Storm Pearlizes the Crux First Impressions This Crux Pearl is likely to be more usable for bowlers on typical shots over the original solid Crux. Very nice ball reaction with a nice heavy roll. Our Testers: Travis Celmer Tweener: 450 rpm PAP: 5 1/2 & 1/4 up Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: ~45 degrees Layout: 50 … Continue reading Storm Crux Pearl Bowling Ball Review →

Storm’s Rocket blasts off… First Impressions Interesting piece here…think somewhere between the Hy-Road and Reign in terms of ball reaction. Our Testers: Travis Celmer Tweener: 450 rpm PAP: 5 1/2 & 1/4 up Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: ~45 degrees Layout: 30 x 4 x 70 Resume: PBA Eastern Region Titlist, Real Bowlers Tape staff member Elysia … Continue reading Storm Rocket Bowling Ball Review →

This May Just be the Benchmark Nano… First Impressions With the amount of hook the Storm IQ Tour Nano offers, this may be the “hookingest” bowling ball to use the Nanotechnology cover. Our Testers: Tester #1 Shaun English – 230 avg Power Stroker: 405 rpm PAP: 4 5/8 & 1/4 up Axis tilt: low-medium Axis … Continue reading Storm IQ Tour Nano Bowling Ball Review →

What is the Crux of This? First Impressions Storm is going for a very aggressive top line ball. How usable will this be on a typical house shot? All I can tell you is it gets better the deeper you get! Our Testers: Jeremy Overdier Power Player: 400 rpm PAP: 5 & 0 up Axis … Continue reading Storm Crux Bowling Ball Review →

The secret is out. Storm is releasing two new pieces for the summer, the brand new Optimus and a solid Hy-Road. Storm Optimus The new Storm Optimus is in the Master line. Starting with the known entity, Storm once again uses the pearlized R2X reactive cover. This is the same cover on the Marvel Pearl … Continue reading New Storm Equipment – Optimus and Hy-Road Solid! →

The Hybrid Hits the Mark Again!     Remember that coverstock accounts for 70% of ball reaction, but the core will create the dynamic shape. Your drilling will alter the shape to suit your game and conditions you bowl on. Our tester: Tweener: Randy Kenny (375 rpm) 60 x 3 3/8 x 30 Randy is … Continue reading Storm IQ Tour Fusion Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

Catchy Name, Interesting Piece… Storm keeps the highly popular Shape-Lock core shape but modifies it to have a lower differential.  This creates a different and likely more versatile piece on the conditions we mostly see these days.   The complete review and Digitrax analysis coming soon.

Does The Bark Match the Byte? Our testers: Layne Sandt (425 rpm) Brad Crouse (450 rpm) Lee Sandt of BowlerX drilled our test equipment. Layne’s layout is intended to get into a medium roll with a slower transition and high track flare potential.  For Brad, his layout will allow for more of a skid snap … Continue reading Storm Byte Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

The CAM core continues its Reign… Now with the venerable R2S Hybrid cover of Hy-Road infamy, The Reign On splashes onto the scene. Our testers: Layne Sandt (425 rpm) Brad Crouse (450 rpm) Lee Sandt of BowlerX drilled our test equipment. Layne’s layout is intended to get into a medium roll with a slower transition … Continue reading Storm Reign On Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

The Marvel-S is a Winner! Our testers: Layne Sandt (400 rpm) Brad Crouse (450 rpm) Lee Sandt of BowlerX drilled our test equipment. We used a 65 x 3.5 x 65 layout for Layne and a 70 x 5 x 70 layout for Brad. Both bowlers are relatively similar in style, speed, and revs. Both … Continue reading Storm Marvel-S Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

Full review coming soon but check out our latest video of the Storm Hy-Road Pearl.

Will this one Reign? Our testers: Stroker: Eric Deaton (275 rpm) Tweener: Jeff Dalton (300 rpm) Power Tweener: Norm Santos (350 rpm) Eric Deaton, Storm Staffer of Strike Mor Pro Shop drilled our test equipment. We used a pin up layout for the Storm Reign of Power, knowing how aggressive it is out of box. … Continue reading Storm Reign of Power Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

Perfectly in Sync… Remember that coverstock accounts for 70% of ball reaction, but the core will create the dynamic shape. Your drilling will alter the shape to suit your game and conditions you bowl on. Our testers: Stroker: Eric Deaton (275 rpm) Tweener: Jeff Dalton (300 rpm) Tweener: Norm Santos (350 rpm) Cranker: Sean Patterson … Continue reading Storm Sync Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

Another Benchmark? Remember that coverstock accounts for 70% of ball reaction, but the core will create the dynamic shape. Your drilling will alter the shape to suit your game and conditions you bowl on. Our testers: Cranker: Sean Patterson (565 rpm) Tweener: Jeff Dalton (300 rpm) 25 x 3 5/8 x 30 Stroker: Larry Salvati … Continue reading Storm IQ Tour Pearl Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

The Lucid Clearly Hooks! Buy the Storm Lucid Bowling Ball from Bowling.com!   Remember that coverstock accounts for 70% of ball reaction, but the core will create the dynamic shape. Your drilling will alter the shape to suit your game and conditions you bowl on. Our testers: Cranker (Sean Patterson, 565 rpm) : 60 x … Continue reading Storm Lucid Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →

The Tropical Breeze offers a leisurely stroll… The Storm Tropical Breeze Hybrid goes through our recent ball review testing. As usual, keep in mind that the coverstock will account for 70% of ball reaction while the core characteristics and drilling will dictate the shape of the reaction. I had the pleasure of testing this ball … Continue reading Storm Tropical Breeze Hybrid Bowling Ball Review with Digitrax Analysis →