Equipment Reviews | Corner Bowling Shop Blog

23 April 2012, Motiv Sigma Hybrid, Equipment Review.

Those of us who do not throw the ball hard or do not put a massive amount of revs on the ball have had difficulty finding high perfornace bowling balls for heavy oil conditions. Motiv has produced the Sigma Hybrid. Designed for medium-heavy oil, the Sigma Hybrid reads earlier and provides a smoother ball motion. League bowlers that are rev-challenged or speed dominant will appreciate the strength of the Sigma Hybrid on a fresh house shot. Tournament bowlers will use it on medium-heavy volume sport patterns to destroy the rack. This is music to our ears!! Selections whaere the RG is under 2.50 are getting harder to find. Try it. We bet you’ll like it!!!

26 March 2012, Hammer Rhythm, Equipment Review

The new Hammer Rhythm is the latest ball designed to continue raising awareness of one of the most historic bowling organizations in America, the TNBA! The Rhythm combines our very popular Arson core with the strongest coverstock from last season, Grand Theft Reactive, first poured on the original Taboo. This creates an incredibly strong solid symmetric ball in the Hammer line! A portion of the proceeds from every Rhythm ball sold will go to support the TNBA.

This ball is best suited for medium to medium heavy oil lane conditions. This means that for a normal league night, if your lanes are normally dry and you like to throw a straight down and in shot, this may be too much ball. It will probably be fine if you like a shot crossing the middle to find some oil. See your pro to determine if this is the ball for you!!

27 February 2012, AMF 300 Black Mamba, Equipment Reviews

There is no more competitive marketplace than the bowling ball. New bowling balls are being introduced by the truckload. There is almost an avalanche of new product hitting the market. The latest from AMF300 is the Black Mamba. This ball picks up the lane early and gives a nice round arc into the pocket. This ball is perfect for the medium heavy to heavy oil lane conditions. This means it would be a great ball for the USBC National Toutnament that just got underway.

Here is what AMF says about their new ball: Packed with an F74 coverstock, the Black Mamba uses its High RG – High Differential symmetric core and NEAT “E” finish to create a strong down lane motion on medium-heavy to heavy oil. This ball is value priced and is available now!! Check Out the Test Video for the Black Mamba.

23 January 2012, RotoGrip Defiant, Equipment Review

Roto Grip has produced a new ball that will allow you to rule the lanes! It is known as the Defiant. The new Paragon core allows you to match the ball reaction to the lane conditions. It has strong midlane roll and a huge continuous sweeping hook giving plenty of backend action. This is SERIOUS technological advancement. The new MicroBite covershell is stronger and more textured than all other brands. When finished with 3000 grit Abralon, this new shell creates friction where all others cannot!! Heavy oil lane conditions pose no problem for the Defiant. Today’s lane oils have more solids than ever and make the lanes very slick at times. Roto Grip has the answer!

Bowler’s with about 15 mph speed and low rev rates will really love this new Defiant. Lane control has just stopped being a problem!!! See it now—ball is available.

19 December 2011, Hammer Brick Bowling Ball, Equipment Review

Hammer has done it again!! The Brick appears to be another great ball for the heavier oil lane conditions. The new Brick Mirror Plane Asymmetric Core (MPA) was designed to allow the pro shop operator to tweak the ball performance when drilling. Making small layout changes will produces larger performance changes than other core layouts. With the core so versatile, the cover stock must be able to handle it!! With a ball so versatile, you may not have to have so many in your arsenal. As your game evolves or changes, you can change the ball to give you the performance you need!! All this at a great price point. Check out this new ball.