Storm Marvel S Bowling Ball

COVERSTOCK:NRG™ Solid Reactive WEIGHT BLOCK: Centripetal™ Core LIGHT WEIGHT BLOCK: Modified Centripetal™ Core FACTORY FINISH: 3000-grit Pad BALL COLOR: Aqua/Green/Black DUROMETER: 73-75 Rex D-scale FLARE POTENTIAL: 5” - 6” (High) FRAGRANCE: Spearmint WEIGHTS: 12-16 lbs. SKU: TML My layout: 55 x 3 7/8 "x 45 My PAP: 4 3/4" over 1 5/8 up The Marvel S from Storm is a fantastic bowling ball. It is by far my favorite bowling ball since the IQ Tour which came out in July 2012. Anyone that knows me knows how much I loved the IQ Tour. I drilled 6 IQ Tours so far, {I am not done drilling IQ Tours yet} and there is a good chance I will end up drilling more Marvel S’s before I am done. I think that highly of this ball. I really loved the Nano and was really disappointed when Storm discontinued it. The good news is the Marvel S has the same cover stock, which produces a nice heavy roll, which is great for a straighter player such as me. I feel because of the weight block, the marvel S is smoother then the Nano was. Basically if you liked the Nano you will also like the Marvel S. I bowl tournaments every weekend, and I can always tell how popular a bowling ball will be just by paying attention to what people are throwing, as well as what they are saying about a bowling ball. When a new ball gets released from any company you will see people throwing them. The great balls pick up steam and still sell really well months down the road. The Marvel S has been out for about 4 months now and I keep seeing more and more of them on the racks. As a staffer that is the true test of knowing when a ball is truly great and the Marvel S fits that bill. Next time you are in a bowling center watching good bowlers, find someone throwing this Aqua green and black ball, watch how nice it rolls, and how powerful it really is when it enters the pocket. In conclusion the Marvel S from Storm gets my highest rating. I can’t stress enough that everyone needs to own this balling ball!

Hello all and as always thanks for reading. You can find the video here : http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mXrmmj7my_U&list=UUUdapKcbpNzp3PGwdo7P6GQ I cannot say enough good about the the whole Marvel line and now Storm decided to take their proven NRG coverstock and slap it on the most popular core Storm has made in the last 4 years. The combination is incredible providing a predictable motion downlane while the NRG coverstock is cutting through the heaviest of patterns. I went with a very high RG drilling with this ball attempting to help the ball get downlane and conserve energy and backend motion for a deeper inside line. This proved to be an award winning combination for me as I was able to use it on the Paris pattern and also Shark patterns. I was also able to use this on regular house shots using some light polish which helps the ball get cleaner through the heads. I compared this to the Modern Margel and as you can see with similar drilling patterns and the same surface I was able to keep my feet and target deeper in the oil and still maintain entry angle on the back part of the lane where the Modern Marvel needed a little more friction to the right in order to gain proper entry angle. This ball is an excellent choice to get deeper than your competition and not have anyone in your line. Keep up the good work Storm I only wonder how they are gonna top this one.

Right handed PAP- 4 up 1 1/4 Rev Rate - 380-400 Ball Speed - 16-17 Axis Tilt - 15 The Storm Marvel-S uses the Centripetal™ Core wrapped with the strong NRG™ Solid Reactive coverstock. This is the same cover that was used on the Nano. I drilled mine like the Storm Matchmaker Balls, pin above and between the fingers stacked. This is like a 4 inch pin to pap for me. Lets just say that the Marvel-S is a very strong symmetrical ball. For me this ball will need some oil up front to allow the ball to store some of its power down lane. I was very impressed though with the continuation the Marvel-S had off of the spot, as the previous modern marvel was a little rolly. The Marvel-S had a very strong arc motion and backend, more than I was expecting from such a strong cover. I used the Marvel-S on a couple different house shot and the USBC white pattern. On the house shots I was able to stay in the puddle and open the lane up with great hitting power. On the white pattern I was a little further right but still the Marvel-S was still able to create a very strong arc off the spot with exceptional carry. This ball will excel on the longer sport and PBA patterns with the strong cover. I have watched bowlers with lower rev rates really fall in love with this ball as it allowed them to create more miss room, especially when missing left in the puddle. The Marvel-S is one of the strongest symmetricals balls that Storm has ever made. Brian Watson Storm/RG Amateur Staff

