Storm Phaze
The Phaze offers new technology inside and out for Storm. It has a new coverstock called AX-16 Pearl which comes out of the box at a 1500 grit polished finish....