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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...
Dominant NEW Ball: Motiv Evoke
Posted Mar 28, 2024 In: Bowling Balls | Bowlingball | MOTIV
If you’re looking for a seemingly unfair advantage over your opponents (and your friends), you’ve found it in the Motiv Evoke! The Evoke is a high-performance BEAST that will dominate medium to heavy oil on the lanes. It’s a must-have weapon in any serious bowler’s arsenal...
Bowling Ball Coverstocks & How They Perform!
Posted Mar 27, 2024 In: Bowling Balls | Bowling Tips | Brunswick | Coach's Corner | Columbia | DV8 | Hammer | MOTIV | Storm
With all the bowling balls that are listed on the market, how do you choose what may work for you? We will try to break down some of the simple aspects to look for in just the bowling ball coverstock that will help your game out. First, let us mention that Five Main types of coverstocks are used in today's game. Plastic, Urethane, Pearl, Hybrid, and Solid are the common names for them. Each section of this post will break down a different type of coverstock so you can find the one(s) that are right for your bowling style...
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...
Bowling Term Glossary
Posted Feb 29, 2024 In: Bowling Balls | Bowling Knowledge | Bowling Terms
The exact origin of bowling is unknown but archeologists have traced its beginnings at least back to ancient Egypt. Much later, in Germany, the trend to bowl with nine pins became popular and spread throughout Europe. European colonists brought the game to North America as both an indoor and outdoor sport. Governing agencies, however, attempted to ban indoor bowling as it became more and more associated with drinking and gambling. In the early nineteenth century, ten-pin bowling evolved as a means of circumventing a public ban of nine-pin bowling in Connecticut. Regulatory groups began the process of standardizing all aspects of the sport in the late 1800's but it still retained its reputation for being a "low life" activity. Although highly popular, it was not until women entered the sport of bowling and gained more influence that ten-pin bowling became a more respectable pastime. National organizations began to see a decline in membership after the late 1970's and in 2004 merged to form one cohesive organization – the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). USBC's primary aim is the promotion and development of the sport in the interest of all bowlers...
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