Storm Bowling Ball Reviews
The Crux at its Prime… First Impressions The Crux Prime is a heavy forward rolling piece we’re used to seeing in the Roto Grip lineup. We’re going to like this one. This may be the the worthy successor to the Alpha Crux. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & … Continue reading Storm Crux Prime Bowling Ball Review
Today we are adding a new video to our Tutorials. This one is about the impact of layouts. Briefly let’s discuss what affects ball motion. So what affects ball motion at a macro level? Assuming we are eliminate as many variables as possible, the surface of the ball affects 70% of the ball reaction while … Continue reading Layout Tutorial: Storm Physix Bowling Ball Review
Welcome to our Tutorial Series. Today I want to cover surface changes and how they affect ball motion. We will do this in 2 parts. Part 1 here will use a middle of the road ball, the Storm HyRoad X on a house shot. There are a lot of nuances and our sport can be … Continue reading Surface Tutorial: HyRoad X Review
The HyRoad Hits 10 Years With an X… First Impressions I will talk for 5 minutes but the end result is short and sweet, the HyRoad X has me thinking great benchmark ball. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis … Continue reading Storm HyRoad X Bowling Ball Review
The Physix has the Stuff… First Impressions Physix seems to find the formula to be strong but continuous unlike many of the typically top end snow tire balls. There’s another ball we recall with this motion but more about that later. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 … Continue reading Storm Physix Bowling Ball Review
This Match Up is On Fire… First Impressions The Storm Match Up Black Pearl is so dark and dull, it looks like a solid. I’m fine with that. Threw the first ball and I was like, “Holy backend Batman!” Uh…OK. Wasn’t expecting that. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 … Continue reading Storm Match Up Black Pearl Bowling Ball Review
Does the Intense Have the Fire? First Impressions The Storm Intense Fire is smooth. Not quite as buttery as the Code Red but I think that’s a good thing. It’s got a bit more oomph! It smells like Cinnamon…er…Lave Spice. Reminds me of one of my favorite balls of all time, the Storm Trauma! Our … Continue reading Storm Intense Fire Bowling Ball Review
Storm Finds a New Code… First Impressions This thing keeps going. Can’t stop striking with the Code X. Everyone likes it. Should we stop now? Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: 15 Pounds Layout: … Continue reading Storm Code X Bowling Ball Review
Drive Your Own Way… First Impressions The Drive revs up nicely in the midlane and transitions smoothly to roll. There’s definitely control characteristics to this piece. Looks like a tournament ball… Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: … Continue reading Storm Drive Bowling Ball Review
Storm Goes SuperSonIQ… First Impressions Clean easy length as you would expect. Strong move off the dry with a lumbering core motion. I want to see what the SonIQ can do but it’s really easy to get to the pocket. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: … Continue reading Storm SonIQ Bowling Ball Review
The Hy-Road in Nano form… First Impressions The Hy-Road Nano seems like a great sport shot ball. It’s cover dominant, especially fresh, and core just has enough lope to have some influence downlane. Smooth with reliable motion. Our Testers: Sean Jensen (Righty) Style: Power player RPM: 475 rpm PAP: 4 3/4; 3/8 up Average Speed: … Continue reading Storm Hy-Road Nano Bowling Ball Review
The Hybrid is the Best Match Up… First Impressions Ball reaction bears clear resemblance to the Match Up family but the Hybrid cover offers a touch more smoothness. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: … Continue reading Storm Match Up Hybrid Bowling Ball Review
The Intense Storm has arrived… First Impressions I was thinking how pretty much every ball I threw went off the deck straight between the 8-9. Then I realized, this ball has those success factors that Storm is known for. Length, heavy churn, heaviness and drive through the pins. Oh and we can’t get over how … Continue reading Storm Intense Bowling Ball Review
The Marvelous Marble Returns… First Impressions I’m so glad this legend was re-released. It’s a great ball to fill that middle of the road ball but in a different way than your solid symmetric like the IQ Tours of the world. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average … Continue reading Storm Marvel Pearl Bowling Ball Review
These Balls Match Up… First Impressions It has been a long time since I found a Storm ball that is “lower end” that actually plays the way I want it to, an actual “ball down”. The Match Up Pearl is really a ball down and that’s a great thing in my book. The Match Up … Continue reading Storm Match Up and Match Up Pearl Bowling Ball Review
Storm has the Code…again First Impressions I like the Code Red more than the Code Black. It’s smoother overall and while the Code Black was the prototypical Storm skid/flip motion, this one is much closer to the smoothness of the HyRoad. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Speed/Rev Matched Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 … Continue reading Storm Code Red Bowling Ball Review
The Torrent Flows… First Impressions The Storm Torrent makes a strong visible but smooth move to the pocket. Looks like a nice middle of the road benchmark type ball. Our Tester: Doug Scheidig RPM: 325 rpm PAP: 5 & 1 up Average Speed: 15.75 mph Axis tilt: medium Axis rotation: medium Ball Weight: 15 pounds … Continue reading Storm Torrent Bowling Ball Review
This is a Lock, for Sure… First Impressions We got a strong one here folks! This is another “oiler” that’s a super strong ball. The heavy roll is sure pretty. Our Testers: Bryan Hoffman (Righty) Style: Higher Tilt Stroker RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 4 1/4 & 1/8 down Average Speed: 17.5 mph (at release) Axis … Continue reading Storm Sure Lock Bowling Ball Review
It’s Timeless.. First Impressions I’d like to say we were surprised by how much it hooks but it’s a Storm ball… Seems to have maximum efficiency through all phases meaning it hooks a ton. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Speed/Rev Matched Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.0 mph … Continue reading Storm Timeless Bowling Ball Review
Storm has the Code… First Impressions The Storm Code Black is the prototypical Storm ball if ever there was one. Good length and amazing punch down lane. This is what skid/flip looks like when done well. Our Testers: Wayne “Guy” Porr (Righty) RPM: 625 rpm PAP: 5 1/2; 1 up Average Speed: 20 mph (at … Continue reading Storm Code Black Bowling Ball Review
