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10/29/2026

Heads up everyone, the Pro Shop will open at 4:30pm today due to family coming in to town. Sorry for any inconvenience.

10/26/2026

PSA - The Pro Shop will be CLOSED today.

10/20/2026

🎳 10BACK BOWLING SCHOOL — WEEK 3 🎳

This week: FIT & TAPE

One of the most overlooked parts of a good release is something simple:

Your thumb fit.

Your thumb can swell, shrink, or simply feel different from one night to the next.

When the fit gets loose, a lot of bowlers react by doing this:

👉 SQUEEZE

And once you start squeezing, your release can change with it.

That’s where bowling tape becomes a tool — not just something you throw in your bag.

Tape can help you:

🎳 Fine-tune thumb fit
🎳 Create a more consistent feel
🎳 Reduce the need to squeeze
🎳 Adjust as your hand changes during a session

And not all tape feels the same.

Some tape is designed to create more texture and grip.

Other tape creates a smoother feel for the thumb as it exits the ball.

The goal is simple:

Build a fit that lets you repeat the release instead of fighting the ball.

💬 Do you use tape in your thumb hole now — or do you usually just deal with the fit when it changes?

Later this week, we’ll show how we use tape to make small fit adjustments at the shop.

10/19/2026

We will be CLOSED today, open regular hours rest of the week.

10/19/2026

Good Morning,

The Pro Shop will be CLOSED today.

10/17/2026

🎳 **10BACK BOWLING SCHOOL — SURFACE TEST** 🎳

Same ball.
Same bowler.
Same lane.

The only thing we changed was **surface**.

We threw:

🔵 **2 shots at 4000 grit**
🟡 **3 shots at 2000 grit**
🔴 **3 shots at 500 grit**

In that order.

As you watch, don’t just ask:

👉 **“Which one hooked more?”**

Instead, watch for:

👀 **Where does the ball begin to respond?**
👀 **How quickly does it respond to friction?**
👀 **What shape does it create?**
👀 **How does the angle change downlane?**

That is the real purpose of changing surface.

A surface adjustment can change **Response Time, shape, and angle** without changing bowling balls.

🎳 **The goal isn’t always more hook. It’s the right reaction.**

💬 What differences did YOU see between **4000, 2000, and 500 grit?**

Drop your thoughts in the comments.

10/13/2026

🎳 **10BACK BOWLING SCHOOL — WEEK 2** 🎳

Last week we talked about learning to see **what your bowling ball is actually doing**.

This week: **SURFACE.**

You’ve probably seen pads labeled:

**500 • 1000 • 2000 • 3000 • 4000**

A common misconception is:

👉 **“Lower grit means more hook.”**

A better way to look at it is:

**How does surface change the ball’s Response Time, shape, and angle?**

Lower surface numbers create more texture and can help the ball respond sooner.

Higher surface numbers create a smoother cover and can help the ball retain direction longer before responding to friction.

So instead of asking:

❌ “What surface makes my ball hook more?”

Ask:

👀 Do I need it to respond sooner?
👀 Do I need it cleaner through the front?
👀 Is it responding too quickly to friction?

Sometimes a simple surface adjustment can change how a ball fits into your arsenal without replacing it.

🎳 **The goal isn’t more hook. It’s the right response and shape.**

And we’re not just going to talk about it.

Over the next few days, we’ll post a few short videos using the **same bowling ball at different surfaces** so you can actually watch how the Response Time, shape, and angle change.

💬 What do you think you’ll see at **500 vs. 2000 vs. 4000 grit?**

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10/09/2026

🎳 **10BACK BOWLING SCHOOL — PART 2** 🎳

Earlier this week we asked a simple question:

**What is your bowling ball ACTUALLY doing?**

That question is more important than simply asking:

👉 “Do I need more hook?”

For today’s example, we’re using three different bowling balls from MOTIV Bowling and Storm Bowling:

🔴 **MOTIV Forge Fuel & Storm Alpha Crux**
🔵 **MOTIV Covert VIP ExJ & Storm Bionic**
🟣 **MOTIV Nebula & Storm Next Factor**

(we intended to do some video but the timing of this post had us pivot from that visual feedback).

All three can strike.
All three can create hook.

