by Mike | Oct 24, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
To be one of the top bowlers in the world, you have to keep up with trends. One of the latest trends in my local area has been seemingly drier lanes on typical house shots. I say seemingly drier lanes due to the fact that my newer equipment that I recently installed...
by Mike | Oct 3, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
Continuing on with the PBA Experience, this week I will discuss the Earl Anthony Oil Pattern. The Earl Anthony Oil pattern, like most PBA patterns offers an extremely tough ratio of 2.3 to 1. This pattern is not only difficult because of the ratio, but also because...
by Mike | Sep 18, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
This past Sunday I attended a Ball Demo hosted by Ebonite International. Ebonite International has taken in a lot of companies under their umbrella recently, and had all of their brands on display to try out. The Ebonite International family consists of Ebonite,...
by Mike | Aug 31, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
I will start off by telling you this is the hardest condition I have bowled on to date. The U.S. Open Pattern I bowled on was 42 feet in length. In addition to being a longer pattern it is a 1 to 1 ratio oil pattern. A typical house pattern ratio can sometimes be...
by Mike | Aug 14, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
In the next few articles to come I will be revisiting an article I started in May and continue to discuss my summer PBA Experience League, specifically the Carmen Salvino pattern this week. To see my previous article on my PBA Experience League please visit here. ...
by Mike | Jul 12, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
At Above180.com we enjoy bringing you the latest information from the newest bowling balls, to coaching, drilling layouts, and accessories. This week I am stepping away from my norm of discussing the PBA and will discuss a new product and tell you my findings with...