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Alright so we are moving forward with this journey. I received lots of feedback, mostly supportive. As mentioned previously, injury has forced me to change things up. This is an opportunity to learn something new while also maintaining my skill level one-handed in case I would like to compete during the transition. And I think … Continue reading Two-Hand Transition Part 1
It appears the time has come. We’ve been watching Jason Belmonte for years now dominate the PBA Tour. Anybody paying attention can see the youth coming up wanting to bowl 2-handed. Why? Power? It’s enticing. Rev rate is easily generated without a thumb in the ball. At the same time, there has been much debate … Continue reading Switching to 2-Hand Bowling
14 vs 15 Pounds… Some time ago I wrote about 15 vs 16 pound bowling balls and the differences when dropping a pound. A majority of bowlers are throwing 15 pounds, with 16 pounds and then 14 pound equipment. It’s funny that years ago when 16 pound was the majority, it was thought to be … Continue reading 14 vs 15 Pound…What’s the Story
TamerBowling.com proudly sponsored the Pure It Pro Shop Event #3 at Cedar Lanes in Lebanon, PA on September 19, 20, and 21, 2014. As you may know, Pure It Pro Shop and Jeffrey Smith have partnered with TamerBowling.com to bring you the latest bowling ball reviews. They sponsor our efforts by providing bowling equipment and … Continue reading Tamer Bowling Sponsored Pure It Pro Shop Event #3
Once again, David H reports from WSOB: The story I have now is the PBA added 3 feet in length to Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion and Brunswick World Championship. And they added tons of extra oil to all 5 patterns. This all seems to be an attempt to combat the beat up surface at South … Continue reading World Series of Bowling: Final Day
Day 4 brings us some more interesting information from the World Series of Bowling. David H reports: Got a chance to chat with Billy “O” Orlikowski of Brunswick. Discussed the conventional thought about Brunswick equipment of early reaction with tame backends. For those who’ve read our reviews of recent Big B pieces, you know this … Continue reading WSOB V: Day 4 from Vegas
Reporting from Vegas: Motiv is impressing. They are sponsoring one of the events and putting more and more guys into the Top 24. Today, Danny Wiseman was throwing the Primal Rage in the final game of Chameleon qualifying. As an independent, Danny can throw anything he wants so it speaks to what Motiv is offering … Continue reading World Series of Bowling, Day 3
Reporting from Vegas… Well I’m not there but a friend of TamerBowling.com is spending a week out in Vegas checking out the action. Day 1-2: All animal patterns have changed. There’s a lot more volume to each one. On Cheetah, bowlers were playing pretty deep in qualifying. Bryon Smith who we’ve seen play down and … Continue reading News from World Series of Bowling
Thanks to all our subscribers!!! Ryan W from Stockton California won our Storm IQ tester. Ryan, let us know how you like the ball! Stay tuned for future giveaways!
SIGN UP on the RIGHT SIDE BAR now for your chance to win a single drill 15 pound Storm IQ! The winner will be announced in August!!! Storm IQ Bowling Ball Review Disclosure (to get the fine print out of the way): This ball is given away as-is, it will not be plugged. Winner to … Continue reading Ball Giveaway!!! Storm IQ – Winner to be announced in August – Sign up NOW!!!
One of our friends recently wrote the following comments. I thought it was poignant and worth a more in depth look. David H wrote: Coach, first off, let me compliment you and everyone at TamerBowling. You and your staff do a great job of reviewing equipment. You have made yourself available to me to bounce … Continue reading Are Manufacturers Killing us with Equipment?
Recently, professional bowlers and coaches Jason Belmonte and Diandra Asbaty sat down with us at Tamer Bowling to discuss their latest endeavor. Together with Gold Coach Ron Hoppe, they started a coaching company known as the International Art of Bowling or IAB. You can check their website out at www.IABowling.com. They spend some time in … Continue reading International Art of Bowling with Belmo and Diandra
Roto Grip has announced its direction for this summer. Firstly, the current naming conventions will be completely changed. For better or worse, the Royal Line, Crown Line, Sword Line, etc. are gone. Well, not the balls but the names. Instead, Roto Grip is moving to a Hook Potential model known as HP. The intention seems … Continue reading New Roto Grip Equipment for Summer 2012
Well, the secret is out! Storm has announced the equipment they will release on July 10, 2012. There will be two balls in the Master Line, one new ball in the Thunder Line, and then a new spare ball. So here you go. First up are the IQ and IQ Tour Edition which are new … Continue reading New Storm Equipment for Summer 2012
Recently, Jason Belmonte gave TamerBowling.com a live interview where we talked about many things from the Player of the Year race to his favorite food. In the following two episodes, he discusses 2-handed bowling. In the first episode he addresses: How it all started How he developed to this level What 2-handed bowling can do … Continue reading Belmo Talks about 2-Handed Bowling
Jason Belmonte talks to TamerBowling.com about his chances of winning this year’s PBA Chris Schenkel Player of the Year. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jason Belmonte recently. The Australian two-handed sensation had a phenomenal 2011-2012 PBA season. It’s clearly a 3-way battle between Belmo, Sean Rash, and Mike Fagan for Player of the … Continue reading Belmonte for Player of the Year? Jason Talks…
I don’t want to get into a rant of the state of bowling at large here. Rather, I’d like to express some dismay with the current PBA tournament structure. Basically, I’m not buying this as the future of the PBA. I think it’s totally unfair that the majority of the tournaments for a given year … Continue reading Vent on the State of the PBA
We recently held a session with our resident tester (cranker) to review and discuss much of Brunswick’s 2011 lineup. We included the new C-System Ulti-Max, Wicked Siege, Lethal Revolver, Massive Damage, and Avalanche Urethane Pearl. While I’ve reviewed most of these balls in complete written and video reviews, the latest review will give you Eric’s … Continue reading 2011 Brunswick Lineup Review
OK, are you ready? Let’s start with the introduction of the Marvel Pearl! For those who have had the pleasure of throwing the smooth but strong Marvel solid and Prodigy, you already are familiar with the smooth motion of this core. The pearlized version comes 1500-grit polished and will provide extra length while still allowing … Continue reading Storm Announces Summer Lineup
Storm has announced that they are released 4 new bowling balls and a brand new series. It appears they are trying to revamp the Tropical line a bit by creating a bigger distinction between balls in the lineup. Their last release with the Tropical Heat line brought the Turbine core into their low end line. … Continue reading New Storm equipment coming soon… with Pictures!