But that’s not really the lesson.

What we want bowlers to start learning is:

**HOW DOES EACH BALL RESPOND TO FRICTION?**

That response changes the shape and angle we create downlane.

One ball may begin responding sooner and create a more controlled transition.

Another may retain its direction longer before responding to friction.

Another may create a quicker change of direction once friction becomes available.

That’s why simply saying:

👉 **“I need more hook.”**

…doesn’t tell us nearly enough.

Instead, start asking:

👀 **Where does the ball respond?**
👀 **How quickly does it respond?**
👀 **What shape does that response create?**
👀 **Does that shape still make sense as the lane transitions?**

That is the conversation we want bowlers having and thinking about when they are bowling and adjusting to transition.

As oil moves and the lane transitions, the ball that gave you the best shape earlier may no longer create the best shape later.

That’s why equipment changes aren’t always about going:

**STRONGER → WEAKER**

Sometimes we’re simply looking for a **different Response Time, different shape, or different angle. All of which can be done with Rotation (more or less) and Speed (more or less)....before acutally making a ball change.**

🎳 **The goal isn’t to find the ball that hooks the most.**

The goal is to find the ball that creates the **right shape and angle at the right time.**

And sometimes the best way to understand that isn’t standing in the Pro Shop talking about bowling balls. It’s getting on the lane.

That’s exactly what our **Arsenal Builder sessions** are designed for.

Bring your equipment, throw shots, tell us what **YOU** are seeing, and we’ll have the conversation together while watching the ball go down the lane.

That allows us to compare:

🎳 Response Time
🎳 Shape
🎳 Angle
🎳 Transition
🎳 Where each ball actually fits in your arsenal

Sometimes you need another ball.
Sometimes you need a surface change.
Sometimes you need a different shape.

And sometimes you already own exactly what you need.

💬 **What are YOU seeing out of your equipment right now?**

Drop it in the comments — or schedule an Arsenal Builder session and let’s figure it out together.

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10/07/2026

🎳 10BACK BOWLING SCHOOL 🎳
What Is Your Bowling Ball Actually Doing?

One of the most common things we hear from bowlers is:

👉 “The lanes are really oily tonight.”
👉 “My ball isn’t hooking.”
👉 “I need something stronger.”
👉 “That ball just went too long.”

But before we change bowling balls, change surface, or move on the lane, we need to answer a much more important question:

WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY SEEING?

At 10Back, we want to help bowlers learn to see ball motion differently.

No matter what bowling center you’re in, what pattern is being used, or whether the lane conditioner is Glide, Curve, Terrain or something else, there are constants:

🎳 The bowler
🎳 The bowling ball
🎳 The lane
🎳 The pins
🎳 And TRANSITION

The oil will move. The environment will change.

Our job is to recognize how the bowling ball is responding to friction and whether the shape and angle we're creating still make sense.

Instead of simply asking:

❌ “Did it hook enough?”

Start watching:

👀 Where does the ball begin responding to friction?

👀 How quickly does it respond once it finds friction?

👀 What shape does it create from that point to the pocket?

👀 Is that shape changing as the lane transitions?

This is where BowlU's concept of Response Time becomes extremely valuable.

Two bowling balls can both get to the pocket — but they may respond to friction VERY differently.

One may respond sooner and create a slower, more controlled shape.

Another may travel farther before responding and create a much quicker change of direction.

Neither is automatically right or wrong.

The question is:

Which response creates the shape and angle that makes sense for YOU and the lane in front of you?

That’s what we're going to start exploring with 10Back Bowling School.

📚 Learn what you're seeing.
🎳 Understand your equipment.
🧠 Make better decisions as the lanes transition.

👉 FRIDAY: We'll put three very different bowling balls side-by-side from MOTIV Bowling (Steve Hahn) and Storm Bowling (Daniel Seifert) — and use them to demonstrate three different ways a bowling ball can respond to friction.

09/07/2026

Reminder: The Pro Shop is closed today, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Address

8005 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA
99212

Opening Hours

Monday	3:30pm - 5:45pm
Tuesday	3:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday	3:30pm - 7:45pm
Thursday	3:30pm - 6pm
Friday	3:30pm - 7:30pm

Telephone

+15095081357

Website

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