Bowling Digest Holiday Gift Guide

Bowling Digest, Dec, 2000

A DEXTER

Dexter's SST5: The best performance bowling shoe--59% of the winners of the PBA's televised tournaments in the past 12 months wore Dexter. With Dexter's SST5's unique system, you can instantly customize your shoes to match your bowling style and approach condition. So whether you have a long or short slide, whether you're on a wooden or synthetic surface, sticky or slick conditions, with the Dexter SST5 you'll have the correct combination for every situation.

B BOWLING'S BOOKSTORE

For more than 15 years, Bowling's Bookstore has featured the largest selection of instructional bowling books and videotapes. Recently, the company has added bowling novelty items, gifts, collectibles, posters, and bowling accessories, along with books and videos on bowling management and marketing. Serving consumers as well as bowling centers and pro shops, Bowling's Bookstore emphasizes knowledgeable and personal customer service. Most orders are shipped within one day. For more information, or for a complete catalog, call (800) 521-2695 or 804-559-5199, or visit their Web site at www.Bowlingsbookstore.com.

C AMF

Angle Evolution: It has been two decades since the introduction of the original Angle, but its impact on bowling was revolutionary. AMF's latest ball, the Angle Evolution, is equally revolutionary, so it has earned a connection with its namesake. The Angle Evolution features AMF's exclusive Double Power Ring Technology, creating a dual-mass bias core that delivers the strongest back-end finish in the game. The power of the core is kept under control with the patented Super Particle Technology cover stock, perhaps the most flexible and controllable cover stock ever invented. The result is a ball with the greatest combination of area and carry available in bowling. Hawk: The AMF Hawk combines affordability and performance in one lethal package. Its dual-torque block technology offers the best of both worlds: better length through the front of the lane with a strong-hooked wallop on the back end. When combined with Super Flex Reactive coverstock--the same shell that made the Nighthawk famous--the Hawk produces enough hook and back-end action to handle any lane condition and any bowler's skill level. Ti-Hawk: Titanium. It's strong. It's explosive. It's the perfect material for destroying pins. This new member of the Hawk family features AMF's new super-dense multi-piece titanium core. This core has been strategically placed below the center of the ball, producing a higher rev rate, more hook, and more overall area on the lane. Using the same Super Flex coverstock as the Hawk, the Ti-Hawk produces stronger mid-lane reaction while maintaining enough back-end action and carry for a variety of bowlers. It's simply unbeatable performance for an unbeatable price.

D INNOVATIVE BOWLING PRODUCTS

Santa and his elves have been very busy developing our new Pro-Model two-speed spinner. Just call Innovative Bowling Products, and we'll ship it to you in time for that special bowler to open up on Christmas morning. Mention BOWLING DIGEST and receive a free instructional booklet, a how-to booklet, and sample polishes. Innovative now has four models to choose from, each powerful enough to sand, polish, and refinish your bowling balls to pro-shop precision. Call (800) 226-5891 for more information.

A CLEAN STRIKE

Don't let the Grinch steal your Christmas--or your strikes. Clean Strike[R] bowling towels remove lane oils and dirt that build up on your hands and bowling ball. Only Clean Strike[R] bowling towels are guaranteed to beat oily lanes and improve your average. They're the perfect stocking stuffer for the serious bowler. Buy two and get one free.

B NU-LINE

The Gauntlet: With the advance breakthrough in cover technology, the Gauntlet's R.I.P. (Reactive Improved Performance) cover stock combines the control you'll find in a proactive particle shell with the unbeatable length of a reactive resin cover. You'll clear the heads with more mid-lane control leading up to an awesome sharp break on the back end. Put a Gauntlet in your hand and $15 in your pocket with Nu-Line's $15 Holiday Rebate offer. Just mail in the box bar code, a copy of your invoice, your Gauntlet serial number, and your mailing address to Nu-Line, 4837 West Ave., San Antonio, TX 78213, and Nu-Line will mail you a $15 rebate check. (Offer expires December 31, 2000; limited to one per household.)

C COLUMBIA 300

Columbia 300 is proud to introduce the newest member of the Rock family: the Rock Star[TM], with our TEC2[TM] cover stock. This is one hot performer that doesn't go into slumps. Developed with the league bower in mind, the Rock Star provides a strong, even-arcing ball motion for maximum control on common wet or dry conditions. Additionally, its excellent length and smooth hook make it a hit with even the most demanding bowler. Rock[TM] and Rock[TM] Pearl are two bad boys that never miss a beat. Both feature our exclusive TEC2[TM] shell. Unlike hollow glass microspheres or hard particles found in other cover stocks, TEC2 incorporates an enhanced lane-gripping additive so each ball bites through oil. The Rock strikes a perfect balance between track flare and hook potential without flipping too quickly at the break point. And the Rock Pearl is the first pearlized ball to hook in medium-to-heavy oil while maintaining a powerful back-end reaction. * Just when the competition thought it was safe to get back on the lanes, the /C monster returns. Cuda[TM]/C 2000 is a menacing combination of our original best-selling Cuda[TM]/C core and our new pearlized Holo-Flex[TM] reactive shell. It goes further and grips the lane more than any Cuda before it. Even as the track dries up, the ball controls its release of energy up front. It gets through the heads easily to deliver more hook and power through the pins on the back end. * If you want to send your competition a message, we'll deliver. Have the last word with the Messenger[TM] TEC. We combined the best of the wildly successful Messenger Titanium with our highly aggressive TEC[TM]. It's designed to bite through oil with enough energy for a strong are on the back end--all so you can send it straight home to the pocket.