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Archives: June 2024

Learning About Bowling Balls: Coverstock

Posted Jun 19, 2024 In: Bowling Ball Knowledge | Bowling Balls | Bowling Knowledge | Bowling Technology | Bowling Terms

For serious bowlers looking to up their game, understanding the coverstock used on a bowling ball is essential. The coverstock refers to the outer shell material and finish that surrounds the ball's core. This has a major impact on how the ball grips the lane, its hook potential, and overall motion characteristics...

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Learning About Bowling Balls: Lane Conditions

Posted Jun 18, 2024 In: Bowling Ball Knowledge | Bowling Balls | Bowling Knowledge | Bowling Technology | Bowling Terms

For bowlers at any level, understanding lane conditions and oil patterns is crucial to consistency and scoring. The oil pattern laid down on the lanes has a massive effect on how much a bowling ball will hook and react. We discussed this a bit in our post on Hook Potential. So this means that understanding your house oil conditions, along with knowing your skill level, will help you choose the bowling ball that's right for you!..

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Learning About Bowling Balls: Hook Potential

Posted Jun 18, 2024 In: Bowling Ball Knowledge | Bowling Balls | Bowling Knowledge | Bowling Technology | Bowling Terms

If you've ever watched professional bowling on TV, you've probably noticed how much the pros curve their ball and hook into the pocket. That curve is due to something called "hook potential" - and it's a crucial aspect of the sport that bowlers at every level need to understand...

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Top 5 Selling Bowling Balls: May 2024

Posted Jun 4, 2024 In: Bowling Balls | Hammer | Storm | Top Sellers

Featured Image As we enter June, for many of us, school’s out, warmer weather is here. It’s time for summer bowling! May was an incredible month for bowling ball sales here at Bowling.com, and as promised, we’re taking a look at all the customer favorite bowling balls from this past month! There are some familiar balls, like the Hammer Black Widow 3.0, the Storm Phaze II, and the Hammer Effect, but we have a couple of new contenders as well! So let’s get started with an exciting ball, May’s top seller, the new Hammer Arctic Vibe!..

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