May 2012 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Building an Efficient Bowling Machine
Never run up the down escalator
Sometimes I get tired watching bowlers. It’s not that I have grown bored with our wonderful sport, but that some bowlers put so much physical effort into throwing a bowling ball, I get a workout just watching. So what’s wrong...
Calculating a Downswing Angle
How to create an elite swing shape
In order to maximize energy transfer to the bowling ball, a bowler must establish a strong hand position into the release. To obtain a great hand position at release, the index finger should be pointing at the pins. This requires...
How to Knock ‘Em Dead in Baton Rouge
Some secrets from the 2012 Open Championships
This article is dedicated to the hundreds of bowlers who have emailed me regarding the 2012 USBC Open Championships. In this article I will be providing you with some information about what to expect here at the tournament along with...
Is It Time to Call It Quits?
Examining the desire to throw in the towel
Every now and then you will see a bowler slam his/her bag down and declare, “I’m through with this!” Toward the middle or end of bowling season, you see players threaten to quit and never come back. Fortunately, most of...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Karma Purple/Pink Pearl
Brunswick has once again taken a proven core shape and combined it with a proven coverstock, this time Activator Plus. This ball gave the testers their best reaction on the...
Lane #1 Pearl Droid
The Pearl Droid utilizes the same core design as the Droid from a few months ago. The difference between these two balls is the cover. This ball uses a polished...
Motiv Sigma Hybrid
The Motiv Sigma Hybrid takes the core from the Sigma Tour and wraps it with a hybrid formulation of the Atomix coverstock. We decided to graph this ball on the...
Storm Fringe
The Fringe is one of two new balls in Storm’s Hot line of bowling balls. The Fringe puts together the proven R2S pearl coverstock and the NOS core. The skid/snap...
Storm Manic
The Manic is the second release at this price point from Storm this month. The Manic gives bowlers the option of a solid resin coverstock surrounding the NOS core. Compared...