October 2018 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Combining Strength and Mobility in Training – Part 1
The warm-up
For a long time now, I've come across people who have opted to focus on aerobic exercise over resistance training due to fear of becoming bulky and immobile. Everyone seems to automatically associate lifting weights with looking like a bodybuilder...
Improving Two-Handed Bowling Technique Through Physical Game Drill Sequences
Five years have passed since I wrote Training Two-Handed Players, which was featured in the September 2013 issue of Bowling This Month. Over my career, I have worked with more than 50 two-handers and, as a college bowling coach, I...
The Four Categories of Bowling Practice
Technical, skill, versatility, and competition simulation
Practice makes perfect, or so the saying goes. But, there are lots of people that practice a lot who never get anywhere near perfect. Without going into the discussion of "perfection," the key to effective practice is having the right...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Brunswick Fearless
The Fearless is the first ball to feature Brunswick's new Durability Optimization Technology (DOT) system. This new manufacturing process moves the pin to the bottom of the ball from its...
DV8 Pitbull Bark
The Pitbull Bark is the fourth introduction into the Pitbull line for DV8, following in the footsteps of the original Pitbull, the Pitbull Growl, and the Pitbull Bite. It uses...
DV8 Poison
Outside of its bright yellow color scheme, which is a throwback to the Misfit Neon Yellow Pearl, the DV8 Poison brings everything new to the table. The coverstock is a...
Hammer Rip’D Pearl
Hammer's latest Rip’D release features a pearlized version of the Aggression CFI cover. This coverstock surrounds the same asymmetrical Rip’D core shape as the previous two Rip’D releases. The Aggression...
Hammer Web Tour Edition
The Web Tour Edition is one of two new Upper Mid Performance releases for Hammer. It features a new reactive solid coverstock formulation called TourV1 Solid that is paired with...
Storm Hy-Road X
The Hy-Road X celebrates the tenth year since the introduction of the original Hy-Road, which is still in production today. It uses the same symmetrical Inverted Fe2 core design as...
Storm PhysiX
The PhysiX is the latest entry into the high performance Premier line for Storm. It uses the new Atomic asymmetrical core design that is nearly identical in RG, total differential,...
Track Tundra Solid
The Tundra Solid is the second release in the current Track lineup that uses the Track Symmetric core. This high RG, low differential core shape was previously paired with a...