It is Christmas again and there are some new bowling balls hitting the market just in time. One of these is the new Columbia 300 Benchmark bowling ball. This purple, silver, orange, plum bowling ball is very versatile. Available in 12 to 16 pound weights, this higher RG ball is perfect for the typical house shot and is good on medium volume oil tournament lane conditions. This ball is considered a mid-level performance ball and carries a very reasonable price. Check out the video below for how this new rolling art reacts to the lanes.
As always in bowling, there is a constant stream of new equpment coming out. Being introduced 11 November 2011 is the Brunswick Nexus Bowling Balls. These new balls are supposed to have the most hook of any ball Brunswick has ever produced. The Nexus f(P+F) is a solid coversock ball and is recommended for use on heavy oil lane conditions. The Nexus F(P) is pearlized and will go longer. It is recommended for use on medium oil lane conditions. The new adaptive chemistry process has really created a high performance bowling ball. It may be too much for everyday bowlers to control, but if you can it promises to be a real pin smasher! Check out the video.
Bowling shoes are the foundation of the bowling approach and delivery. If the shoes are not right, your game will suffer. How to select the proper bowling shoe for the individual bowler is not talked about too much during league bowling or practice. So, how do you pick the right shoe? There are some things to consider. The bowler needs to realize that the shoe can improve scores, shape your game and in general make the bowling experience more enjoyable. There are steps to choosing the correct shoe:
First, decide on the type of shoe you want. Retro style, classic styleor do you want the look that will make you the envy of the alley? This where your personality comes through and can make things more fun. Are you a serious or casual bowler? Most serious bowlers want to look professional or are you the casual bowler that likes the bowling shoes look and wants to take the look to the street? Casual bowlers will probably go for the universal soleshoe that can be used on left or right slide foot. More serious bowlers will opt for the high performance shoe.Second, decide where to buy your shoes. Casual bowlers will want to buyonlinebecause there are more styles and sizes available than your local pro shop. More advanced bowlers may want to try the shoe on and that would mean going to the pro shop. There would be fewer choices there but they will know how the shoe will feel. Third, casual bowlers can go for the universal sole usable on LH or RH bowlers. Higher performance bowlers want shoes that can be tweaked to increase or decrease slide. They can also opt for different heels to adjust height and/or break. Finally, the shoe must feel good on your foot.
Elite introduces the new Warfare. In the bowling world, this is a big deal anytime a new ball comes out. We need the best weapons to hone our individual games. If you want a good skid/flip ball, you should look at this ball. What does that mean? Skid/flip refers to the ball skidding down the lane to a point and then grabbing or flipping into the pocket. If you are a down and in player, meaning you really prefer to throw the ball straight and have it hook to the pocket without swinging the ball a lot of boards, this could be your ball. This is what Elite says about the Warfare. “This high performance bowling ball features the FX95+ cover which is extremely clean through the front part of the lane. The Hurricane core only enhances this reaction. The Warfare is ideal for medium to heavy oil conditions. If a little straighter is what you need just add polish. When the lanes are on the oily side rough up the surface the stock 1200 polish as this is best used on medium conditions.” A versatile ball that can be adapted to many lane conditions.
If you are a player looking for a ball to shoot down and in on normal league conditions and don’t want to swing the ball 20 – 30 boards after the lanes break down, give this ball a serious look.
With its high gloss finish, the Damage will provide excellent length with a quick response to friction at the breakpoint.
With Brunswick’s new addition to the Advanced Performanceline we were excited to see what ball motion the Damage would bring to the table. This series of balls continues to produce good ball motions across many conditions. The Damage was no different and did not disappoint us when we tested it.
On the fresh you could tell the ball was a little out of it element but it still created enough friction to get into a good roll and still give us plenty of movement on the back part of the lane. If the cover was hit with a 2000 grit pad the motion would have suited the condition much better.
As we saw the lane break down the Damage came to life and by the end of the night it was moving off the break point as strong as any other ball in this performance line. The great thing about the Damage is how it looked going down the lane. This is sometimes as important as reaction because it lets you see what the ball is doing. With it’s sharp three color pearl the Damage was great to watch as it went to the pin deck.
There was no lack of energy by the pins with this ball either. The ball continued off the break point very strong and went through the pin deck with authority every time.
The Damage is a great reacting and great looking addition to Brunswick’s line up.
It is Christmas again and there are some new bowling balls hitting the market just in time. One of these is the new Columbia 300 Benchmark bowling ball. This purple, silver, orange, plum bowling ball is very versatile. Available in 12 to 16 pound weights, this higher RG ball is perfect for the typical house shot and is good on medium volume oil tournament lane conditions. This ball is considered a mid-level performance ball and carries a very reasonable price. Check out the video below for how this new rolling art reacts to the lanes.
