Storm's Illustrious Staff's Advice on Increasing and Maintaining Rev Count

Do you want to increase the revolutions on your ball or, at least, be more consistent with the revs you do generate? If so, and it seems that almost everybody does, the staff at Storm have some suggestions that I gleaned from Storm's Facebook page. Here are some of the more notable ones:

 "Sounds to me like there are some timing issues, as well as some muscle in the swing that is causing the inconsistencies. It's tough to tell without physically seeing it, but the key is achieving effortless power." ~ Jeff Carter

"Go to the gym and work on your leg strength, flexibility, and your cardio. You should see a dramatic improvement after a few good workouts. I wanted to increase my rev rate this year so I intensified my routine at the gym and my rev rate went from 360 to 400." ~ Ryan Shafer

"I would try to use a few less revs. You should be able to be more consistent if you find a release that you can repeat." ~ Tom Hess

"Sounds like a timing issue. Make sure to get the slide foot to the foul line ahead of the ball." ~ Randy Pedersen

"It's not all about revs. Consistency is the key though, so you are right about that. Be sure to work on practicing your release. Make it as consistent as possible. One step drills and foul line drills can help with this." ~ Jason Belmonte

"It's tough to say without watching you bowl. I think it's key to make sure you have a consistent timing. Also practice hard on having the same hand position at the moment of release." ~ Andres Gomez

"Well, honestly I'm not sure. I'm not a big guy, so I won't tell you to work out more or pump iron. I'm considered a "tweener," and I would much rather be consistent in hitting my mark than the amount of revs I have on the ball." ~ Pete Weber

"Make sure to accelerate through the release area, not before." ~ Norm Duke

Bowling Video of the Day--Bowling Ball History

This week, the intrepid participants in the Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship will be leaving their modern reactive resin and less modern urethane balls in their bags and returning to bowling's equivalent of the Dark Ages by using only special polyester or "plastic" balls. Even with the lower volume of oil that will be applied to the lanes this week, these balls won't hook nearly as much or carry strikes nearly as well as newer equipment does.

It should be a very interesting tournament. I'm inclined to think that those, like Jason Belmonte, with the most powerful releases wedded to at least decent accuracy and consistency will fare best this week. "Mr. 260 League Average" Jeff Carter won the inaugural event last year.

In the meantime, this seems an appropriate time to post a video of bowling ball history from the Stone Age of wooden and mineralized rubber balls to the high-tech missiles that bless or curse the sport today. The video comes from a segment of the Modern Marvels program airing on the History Channel.