Honestly, I was not going to put this ball in my bag as the Marvel™ I did not get to use a lot. The Marvel Pearl™ on the other hand, I cannot put it down! Storm’s Sales Manager presented a good case and told me to keep an open mind. He even told me how he wanted it drilled. The first thing I noticed in my hand is that with the box finish, this ball was using up too much energy. If you don’t know anything about the Centripetal™ Core, it rolls heavy and it is continuous. And now sharing the NRG™ Solid Reactive cover (debuted on the Sync™) this ball is aggressive! This ball was just laughing at the oil so I knew in my hand this ball was going to come out anytime there is enough oil. Well, I tried forcing the ball in my hand at times and then I used it on the PBA Scorpion shot. WOW! Despite the hard Brunswick Pro Lane Anvilane surface the ball was hooking through 43 foot pattern like a butter knife. It felt like a THS with the ability to miss wide and confident the ball would dance back. The average bowler will use this ball to create a little room on the THS. The boomers will have to table this ball for the tighter patterns unless they shine it up. On the PBA tour they nicknamed this ball “Marvelous” so that tells you what the pros think of it. Liz Johnson grabbed a Marvel-S to win the Women’s US Open playing the out of bounds area.

Tour and Pearl with their denser cores! Fast forward to now and we have the best of all three worlds. I chose to drill one pin down, at a 45 degree from the center of my span, the other off the suggested VLS system from Storm. Smoothness through the heads explains either layout. My pin down version picks up roll early in the midlane and showed me great promise on longer patterns such as the US Open and the PBA Bear. Although is was semi-useful on a heavier house pattern, for my medium rev rate and axis tilt, it found me guessing at times at which angle played best. The pin up layout based off the Vector Layout system (VLS) was very versatile on multiple conditions. Only the PBA Wolf and a 36 foot low volume house pattern proved to be unfriendly to it. I found it a great ball to start off sets with, and at times it actually found play time in my PBA Experience league in games 3 and 4 with its ability to navigate carry down and smoothness off the break point! I recommend this ball for anyone looking for strength and versatility in a ball. If you have been a fan of Nano technology, then I guarantee this to be a staple in your arsenal. For reference I am right handed, throw high track, 15.75 mph, 350+ rpms, using Turbo Lifts and a Switch Grip thumb insert. PAP: 4-1/2” right x ½” up. A. Center A- 38’ house pattern (40ml) and PBA Animal patterns (Chameleon, Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark, Bear, Badger and Wolf) , Kegel Kustodian Walker, AMF HPL lane surface, 7 years old B. Center B- 36’ house pattern (30ml), Kustodian ION, Brunswick Anvil synthetic, 1 year old

Marvel S PAP - 4 3/16 over 1/4 up Ball Speed 17-18 mph Rev Rate 300-350 Right Handed Layout 65 x 2.5 x 38 Surface Preparation: OOB What I was looking for: With this ball I was looking to compliment my IQ Tour Solid with a little more down-lane motion and just overall a little more POP on the backend. What I got: This ball is like the IQ Tour Solid on Steroids. Very smooth heavy rolling look with that POP on the backend that I was looking for. This ball is great if you want to play deep on fresher house conditions. I would recommend polishing it for your THS. This ball is very nice on tougher heavy oil patterns. It has a nice smooth roll and stores just enough energy to smash pins and continue. My carry percentage with this ball is astronomical. The Marvel core wears the Syncs cover like a dream creating a smooth rolling heavy hitting ball that I will definitely be packing at every tournament I go to. All my layouts are created using the Storm VLS. It has done a great job getting balls to react exactly how I imagine them in my head. I love the LOW RG layouts it has been spitting out for me. Steven Fagan Storm Pro Shop Staff Lexington, KY

Storm Marvel S PAP-5 over and ½ up Ball Speed: 15-17mph Rev Rate: 300-500 Right Handed Layout: 4x4x2 Surface Preparation: OTB What I wanted from this ball: When the lanes have a ton of oil and I cant get a good backend reaction, I wanted this ball to skid throughout the front portion of the lane with a strong continuous backend reaction throughout the pins. Result: Exactly what I expected from this ball on heavy oil. Compared to the previous Marvel balls, The ball for me does exactly what I wanted it to do. The cover is strong enough to give me the extreme backend reaction I wanted on heavy oil conditions while the symmetrical core allows to get the ball down the lanes with ease. Compared to the Marvel and the Marvel Pearl, this ball is an absolute compliment to the series. I tested this ball on our home wood lanes with our house pattern. Our house pattern is a pretty tough shot with dryer heads in the middle portion of the lane creating a huge early backend reaction for most and a massive out of bounds from the first arrow out. There is a small hold area around the 8 board but you cant miss inside or out. The first set of 3 games on a freshly oiled pair, I played a much deeper shot that usual on our house condition. I stay around 20 and sent the ball out to 5 where normally I would not get a ball back and it would hang up in the out of bounds. Not this ball! The Marvel S came roaring back to the pocket with full force and had a strong continuation throughout the pins. The next set of three games, I had to actually move right since our house pattern pushes down somewhat and creates a larger over under reaction. Without thinking much, I simply made a five board move to the right with my feet and moved my mark to the 15 board and continued to swing out to five. The Marvel S came through for me once again by giving me great front end length and a strong reaction out of the oil and back to the pocket. I continued to move right and left over the course of the next 10 games and found that this ball is much too much for me once the front end oil dries up, but this is exactly what I expected from this ball. To sum this ball up, I am extremely satisfied with the reaction this ball gives out of heavy oil and or out of bounds conditions. The Marvel S does exactly as expected and is an oil eating machine! Pro Shop Reaction: A great selling ball with a great look and price. My customers are very satisfied with this ball! Recommendations: I would definitely recommend this ball to anyone wanting a strong backend reaction and a great clean roll through the heads. Storm/Roto Grip Staff Sean Baker Bowl Like a Pro Shop Paducah, Ky 42001

