Las Vegas is typically known for it’s moniker as Sin CIty. A place where you can party all day and all night, gambling and all other forms of “sin” are available as well. This time around though Sin City is bringing you a combination that is sure to be a hit when Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival happens in Vegas on May 25-28.
The three days will offer punk rock enthusiasts the chance to get out on the lanes in bowling tournaments, where you can bust out your new favorite ball, as well as participate in Texas Hold ‘Em competitions all the while they are experiencing live music with more than 5,000 others. There will be a lineup of more than sixty bands that will include old-schoolers like NOFX, Rancid and Pennywise and it will also feature some of the up and coming bands like Dead to Me, Amoebas and The Avengers.
If you need more information on the 14th annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival head over to the official website and get ready for some awesome bowling and live music!
If you’re in the market for a new high performance ball you might want to set your sights on Hammer’s Taboo Jet Black. It is getting nothing, but great reviews. Here’s a profile of the ball and a couple rave reviews from bowling.com customers.
Ball Profile
Hammer Taboo Jet Black
High Performance
- Color: HD Jet Black
- Coverstock: GTR III Solid
- Core: High Mass-Bias Gas Mask Core w/ Flip Block
- Factory Finish: 500/1000/2000 Abralon, Polished w/ Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
- Reaction: Ultra Skid/Flip
- A few tiny pit holes in the cover stock of the ball are normal
- RG: 16#-2.51, 15#-2.50, 14#-2.49, 13#-2.53, 12#-2.60
- RG Differential: 16#-.049, 15#-.060, 14#-.057, 13#-.055, 12#-.039
- Recommended Lane Condition: Medium Oil
- Description: Hammer’s Taboo series balls are known for their strong finish. With the third edition of the aggressive Grand Theft Reactive coverstock, and the legendary Gas Mask core, the Taboo Jet Black not only gets down the lane, she finishes hard too. There’s nothing sweet about this Taboo.
Bowling.com Customer Reviews
Unique_Z72 from Brunei
Deadly Ball!
Pros: Goes long, Super snappy backend, Great weight, Amazing feel
Cons:none
Best Uses: Medium oil, Fresh oiled lanes, Heavy Oil
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend. This thing is serious business!! It surprised me as it goes long but still snaps with an angular backend! No matter what i do this ball finds the pocket everytime!
Nyc love bowl from NYC
Jet Black the Magic ball!!
Pros: Snaps hard to the pocket, Makes dry lanes like oil
Cons:Doesnt make me coffee
Best Uses: Dry lanes
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friendWhen lanes break down on game 3 or game 10 and you cant keep your strike ball from jumping across the head pin. Your adjustments are throwing ball out more, moving in, lofting the ball out, throwing the ball faster. These techniques all compromise your original first game ball motion. This jet black taboo takes care of all that. Throw your original shot you did for game one in the dryest of lane conditions your ball will never fail you its magic!! You get the strongest break of any taboo on the market. Carrydown OIL meet your daddy!!
We touched on how to speed up your ball in our last blog post, but what if you need to slow down?
If you’re ball keeps blowing right past the break point then the lane conditions that you are dealing are more oily than what you are used to bowling. When this is the case you’re going to need to slow your ball speed down in order to hit the break point with the correct timing. One thing to remember about slowing down your ball is that it will be caring less momentum and it will grip the lane quicker giving you that early break your looking to get. How much do you need to slow it down though and how to do it are problematic questions for a lot of bowlers
When you are slowing down your ball you want to follow the same rules as are applied to speeding it up. That means you want to lower the ball on the approach. You don’t want to decelerate after the peak of your approach that can cause you problems. You should lower the ball from two to twelve inches depending on the desired speed. You may also want to try bending at the knees a little bit when your slowing the ball down. (more…)
He took home the trophy three times on the PBA tour this year one of which was the Elite Players Championship. Jason Belmonte has to wait to here how this years votes are counted by the PBA membership to see whether or not he is the 2011-12 PBA Player of the Year. Not only did he pick up his three titles he made nine shows, finished in the top-five seven times, bowled a nationally televised 300 game just to name a few things that Belmonte did this season.
On top of the PBA stats, that are phenomenal by the way, he competed against world competition in the World Cup and he shot another 300 game in the the Thailand Open.
Belmonte who bowls for Storm had this to say about this past season”Its up to the PBA members to decide on who was the best bowler of the year.” Belmonte also said, “I gave myself the best possible chance of winning the award with my efforts this season. Player of the Year is about winning and making TV. I won the most. I made the most shows. I was in contention every week, especially the majors. I am so proud of the hard work I’ve put into my game and to see those results come through because of that work is very rewarding, especially because of the sacrifices I’ve had to make this season. I’m so happy to achieve and do what I did.”
