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RG Values and Their Meanings

Posted May 2, 2024 In: Bowling Terms | Bowling Tips

Now we all know that bowling balls have different weight blocks and different coverstocks to give them their own personal reaction. Now with these different materials and shapes, we get RG Values. What does RG stand for? Well RG means Radius of Gyration. (1) USBC defines RG of a bowling ball as a measurement in inches and is the distance from the axis of rotation at which the total mass of a body might be concentrated without changing its moment of inertia. Think of it like a Football. It can spin happily end over end or as a spiral. It will take longer to make one rotation at the same speed end over end than it will to rotate as a spiral, because the Radius of the end over end axis is longer than the spiral axis. So this means the end over end axis is the High RG plane and the spiral axis is the Low RG plane. The difference in those two axis RG values gives you your Differential. When you see the RG number on a ball advertised they are giving you the Low RG plane number. Now Differential is the driving force that causes track flare...

Five Tips To Improve Your Bowling Score

Posted Mar 25, 2024 In: Bowling Tips | Coach's Corner | Tips

1) Spares, Spares, and guess what, Spares!
We know this doesn't happen to you, but just imagine this, you are throwing good shots but not striking. Not only are you not striking, but let's say you miss all of your spares that game (just shot a 90 game). Now picture this and say you made every single pin this time, you just improved your score to 190! Every spare missed is 10 pins less off your game. Straighter is greater, especially when it comes to spare shooting...

Health Benefits of Bowling

Bowling is not only just a fun and competitive game, but it also has numerous health benefits to offer to whomever wishes to play consistently on a daily basis. The average bowler will walk 6/10th's of a mile in a 3 match series. Although the game is restricted to a small area, your constant movement while playing helps burn excess fat. You're exercising your legs while walking back and forth between the lane and the scoring table, and working the rest of your body as you lift and swing the bowling ball down the lane. Now, according to mayoclinc.com, which was recognized as the best hospital in the nation for 2014, an adult weighing about 200 pounds can burn up to 275 calories during an hour of bowling. Bowling does help speed up your metabolism which will therefore slim you down a bit...

Loft or Roll?

Posted Oct 10, 2014 In: Coach's Corner | Lemke's Look | Tips

There are moments in time when lofting the bowling ball works or rolling the ball works. How do we know when one will work better than the other? Why should I loft the ball over rolling the ball? I'm going to break down the difference between the two and try to give you some pointers on what to look for to help distinguish between lofting and rolling...

Hand Positions!

Posted Oct 3, 2014 In: Bowling News | Bowling Tips | Coach's Corner | Lemke's Look

We as bowlers dictate when and how the ball reacts down the lane. I know we all wish to have that magic ball but let's face it, no ball will magically work everywhere you go. Thus, we have to make the right adjustments to allow the ball to work how we may need it to. I will break down a couple of hand positions that will benefit you on certain areas and lane patterns to help you bring your game to the next level...