July 2013 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Lights, Camera, Action – Part 1
How to create your own video star
Over the next few months, I'm going to answer some questions I've been getting recently about how best to video. You can apply the principles here whether you are a coach filming a client or you just want a friend...
Seven Misconceptions
How to lower your average - guaranteed!
One day a few weeks ago, I was watching a couple of league bowlers practicing before league. One of the bowlers bowled one game with a plastic Taboo Spare Ball. He bowled a 240 game. This indicated to me that...
Shoulds and Should Nots – Part 3
The ideal release point
Although a great release is the envy of every bowler not blessed with this talent, it becomes ineffective, actually worthless, if it is not executed at the proper point. What is the proper point and why is it important? An...
Working Through a Slump
A checklist for the physical game
Every bowler at every level goes through a slump now and then. A slump is not just having a bad night at the lanes or a bad tournament, but several bad nights or tournaments. It’s not unusual to hear a...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Strike King
The Strike King is the new entry level performance ball for the 2013-2014 season. It comes in a variety of colors and replaces the Slingshots from the last few years....
Columbia 300 Disruption
The Disruption is the newest mid-performance weapon in the Columbia 300 arsenal. It combines the Resurgence core from the Eruptions with a new solid version of the New Era coverstock....
Columbia 300 Freeze
The new Freezes are remakes of the original Freeze from a few years ago. The ball uses the Modified Messenger core and surrounds it with the NE2 coverstock from the...
Columbia 300 Smack Down
Finally...Columbia 300 has come BACK to introducing a new ball to its upper mid-performance line! This ball brings a new name, new core, and new coverstock to this brand. The...
Elite Alien Abduction
The Alien Abduction is the latest high performance release for Elite. This ball uses the fiercely aggressive E74 solid reactive coverstock around the Abductor core. This combination makes for a...
Motiv Ascent Pearl
Motiv is adding to their entry level price point with two new pearl Ascent releases. These two new color options are added to the previous Purple/Pink combination and the Solid...
Motiv Primal Rage
The Impulse V2 core is back, this time in a Lava Red Fusion Pearl reactive coverstock. This cover provides more torque and more continuation than we had out of the...
Track 300C Solid
The 300C has the same name as a ball from 2010, but that is the only thing the 2010 ball has in common with this new release. The new 300C...
Track 706T
The 706T uses the Helmet core that was the engine in the 706A and wraps it with the Gen XT coverstock finished with a 2000 Abralon pad. This creates strong...