Welcome to The Bowling Breakdown - your weekly pulse check on the world of bowling. ZVL (Zak) dives into the biggest news stories in the bowling world along with bowling ball announcements, PBA/PWBA/PBA50 news, and more.
Core engineer for Brunswick bowling Bryan Buckosh joins today to discuss the 10 newest bowling balls announced, how to read a core, and MORE!
13 Oct 2026
New Bowling Balls Coming and the 900 Global Portal Wins AGAIN! ZVL Live
New bowling balls have been teased from multiple Brunswick brands, so let's talk about when they might be coming and talk about my second win with the 900 Global Portal!
ZVL live streams air on Mondays at 2:00 CST and Wednesdays at 6:00 CST
9 Oct 2026
Answering YOUR Bowling Questions!
Let's dive into people's bowling questions about their arsenals, notes about the game of bowling ,and more!
6 Oct 2026
How to Grow Bowling - ZVL Live
Let's discuss how bowling can grow to be a sport with more competitive bowlers, build some bags, and more!
1 Oct 2026
How to Fix the Staffer Dilemna - ZVL Live 9/30
Bowling has an issue with staffers, so let's discuss it and try to fix it!
This is our full live stream from September 30th, make sure to check us out on other platforms to hear it live!
30 Sept 2026
PBA Awards ANNOUNCED and Q/A! ZVL Live - 9/30
On our 9/30 livestream, we discussed:
- PBA Rookie of the Year award
- Building a bowling bag
- New bowling releases
And MORE!
28 Sept 2026
ZVL Live - How To Average 200+
Enjoy a recording of my 9/23 livestream where we discuss how bowlers can average 200+, questions from the community, and more!
14 Sept 2026
7 New Bowling Balls, PBA Player of the Year Announced, and MORE!
Today, let's talk about:
-7 new bowling balls coming soon
-PBA Player of the Year was revealed
-The first PBA Elite event concluded, so who won?
-12 FREE TO WATCH events are coming soon!
7 Sept 2026
New Champion, Hammer Balls Incoming, and More!
-PBA 2027 video game announced
-PBA Lucky Larsen tournament concluded
-Swag balls released
-Storm Equinox Hybrid released
-Teaser of new balls from 900 Global and Hammer
-Future USBC Open locations announced
AND MORE!
31 Aug 2026
PBA Video Game EXCLUSIVE Interview - The Bowling Breakdown
In a SPECIAL episode of The Bowling Breakdown, we sit down with Hale who is one of the game directors on the newly announced PBA Pro Bowling 2027 video game! We dive into topics nobody has discussed about the game!
24 Aug 2026
Best League Bowling Balls, PWBA Tour Finale, and PBA Lucky Larsen!
-Storm discontinues the 900 Global Viking
-Swag Virtue update
-PWBA Conclusion
-PBA Lucky Larsen
-Creating the Difference Foundation Pads
17 Aug 2026
New Storm Ball, PBA Elite Tour, and PWBA Winners!
-Storm Equinox Hybrid details
-PBA Elite Tour has officially been announced
-PWBA Cleveland Open and Pepsi Open
-PWBA Tour Championship
-PWBA Rookie of the Year Race
-PWBA Player of the Year Race
-Swag Virtue collab with Sean Rash
10 Aug 2026
New PBA Elite Tour, 6 New Bowling Balls, and Chris Barnes is Player of the Year
-Brunswick's 6 newest bowling balls are releasing on August 13, so let's talk about them
-Chris Barnes won both the PBA50 Tournament of Champions and the PBA50 Player of the Year race
-New PBA Elite Tour coming soon
-New Mexico Open changes
-Midwest Youth Championship winners
3 Aug 2026
EJ Breaks the Average Record, New PWBA Champion, PBA Rumors, and New KR Strikeforce Shoes!
-EJ Tackett broke the all-time PBA average record for a single season!
-The Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament has concluded, and we have a first-time titleist
-Rumors are circulating of a revamped PBA Regional schedule
-KR Strikeforce is releasing 2 new shoes
28 Jul 2026
Lucky Strike Pushes Leagues, New Swag Bowling Balls, Major Mika, and Ball Sensor Release Time!
-Lucky Strike Entertainment changes direction and begins promoting league bowling
-Swag Bowling announces 6 new bowling balls coming in August and September, and they have a new niche
-The Storm x F5 Sensor was teased to be releasing in October 2026
-Major Mika strikes again, winning the PBA50 Bud Moore Player's Championship
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