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! With the start of the league season, I’ve been struggling in the first game of the night. I […]
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Bowling balls…there are so many of them to choose from! How do you choose the best ones for your league and tournament arsenal? Do you fully and sometimes blindly trust your pro shop operator or the regional/professional staffer in your area? Do you do all the research for yourself? Or do you perhaps use a […]
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The Stealth Hybrid is the third release to feature the Stealth nameplate for Track. The symmetrical Stealth core was previously used with a solid and pearl coverstock, and now, for the third entry into the line, the Stealth Hybrid features the HK22-based version of Prime Response Hybrid. The box finish uses final finishing steps of […]
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The Summit Ascent joins Storm’s Master line for the 2024 league season. This ball takes the low RG Centripetal HD – AI core shape from the original Summit and the Summit Peak and combines it with the R2S Solid coverstock to provide a different ball motion. The original Summit used a hybrid version of the […]
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The Ion Max was first revealed in Storm’s Ion Pro introduction video as a mystery ball for comparison. While both balls share the Ion name, they are actually very different, as the Ion Max offers significantly more flare potential, a more aggressive solid coverstock, and a rougher box finish. The Ion Max uses NRG Solid […]
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The original Optimum Idol marked the return of the Ikon core to the Roto Grip line. That ball introduced the Amplified Inertia (AI) outer core system to the design, and the Optimum Idol Pearl uses the same construction. This brightly-colored ball features the MicroTrax Pearl coverstock, coming out of the box with a Reacta Gloss […]
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The Subzero Forge is the seventh ball released under the Forge nameplate for Motiv. All of these balls have been powered by the Detonator Symmetrical core design, with each of them using different coverstocks and box finishes to achieve different motions. This is a low RG, fast-revving, large-flaring core shape, and the Subzero pairs it […]
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The Columbia 300 Atlas Hybrid shares the asymmetrical Atlas core shape with the original Atlas. This medium RG (2.520″), high differential (0.054″), and higher intermediate differential (0.018″) design revved up quickly for our testers, providing a good counter to the length we saw from the shiny box finish. HK22 – Formula 1 Hybrid is a […]
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The 900 Global Sublime Focus is the second ball to be released under the Sublime nameplate. It uses the Immersed Symmetric AI core design that was also used in the original Sublime. The cover has been changed from the shiny Reserve Blend 802 Hybrid to the Reserve Blend 804 Solid formulation with a box finish […]
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The One Reverb is the third release in The One series since the manufacturing move from Ebonite International to Brunswick. All three of these balls have used the same Centrex Symmetrical Mass Bias core shape, with the differences coming in the coverstocks and box finishes. The One Remix featured the GB 14.4 Solid coverstock with […]
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The Crusher has a name that is a callback to an older Ebonite classic, the Crush/R. This ball uses the Optimize Hybrid coverstock, a shell that we saw with the HK22 package on the Emerge Hybrid. It features the new Crusher asymmetrical core design, which results in a lower RG, a higher total differential, and […]
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The Super Cuda PowerCOR is the third Cuda remake from Columbia 300 since their manufacturing move in 2019. This one uses the same Cuda PowerCOR weight block as the previous two, but this time, it is wrapped with the Formula 1 Hybrid coverstock. We saw this shell previously on the original Speed. Compared to that […]
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The Hammer Pure Envy is the fourth dull Envy and the fifth ball in the Envy line overall. There are three different core shapes used across this line. This ball and the original Envy use the asymmetrical Launcher design, which features a 2.505″ RG and a 0.055″ total differential. The Extreme Envy used the Launcher […]
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Part of the joy of our sport is in purchasing new toys—ahem, new bowling balls—with which to attack the lanes as we start our league seasons. Borrowing Coach Tyrel Rose’s tool analogy discussed here and here, when we get the itch to buy new tools in day-to-day life, it’s often for an unusual or special-purpose […]
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