October 2020 Content Archive
Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Breaking Down Barriers: Getting Over the 180 Hump
As a youth bowler, you could say that I developed slowly. I found myself stuck in the 160 to 170 average range for longer than other kids who were bigger and had more powerful strike balls than I did. Being...
Health Coaching FAQs – Part 2
Diet versus exercise, keys to motivation, and intermittent fasting
Welcome back to my Health Coaching FAQs series! My primary aim for this article is to provide a bit more clarity to three more common nutrition and health-related topics. There is a lot of information and misinformation out there about...
How Internet Videos Can Ruin Your Release – Part 1
Honesty is the best policy
A lot of bowlers in the internet age have been searching YouTube and other sources for those marvelous, slow-motion videos of all the pros' releases. We want to see every inch of our favorite bowler’s release, in super slow-motion and...
Spare Shooting: The Art of Filling the Box – Part 1
Equipment, release, and mental basics
We are bowlers. We know that there are lots of variables in our universe that have to come together to yield a strike. Many times—thankfully—they do all come together and we enjoy watching the entire rack succumb to our efforts....
The BTM Book Report: ‘Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking’
Blink is the second offering from Malcolm Gladwell that we're reviewing as part of our BTM Book Report series. While Outliers focused on the factors affecting success in a range of fields and subjects, Blink tackles the...
The Science of Improving Your Bowling Skills
A look at the SPORT model of skill acquisition periodization
As a coach, I constantly review training techniques in other sports as well as review sport science research to improve my understanding of training methods and practice effectiveness. This commitment to looking outside of our sport expands my thinking and...
Tips for the Weekend Warrior: Fit Is Key
How ball fit affects more than just your release
Bowling certainly has its unique challenges and complications: which ball to throw, what lane surface you are bowling on, what oil you are bowling on, and many more. But above all of those variables, the physical game is still the...
Bowling Ball Reviews
Columbia 300 Dynamic Swing
The Dynamic Swing is a hybrid-covered asymmetrical release from Columbia 300. Its ERT Hybrid cover is the same as what was used on the Baller, although this version is from...
DV8 Intimidator Pearl
The Intimidator Pearl uses the same asymmetrical Assailant core shape as the original Intimidator, wrapped in the Inciter Max Pearl coverstock that is finished with 500/1000 SiaAir and Crown Factory...
Ebonite Omni Hybrid
The Ebonite Omni Hybrid uses the asymmetrical Omni core design and the GSV 2.0 Hybrid coverstock. It comes out of the box finished with 500/1000 SiaAir and Crown Factory Compound....
Lane Masters The Black Pearl Bloody Ocean
The Black Pearl Bloody Ocean from Lane Masters features the asymmetrical Objet core design that is paired with the pearlized XRT 1321 coverstock, which comes out of the box sanded...
Motiv Jackal Flash
The Jackal Flash is Motiv's newest high performance release. This ball uses the Predator V2 asymmetrical core design that is also used in two other current Motiv balls, the Alpha...
Radical Results Solid
The Radical Results Solid uses the same asymmetrical core as the original Results and features the brand new TS-1 coverstock. We got a small glimpse of this coverstock family with the...
Storm Axiom Pearl
The Axiom Pearl joins Storm's Master line for the fall 2020 season. It features the same symmetrical Orbital weight block as the original Axiom, but the coverstock is a brand new formulation...
Storm Fast Pitch
The Fast Pitch is the latest urethane offering in Storm's Thunder line. This ball uses the new Controll XL Urethane coverstock, which is a different formulation from the previous urethane...