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The bowling community is full of wonderful and gracious people, but my guest on this Ten Pin Life podcast might just be the pinnacle of those two adjectives. This week I am blessed to be joined by Will Mateffy. Will is the pro shop manager at The Bowler’s Lounge at Sun Ray Lanes in theContinue reading “Will Mateffy | Ten Pin Life Podcast”

This video is clipped from my conversation with Nathan Agin of Actuality Media. You can find their channel here: https://www.actualitymedia.net/. Nathan is creating a documentary about the sport of bowling in a new era and was gracious enough to ask me to be a part of it, so when it comes out, please be sureContinue reading “How To Grow Bowling in 2022…”

The new benchmark ball is LIVE. The Idol Helios is set to be the first ball out of so many arsenals in 2022, and I am HERE FOR IT. Check out Striking Edge Pro Shop here: https://bit.ly/3p0JFyf I was a huge fan of the original Idol by Roto Grip. “Barney” as we called it wasContinue reading “Roto Grip Idol Helios | Ball Review”

The best ball of 2020 has been outmatched. The 900 Global Wolverine is UNBELIEVABLE. The tour line within 900 global has put out some amazing bowling balls in the last year. The Honey Badger Revival and the Ordnance C4 were great for me, so when the Wolverine was announced, I was excited. Following up onContinue reading “900 Global Wolverine | Ball Review”

I doubt a major change like this would happen, but should USBC consider banning urethane? No sport has evolved more than bowling in the last 10 years, so is it time for the game to change? More companies are utilizing urethane technology which impacts lane patterns more than traditional resin balls, now even putting asymmetricalContinue reading “Should Urethane Be Banned?”

Is it actually good enough to be “Trending”? Someone get Jack Dorsey on the line stat! Check out Striking Edge Pro Shop here: https://bit.ly/3p0JFyf The signature line from Storm products has been one of mixed reviews at best. The Timeless was hated. The Drive didn’t sell. The Trend wasn’t what it was advertised to be.Continue reading “Storm Trend 2 | Ball Review”

Ok, maybe it isn’t that kind of wine, but I can’t say a steak wouldn’t go well with it… Find the Striking Edge Pro Shop Facebook page here: https://bit.ly/3p0JFyf With the 10th iteration of a ball in the Hustle line, Roto Grip comes out swinging with the Hustle Wine. Featuring the Hustle core and theContinue reading “Roto Grip Hustle Wine | Ball Review”

Yogi Berra once said that baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical. Well, how does that translate into the world of bowling? This week I am blessed to be joined by Diana Zavjalova, PWBA superstar, 4 time titles, two time USBC Queens champion and all around good person. I invited Diana ontoContinue reading “Diana Zavjalova | Ten Pin Life Podcast”

In 2017, USBC decided to end releasing the oil patterns and the livestream of the Open Championships. I think that was a critical mistake… This decision sparked an outrage out of the majority of the bowling community for the sake of trying to create a more level playing field. Since then, attendance to the tournamentContinue reading “Dear USBC, Release the Patterns…”

She’s one of the most successful youth bowlers in history, having won the Teen Masters and been runner up in back to back years. She was also the national high average holder for female youth bowlers for five years in a row. Ashly Galante was bound for professional success from the day she picked upContinue reading “Ashly Galante | Ten Pin Life Podcast”