Blog - Bowling Education — Creating the Difference

By Ali Strader Whether you're bowling in a competitive league or a fun league, high scores always make you feel better.  "High scores" is a relative term.  For me, shooting 150 makes me content.  To more experienced bowlers, that's not a good score at all.  I always laugh when a good bowler strikes and then walks away with a disappointed face because the strike wasn't good enough.  For me, a pretty strike counts the same as an ugly one.  From my short experience in bowling, I would like to share a few of my keys to improving your bowling game. Have...

Tuesday was the annual Industry Showcase.  We were able to throw almost all new and upcoming releases from Brunswick, Radical, DV8, Storm, Rotogrip, 900 Global, Hammer, Track, Columbia 300 and Ebonite.  These were the only companies allowed at the showcase.  During the showcase, we had the same tester throw all of the balls.  Here are the specs on our tester: Right-handed Ball Speed: 18.5 Rev Rate: 400 Axis Rotation: 45 degrees Axis Tilt: 10 degrees We used his feedback, the information released by the manufacturers, as well as what we saw on the lanes from other bowlers to come up...

A couple years ago, I averaged 237 in a league. People often asked me for tips to having a high league average. Obviously there are a lot of factors that play into scoring. Most importantly -- the lane condition. What bowling ball or balls should you have in your arsenal for league bowling? Most league lane patterns or house shots are built to help you get your ball to the pocket. This is because there is typically a high concentration of oil in the middle of the lane and less oil outside. As bowlers, we tend to use aggressive bowling...

For the pro shops out there, this blog of Creating the Difference will compare two different layouts in various core shapes for a specific style of player to see which hooks more – a 3.5 pin from the axis or a 5.5 pin from the axis. In this test, we will examine the performance effect of these layouts as well as the mass property changes through drilling. To begin, here is some information about the bowler used in this test: Left-handed League average 247 High Series 899 Rev Rate 450 RPM Ball Speed 21.16 MPH Axis Rotation 45 degrees Axis...

Today we are going to talk about being positive.  This is something that can be used both in bowling and in life.  Here at Creating the Difference, we are always striving for growth. We do this through reading and/or listening to audiobooks as well as finding inspiring people to follow on social media. Realistic Positivity One of the vlogs we follow recently did a video about realistic positivity.  I think the "realistic" part there is what some people forget.  No one has a life full of rainbows and sunshine.  It's how we react to the thunderstorms and clouds which sets...