July 2015 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Choking Under Pressure – Part 2
How to avoid it
In my previous BTM article, I introduced situation-based commonalities I have experienced when working with athletes who are susceptible to choking under pressure. I also covered common personality characteristics identified in the research literature that are associated with choking. In...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Joe and Jane Blow – Part 2
Seven common bowling sins you can eliminate with a partner and a smartphone
In my last article, I kicked off this series outlining the seven most common bowling sins I see the average bowler commit as I travel the country giving bowling lessons. I chose these seven bowling sins because most of them...
What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been!
Reviewing nearly 100 contributions to BTM
As I write this, I am fast approaching my 100th contribution to Bowling This Month. In September 2006, more than 3,000 days ago, I wrote my first article for Bowling This Month while I was working in Malaysia. My BTM...
Will Upper Body Strength Training Ruin My Swing?
The importance of shoulder mobility training for bowlers
Often when I recommend resistance training to bowlers, they mention their fear of ruining their swings from lifting weights. It seems to me that there are quite a few bowlers out there that have gone on a fitness binge and...
Bowling Ball Reviews
900 Global Chemical X
The 900 Global Chemical X is the second ball we've reviewed in the new Tour Preferred series. This ball uses a new lower differential core called Pod Symmetric. It is...
AMF Unreal
The Unreal offers bowlers another viable option for heavy oil patterns from the AMF brand. While this ball has a bit less total hook than the AMF Pure, it creates...
Brunswick Mastermind Einstein
The fifth release in Brunswick's Mastermind series is the Mastermind Einstein. It uses a new modified weight block and a new hybrid coverstock. The new core is similar in shape...
DV8 Thug Corrupt
The third introduction into DV8's Thug series is the Thug Corrupt. This ball shares the same Thug Low RG Asymmetric core shape as the previous two Thug releases. The difference...
Hammer Black Widow Red Legend Solid
The Black Widow Legend line grows with the release of the Red Legend Solid. This ball uses the wildly successful Gas Mask core that it shares with the previous two...
Motiv Primal Rage Remix
The Motiv Primal Rage Remix is exactly what its name suggests: it is an updated and "remixed" version of the original red Primal Rage from 2013. The new Remix uses...
Radical Guru Master
The Guru Master is the latest high performance hook-in-a-box release from Radical. It joins the original Guru and the Guru Mighty at this price point and it provides more total...
Track Legion
The Track Legion is the newest introduction into Track’s upper-mid performance lineup. This ball is one of two new releases that go back to a more tradition naming structure than...
Track Paradox
The Track Paradox is Track's newest high performance release and it certainly comes with high expectations, thanks to all the buzz about it on the social media channels from Track...