OK, so most of us have heard of a 4, 5, or 6 step deliveries. There are other less conventional # of steps, but for this article, I wanted to focus on the basics to help people who are trying to understand the concept. I will say that this is not something you want to … Continue reading How Many Steps is Your Delivery?
In today’s day and age, bowling equipment is generating lots of entry angle. Strikes look a little different than they used to. In the days of rubber and plastic, bowlers still tried to get into the pocket from right to left for a righty, but with little entry angle created by a straight ball, balls … Continue reading Is a Strike a Strike?
“I’m Furious” A value-priced “hall of fame” covered solid reactive. Drilling This ball was drilled on the smoother side. It’s pretty straight up, pin in ring finger and CG right in the center of palm. Won’t spend much time on drilling as this will vary and coverstock is 75% of the reaction. Was really looking … Continue reading Storm Furious
Well, for some. 🙂 I bowled 198, 196, 200 for 594. I went 3-0 in a best of 5 series. I threw the Storm Natural all night which just kept me in play. I made two mistakes. 1. A few times, I lost the ball to the 3 board which left me washouts. Probably about … Continue reading First Night in PBAx – Cheetah Fun!
Firstly, what is your target? Let’s assume you use the Arrows as your target. I guess you’re all set right? Wrong! You need a targeting system. Assuming you throw a hook, you need 2 points on the lane to advance your skill level. What are these 2 points and why do you need them? Well, … Continue reading What is your targeting system?
I know that most par bowlers understand the difference. However, I thought it would be worth taking the time to explain it to the beginners and anybody who is interested in becoming a par bowler. I find myself explaining this to non-bowling athletes all the time. They seem to think it’s throwing a round ball … Continue reading House Shot vs PBA or Sport Shot
I always have mixed emotions. I hear a ton of bowlers who are thanking God that it’s over. Then there are some who still want more. I personally am in the latter camp. It is a long season and I hear many say: “It’s too nice outside to be in here!” “I’m tired of bowling … Continue reading Winter League is over, what are you doing this Summer?
This is a particularly important part of your arsenal so I wanted to talk about it a little. So what is a Benchmark? A standard by which something is evaluated or measured So it’s the standard. It should be the thing everything else is measured by. That means you should have one ball that all … Continue reading What is your Benchmark Ball?
How do Solid Reactives, Pearlized reactives, Urethane ball motions compare to each other? Remember the Hockey Stick shape, well, the Reactive balls tend to resemble that more while Urethane exemplifies the Banana shape. This is all about what we call “Skid, Hook, and Roll”, the phases a bowling ball goes through as it goes down … Continue reading Coverstock – Part 5
Let’s dive deeper still… This time, we will primarily talk about Reactive resin and Urethane and generalities in ball reaction. Remember when we talked about the USBC Ball Motion Study and that Surface Roughness is the most influencing factor on ball motion? Well, here we go… The different coverstock finishes available with reactive resin include … Continue reading Coverstock – Part 4
We covered some of the basic aspects of the coverstock and ball motion in Part 1 and Part 2. Let’s talk about Hook Shape based on the coverstock technology! I like to refer to these in simple terms: Straight, Banana, and Hockey Stick Straight Well, this is pretty Straight forward! 🙂 OK, that was bad, … Continue reading Coverstock – Part 3
OK, so we started out with the basics in Part 1 of the Coverstock story. Now let’s get into it a little more. Coverstock Technologies Recap We briefly explained from least hook to most: plastic, urethane, and reactive resin. That’s the simplest way to explain these coverstocks in relative terms. However, a person with in-depth … Continue reading Coverstock – Part 2
Do you understand what is the coverstock, what types there are, how they can be adjusted, and what reaction those adjustments create? Let’s start with the basics. I know many experienced bowlers know this part, but for those starting out and looking for some information, this should help you get the basics down. It is … Continue reading Coverstock – Part 1
It’s easier than you think! How much do you think when you bowl? I know a lot of guys who think quite a bit while they’re bowling. Even some friends and teammates! (you know who you are 🙂 ) Well, it’s not a completely bad thing to be thinking while you bowl, but it really … Continue reading Do You Turn a League Night into Practice?
This question comes up all the time. I’m sure you know people who make illegal “alterations” during league play, knowingly or unknowingly. You may even be inadvertently doing something wrong yourself. Not to fear. You will not be immediately punished 🙂 Rule 18 of the 2009-2010 USBC Rulebook clarifies the situation. Here’s how it works… … Continue reading What can you do to your ball while bowling?
I see this topic discussed frequently by the local bowlers and on bowling forums all the time. Lots of people think they have the answer, yet many of the answers are quite different. My Arsenal Right now, I keep a strong solid reactive, a medium solid reactive, a medium pearl reactive, and a urethane ball. … Continue reading What does your THS arsenal look like?
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Tell us how you bowled recently… and you don’t have to bowl a 300 to tell us about it! Was it last night or this week? What were your scores? Were you happy with how you bowled? Did you find a new line? Did you use a new ball? Was it a better set than … Continue reading How did you bowl recently?
Some history Since reactives came out, using a straighter ball was necessary for spares. Using a reactive ball decreased the margin of error for spares (particularly right-side spares for Righties and opposite for Lefties) because they reacted hard off the dry. You would have to point the ball toward the channel and have it hook … Continue reading Spare Shooting, questioning convention…
I love using Urethane for spares! Why? One word, control! Urethane is the definition of smooth control. I’ve posted a few articles on urethane so take a look at those (Storm Natural, Urethane: Evolution….) Let me share some personal experience. I used to use my strike ball for spares. Before you go, “what?!?”, I can … Continue reading Urethane again??? Yes, for spares!