When I first heard the NRG cover was going to be paired with the Centripetal Marvel Pearl Core I was very excited. I drilled my Marvel-S 50 x 5 ¼ x 80 and did not change the surface. This ball is very strong in the mid lane and has a very predicable motion. It’s smooth and continuous on the back end. I’ve found it actually works very well with a soft hand even on a medium to dry pattern. I’m very impressed with this ball. It has a different ball shape then most storm balls, which sets it apart in a great way. This is my favorite symmetrical right now by far.

Storm Marvel-S Ball Review There was some talk on tour about what shape may be missing in the Storm Master line. I think this ball filled that gap perfectly. A strong, symmetrical ball with a proven reputation. Using the same core as the Marvel line and beefing up the shell, this is a great ball for a lot of players. I strongly believe this ball can be used on all types of patterns and volumes. It will tumble nicely on short patterns, blend out the medium patterns, and have enough teeth to grab the lane during a long pattern. I initially took a 4000 pad to mine out of the box because it would be far too dull for me for league. That gave me a couple more feet of length but a very strong motion down lane. Since then, I have used it on Scorpion and Shark and it has been a home run. I actually took the surface down to 500 and it was a great combo. The one I like the most is drilled approximately 5 ¼ x 4 with a small hole approximately 2’ underneath my PAP. It’s a very strong motion similar to an asymmetrical piece, but changes direction a little harder because of the core. I would recommend it to all types of players looking for that early rolling, forward motion that is very versatile for all lengths of patterns. If you have a gap in your bag that needs to be filled with that motion, drill a Marvel-S to fulfill that gap! #StormNation

<b>My Marvel-S Layout:</b> 50 degrees x 4 5/8" X 3 3/4" The Marvel-S has been a great addition to my bag. I thought I would drill it up and hardly be able to use it because it would just be too strong. I was right about it being a great addition to my bag but wrong about not being able to use it often. It has been the first ball out of my bag in my sport shot league every week and first ball out of my bag at tournaments as well. Going with a layout that I had liked a lot on the Modern Marvel, I was hoping to see a similar ball motion. Given the stronger NRG cover the Marvel-S is wrapped with I expected to see a smoother reaction as well. What the Marvel-S gives me is exactly that. I get a very controllable but continuous downlane reaction. Not the super smooth, roll out, type backend you might expect from such a strong ball. The Marvel-S has been more versatile than I was expecting, I have been able to play pretty much anywhere on the lane with it with success. Storm recommends applying Xtra-Shine to the cover if your local center has an older lane surface with some friction up front from lane wear. This will give you more skid through the heads but retain the midlane and backend reaction. Xtra-Shine is going to be a recommended surface adjustment for higher rev and lower speed players as well. If you need a strong piece in your bag for heavier conditions and prefer symmetric bowling balls the Marvel-S is a must buy. <b>Conditions I have used the Marvel-S on:</b> Turnpike (41'), Highway to Hell (40'), Dead Man's Curve (43'), various house/modified house shots. <b>Where it fits in my bag:</b> It's the most agressive ball in my bag when I'm not carrying around a Sync or two. When the Marvel-S is too much, I will typically ball down to an IQ Tour or Reign of Power. <b>When I use it:</b> Typically to start a block and will stick with it as long as the condition allows me to or when an IQ Tour just isn't able to handle the volume of oil on the lane.