Only time will tell whether or not Belmonte will win this year’s Player of the Year honors, but if it were up to us at bowling.com Belmonte would get the nod.
In the Ferrysburg, Michigan at their bowling alley and restaurant you will soon be able to buy anything that catches your eye, even the alleys themselves will be up for grabs.
In 1979 the place was opened for busines and held it’s own until it was foreclosed on in 2010. Now because of the foreclosure all of the items that remain in the bowling alley whether they be shoes, bowling equipment, items from the bar and kitchen or anything else inside the alley it will be going to auction.
The auction itself will take place Tuesday. It will be held online via Orbitbid.com.
“We’re selling the 24 lanes, the ball returns, the pin setters, the pins – everything,” said Steve Morse, of Orbitbid.com. “99 percent of the time we sell everything.”
If you think that you might be interested in anything that the alley has to offer you can pre-bid on items. If you choose not to pre-bid the auction will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and items will come to a close between 6-8 p.m.
The alleys are made of wood not synthetic and Morse said, “bidders make furniture out of them a lot of times, countertops and tables.”
The beer mirrors, like the one below, that the alley houses have already been drawing some interest Morse has said.
There is one thing that needs to be kept in mind if you are planning on bidding on any of the items in the auction on Tuesday and that is you have to remove the items within three days of the purchase yourself.
“So if you’re buying a pair of lanes for grandpa’s barn, you’ve got to be ready to come in here and take them out almost immediately because it’s going to take some time and some effort,” Morse said. “They have to bring their own tools and their own people to lift stuff.”
So if you’ve got the time and you’re close enough to Ferrysburg, Michigan to take some of this alley home with you, It’s definitely worth your time. Again the auction will begin Tuesday at 8 a.m. so if you’re looking to build your own alleys from pieces of an old alley you might be in luck.
Sean Rash was the winner of yesterday’s PBA Tournament of Champions. The tournament that was held at Red Rock Lanes and was won by Rash, his first victory in five years. He finished off Ryan Ciminelli 239-205 in the title match.
The last time Rash won was in 2007 at the United States Bowling Congress Masters, but it was all Rash from the outset. He bowled a fantastic title match and took home the hardware, not to mention a cool $80,000.
“This one ranks right up there with the most important titles I’ve ever won,” Rash said. “Your first title is always special, and so is your first major, but this tournament is special because everyone who bowls in it is a champion. The other guys in the finals are all great young players.” He also said, “the great thing about winning a title like this is we’re all family out here. Every other player wants the other guy to succeed. It really feels good.”
Along with the title Rash is also starting to appear in the conversation for PBA Player of the Year. This conversation has been spurned by Rash’s unofficial lead on Tour in earnings, average and competition points all the while being in the top ten in 11 of 14 tournaments. With his title, Rash also inserted himself into the PBA Player of the Year chase. He unofficially led the Tour in earnings, average and competition points while finishing in the top 10 in 11 of 14 tournaments.
Ciminelli was all positive after the match giving all the credit to Rash for the victory, noting that he eliminated two top players in order to get to the title match.
Ciminelli’s competition to get to the final match was pretty tough too. He beat Jason Belmonte who is one of the best bowler’s in the game, 257-223 and he also bested Mike Fagan, 190-182.
The bowling season has ended, but a special post-season PBA Summer Shootout is in the works for Memorial Day weekend. The details should be released soon.
Storm Tropical Breeze Black/Cherry
If you haven’t already heard Storm is set to release four new balls in the very near future. One of which is the Storm Tropical Breeze in an all new black/cherry color. The ball is set to be released on May 8, 2012.
Peek at the Design
The new Tropical Breeze black/cherry has three new awesome colors and fragrances. It’s a ball that will appeal to any bowler, no matter his or her skill level. Like all of the other Tropical Breeze balls this new color combo will have the Reactor reactive coverstock material. Making the ball glide right through the heads and at the same time it’s down-lane action gives you maximum pin carry. (more…)
Is there a better gift than a bowling gift? If it’s for someone that loves bowling the answer is no. If you know someone that enjoys bowling either as recreation or hobby or as the member of a league they are going to appreciate any type of bowling related gift that you purchase. There are a number of great bowling gift ideas. (more…)
Today we’re profiling the Brunswick Slingshot. The Slingshot is an entry level performance ball from Brunswick that comes in six different colors. Another comforting factor is you know you’re getting quality when you go with Brunswick.
Coverstock
The Slingshot features Brunswick’s PowrKoil 17 Reactive coverstock. PowrKoil 17 is a mild reactive coverstock that creates length with a medium response to friction on dry to medium-dry lane conditions. The Slingshot comes in a wide array of pearlized colors that will surely match your style. (more…)
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