June 2022 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – June 2022
In this recurring feature, I’ll be answering questions from Bowling This Month readers, or questions I’ve received from bowlers I work with, that might not require the depth of a full-length article, but that can definitely benefit more than just...
Finding the Right Bowling Coach
Lasting results depend on trust
I can remember when I took my very first paid lesson with world-renowned USBC Gold coach Susie Minshew. After she told me to never show up in jeans again, we got started. I was both nervous and thought I knew...
Grinding
Why true mental toughness means choosing not to grind
See if any of this rings a bell around competition scenarios you have experienced. No matter what you do, no matter what ball, what angle, what strategy, you cannot carry the back row—or worse, you can't get to the pocket...
Skill-Based Practice and Learning
Why "quality over quantity" won't get you very far
It’s time to discuss practice. More specifically, I’d like to address the best ways to practice so that bowlers can learn all the things they need to learn to improve. As we’ll see, the best way to practice for any...
The BTM Interview: Andy Diercks – Part 1
In this installment of The BTM Interview, we're chatting with Team USA Assistant Coach Andy Diercks. He is a USBC Silver-certified coach who has worked with Junior Team USA since 2017. Coach Diercks is also the head coach at Mount...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Attitude
The Brunswick Attitude features the new Activator Plus 3.0 Pearl coverstock wrapped around the symmetrical Contra weight block that was used previously in the Hero and Fearless. The new coverstock...
Brunswick Attitude Control
The Attitude Control features a pearlized urethane coverstock wrapped around the symmetrical Contra core that was also used in the Attitude. The change in coverstock to the urethane material offers a...
Columbia 300 Power Torq Pearl
The Columbia 300 Power Torq Pearl wraps the ERT Pearl coverstock around the symmetrical Torq core shape. This is the same weight block that was used in the Power Torq...
DV8 Diamond Diva
The release of the Diamond Diva marks the return of a very successful nameplate to the DV8 line, with an updated core and coverstock. The new Diva 2.0 core features...
Track Stealth
The Track Stealth introduces a new symmetrical core shape of the same name to the Track lineup. This new low RG (2.482") and high differential (0.056") design is wrapped in the...