As many BTM readers know, bowling’s older days rewarded precision. The lanes, oil patterns, and bowling balls combined to create an environment where accuracy and precision were the most important elements of the game. As a result, the dominant way to bowl was using a technique with simpler movements, reducing the margin for error. This […]
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The Roto Grip X-Cell brings back the fan-favorite Nucleus core design from the original Cell with an upgrade to the AI outer core system. The result is a slightly lower RG of 2.50″, a total differential of 0.056″, and an intermediate differential of 0.019″. The coverstock has also been upgraded from the original Cell’s Cytoplasmic […]
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In this recurring feature, I answer questions from Bowling This Month readers. If you have questions, please leave them in the comment section below so I can address them in a future installment of Coach, I’ve Got a Question! I’ve been struggling with my accuracy lately. Do you have any drills or tips for this that I […]
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The Ion Pro is a new ball inside and out for Storm. The TX-16 coverstock was used originally in a solid version on the Phaze II and later in a pearl version on the Journey. The Ion Pro uses a hybrid formulation of TX-16 that is finished at 4000 Abralon. The weight block is a […]
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The Tundra Blue Fire burns its way into the Track lineup for the summer season. This ball uses the same Track Symmetric core design as the Tundra Fire, with a change to the coverstock. The Blue Fire uses the HK22-based DR-6 Pearl veneer, which is stronger than the DR-5 Pearl cover from the Tundra Fire. […]
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The Intense Mindset is the third ball in Brunswick’s Mindset series. The original had a very dull reactive solid cover, the Perfect Mindset had an HK22-based hybrid shell, and now the Intense Mindset features the HK22 – Evolution Pearl coverstock. The Mindset core has remained unaltered, giving the Intense Mindset a 2.487″ RG, a 0.050″ total differential, […]
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In my previous articles over the last few months, I’ve covered ways to keep the knees healthy and how to maintain shoulder function with preventative mobility and strength exercises. Continuing with this theme, this article focuses on the health of the forearm, wrist, and hand. I don’t think there is any question as to why this […]
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The Messenger PowerCOR Pearl returns to the Columbia 300 lineup with some upgrades over the Red/Blue version from the summer of 2022. The Black/Gold color scheme is a throwback to the Ti Messenger Pearl from the San Antonio Columbia 300 days, but this new release uses the modern HK22 – Reflex Pearl coverstock formulation. The Messenger PowerCOR […]
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Radical’s Max Bias features the same high intermediate differential (0.030″), high total differential (0.050″), and low RG (2.494″) asymmetrical core design that was found in the Maximum Results. It pairs this very strong core with the new HK22+ Textured Hybrid coverstock formulation. This strong shell is finished at 500/1500 SiaAir, giving it plenty of teeth […]
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The Radical Rattler NU features the low RG and low differential Rattler Symmetric core for the third time in a Radical release, and it is paired up with the most significant change to the coverstock so far. It uses the Not Urethane formulation that was featured previously in the Hammer line, which comes out of […]
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: . The Bowling Tree Information on Bowling branching into : Bowling News , The Professional Bowlers , Bowling Center Operation , Bowling Store Operation , and . Coaching Saturday , June 1, 2024 The Deep Dive Into the Business of Bowlero Corp . Every Bowler Should Read by JEFF RICHGELS 11thFrame.com : Posted Saturday , June 1, 2024 3:00 pm When Amos Barshad first called me last year , I was intrigued but didn’t get my hopes up : He didn’t know bowling but was aiming to write a deep dive into the business of Bowlero . Corp The more we talked the more I realized that Barshad was a journalist I’d be happy to work with at my newspaper job or 11thFrame.com . He asked all the right questions to understand bowling stuff , which isn’t simple stuff for a non-bowler , and he clearly was on the right