Blog - Bowling Education — Creating the Difference

Urethane was the popular coverstock choice in the 80’s.  It hooked earlier than polyester coverstocks and was more durable. That technology began to fade once Reactive Resin bowling balls became popular in the 90’s.  Reactive Resin was longer and more angular, it wasn’t as durable, but that was the price you paid for the added performance.  The truth is, reactive resin balls are actually urethane based with a liquid additive called plasticizer.  This additive gives the ball the ability to absorb and it changes the texture of the coverstock.  Reactive Resin technology hasn’t changed much in the last 20 years...

The explanation given in this blog is valid for 95% of bowlers. However, there are always exceptions to the rule. For this blog, we will stick to the majority of bowlers who will be reading it. If you feel that you are in the other 5%, check out this video to learn more about ball motion. The above pictures are of the exact same ball with two different layouts.  The colors indicate the numerical impact that drilling has on the core shape. As you put holes in a bowling ball, the colors shift based on the size and depth of...

Written by Dustin Zehner Whether it be your first time or you are a veteran to the tournament, Junior Gold succeeds to be one of the best and most challenging youth tournaments. Preparation is super important for the tournament. Now that the USBC no longer uses WTBA patterns, we never know exactly what to expect in the 16 games of qualifying, the advancers rounds or match play. This means  you must be prepared for anything to come at you. So here are some steps I recommend going through to being able to tackle the challenging patterns and having success this...

In my book The Tournament Mindset, one of the things I cover is using a towel.  Simply put, if you are not using a towel you are giving away pins.  Go read the book to see what else can help your average immediately - don’t worry it’s short in length. Click here to view/purchase the book. More importantly, if you are not using the right kind of towel, you may be doing yourself a disservice.  In this blog I will compare some common types of towels.    Cotton material Let’s start by talking about the common cotton towel.  If you...

Thanks for all of the support. I had 32 shares and over 300 likes. I think it’s safe to say you all would like to hear about reading lane graphs. I went to the Detroit Cup last weekend and did a seminar on reading lane graphs and lane play before the event started. Because of the great reception, I thought it would make for a good blog. Let me preface this by saying there are many, many patterns and as technology advances, there will be more to come. This is a general overview of how to read a lane graph,...