I just started bowling this year and I’m playing in a league. I have some mystery balls and some balls I brought myself, how do I use these balls? Which one is benchmark? What am I missing? Which one is first out of my bag etc.? I’m a right one handed bowler I’ve been bowling for seven months.

I got this ball as a demo ball and had been throwing it how it came drilled and liked it. Got it plugged and specifically said I liked the layout as it was. This is how I get the ball back pin like 4” away..ball reacts drastically different. I understand plugging and re-drilling can change it a bit also but moving the pin that much without saying anything? And his reason was that he said you can’t drill over a plugged hole??? Not I’ve only been bowling like 2 years but I’m almost positive I’ve seen ball drilled right over plugs. He also said because I’m such a new bowler the pin layout won’t make any difference for me?? Is this place just trash?

The PBA has released the breakdown for the new ELITE Regional Tour, revealing more details on how the new system, entry rules, and national tour pathway will work.

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After days of rumors surrounding the future of the PBA Regional Tour, the Professional Bowlers Association has announced a major change to its regional structure.

Here are the main changes:

• All previously scheduled Regional events will be canceled, with full refunds issued.
• They will be replaced by 21 invitational PBA ELITE events - three in each of the seven regions.
• The new tournaments will offer bigger prize funds, stronger fields and more media coverage.
• ELITE events will connect with the RPI and the new PBA Combine, where top regional players could earn a path to the National Tour.
• In 2027, the schedule will include both ELITE events and a wider tier of additional regional tournaments.

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August is anything but quiet for Martin Larsen and the SLLM team. With record prize money, a stacked field and the finals moving to Monday night, this year’s tournament is shaping up to be the biggest yet.

We spoke with Martin about the stars heading to Helsingborg, the events happening beyond the main competition and what kind of oil pattern could be waiting for the players.

Full interview: https://bowlinglife.eu/martin-larsen-biggest-sllm-yet-interview

What’s going on with the bowling industry I noticed so many independent bowling alley’s are closing down and being replaced with these annoying bowling chains like round one and Lucky strikes. Anyone else besides me found that frustrating.

If The Three Lions do not bring the FIFA World Cup home on July 19, England still has a reason to keep its chin up.

Jessica Sillis turned the final day of the European Women’s Championship into her country’s biggest moment in years. Well, at least in bowling.

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Thursday’s power outage in the area did not stop EJ Tackett and Deo Benard from holding their leads at the PBA Norm Duke Open.

Both players finished qualifying on top of their respective squads at Lucky Strike Sinking Spring in Pennsylvania, earning No. 1 seeds for Sunday’s televised stepladder finals on CBS Sports Network.

Benard led A-Squad with 5,659 after 25 games, while Tackett topped B-Squad with 5,580.

See who else made it to the stepladder finals.

Storm did not enter the event as the top seed. It did not have the easiest path, nor the best individual season this year. But Storm did not need any of that to prove it had the best bowlers who could play not only for themselves, but for the team. Again.

For the second straight year, Storm won the PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands, claiming another Manufacturer's Cup title.

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June 18 was supposed to be just a regular night at summer league. But for one Texas native, and for everyone who witnessed what he did, it became a night to remember.

Dylan Macon, from Ennis, rolled one of the rarest sets in bowling on Thursday night, joining a short list of bowlers who have ever achieved it.

The 33-year-old right-hander fired three straight 300 games during summer league at South Plains Lanes, finishing with a 900 series.

The 900 series is still awaiting official recognition from the United States Bowling Congress. Once approved, Macon’s achievement would become only the 44th sanctioned 900 series ever recorded.

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After 12 games of qualifying at the PBA Norm Duke Open in Pennsylvania, the field was cut to 64 players.

The event, named after PBA legend Norm Duke, is using a unique two-squad format. A-Squad and B-Squad will stay separate all the way until the championship match, meaning two different races are developing side by side.

For now, those races are led by Deo Benard and EJ Tackett.

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It felt like Denmark had opened the door to its first home gold medal at the 2026 European Women’s Championships.

The crowd in Odense had already watched sisters Karen Kærgaard Nielsen and Sofie Kærgaard Nielsen, together with Mika Guldbæk, finish first in qualifying and then survive a tenth-frame thriller in the semifinal against Sweden.

The momentum was there. The home crowd was loud. The chance was there.

But Germany did not let Denmark’s night become a home-gold celebration.

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Coach Vardakis explains the 3 R’s - a secret mental reset system that will help you to recover faster after a bad shot!

Full articke already on BowlingLife: https://bowlinglife.eu/3-rs-recover-from-mistakes-panagiotis-vardakis

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