I am here to introduce Storm’s FIRST symmetrical core bowling ball inside of the NRG cover. This ball is very strong in the mid-lane and has a controllable and continuous hook. The low RG core helps it read the mids hard. The NRG cover helps it tackle heavier oil. And the core being symmetrical gives it a strong continuation. Rev dominant players will enjoy a heavy oil ball that actually hooks! This ball will not burn up too quickly, even for slower ball speeds. Speed dominant players will enjoy another option to match up. When the strong asymmetrical cores hit flat, this ball will roll through the pins. I drilled mine 70 x 6 x 70 and added polish. Mine was super clean through the front and slightly angular down lane. I love the way this ball faces up to the pocket. When they get burnt, I’ll put the ball away.

Hand: Left Ball Speed: 16-17mph Ball Weight: 15lbs PAP: 5 left 7/16 up Degrees of Tilt: 17 Layout: 5 x 5 ½ x 2 The Marvel S I have drilled pin above the ring finger with the cg in and no hole on the side with 3000 abralon. At the beginning I was a little skeptic about the ball only because it has a strong cover the NRG that is from the Virtual Gravity Nano and now the Sync in which I thought would be too strong but boy was I wrong. The Marvel S is by far the strongest ball in the current master line but not overly strong to where you cannot use it as often. Yes it does have the NRG solid cover that is currently the strongest cover in the storm line up but with the centripetal weight block that is very popular from the Marvel Pearl and !Q tours it gives you more control but still packs a punch down lane. When I first started to roll the Marvel S I was very surprised on how much back end motion it has for a solid cover stock ball in the Marvel line up. The original Marvel was more even which is what I typically see in solids of this kind but with the upgraded cover; when it sees friction down lane it makes a strong turn to the pocket which is also what I see in the Sync which is the big daddy of the storm line up. I went to Las Vegas for TAT (True Amateur Tournament) and used the Marvel S about 95% of the time and it got me into the finals. It was a 37 foot pattern something close to maybe the PBA Viper with a little bump outside if you played it right. The best look I had was outside around the 6 board straight up which still today it shocks me I was able to use it from the fresh to even on the break down and usually I cannot do that with this type of ball. When my other equipment would give me over under or fade down lane I was able to switch back up to the Marvel S (strongest ball in my bag that I brought) and it was smooth all the way down lane and was not jumpy at all with the 3000 abralon by hand compared to the 3000 out the factory. This is a great compliment to the Marvel Pearl when the lanes have more oil or for the people who have high ball speed for more medium condition you will have no problem using this ball. If you have any questions about the Marvel S email me at garrett.richardson@pinolebowlerssupply.com Garrett Richardson Storm/Roto Grip Amateur Staff Vise Inserts Amateur Staff Pinole Bowler’s Supply www.facebook.com/grstorm www.facebook.com/pinolebowlerssupply www.stormbowling.com www.rotogrip.com www.viseinserts.com

The Marvel-S is a heavy rolling ball throughout the lane with a strong continuous backend motion. The layout that I used with my Marvel-S is pin down with the cg slightly in the grip with no Extra Hole. The coordinates are 80 X 4 7/8 X 70 and my Axis point is 5 5/8 over and ¾ up. My ball speed is around 15MPH and my rev rate is around 300. I like to play straighter and more of a down and in player. I did not change the surface of the Marvel-S because I was looking for a very predictable ball that would read the mid lane. The Marvel-S is perfect for what I was looking for! The first pattern I threw the Marvel-S on was a typical House Pattern that is about 32 feet and considered dry by most bowlers in my area. The Marvel-S owned the pocket but lost too much energy in heads and mid lane. I compared the Sync with a pin up layout against the Marvel-S with a pin down layout and the Marvel-S was about 5 feet earlier and smoother throughout the lane. The next pattern I threw the Marvel-S on was a variation of the USBC Team pattern. However, this variation was a lot tighter and the Marvel-S was perfect for the condition! It allowed me to play to the right and the smooth but strong rolling backend motion kept the ball in the pocket. The over under that everyone else had I did not and after the tournament was over I was the only one that was plus. The Marvel-S as long as there is some oil in the heads or front part of the lane this ball is a beast! The last pattern I bowled on with the Marvel-S was also a tournament pattern. It is slightly longer and more blended and the backends are not the greatest. Again the Marvel-S was marvelous! The Marvel-S gave me a strong but readable motion to the pocket. Where other players had problems getting their equipment to finish, the Marvel-S was shredding the pins. The smooth yet strong nature of the Marvel-S is a benefit when bowling on tighter and flatter patterns. The hitting power of the Marvel-S is just the icing on the cake! Marvel-S is a heavy rolling ball that will start up early in the oil and be very continuous on the backend! Dan Schaden Jr Storm/ Roto Grip Staff Member Vise Grip Staff Member

When the lanes are too tight for everything I have in my bag, I pull out the Marvel S. When everyone else is struggling to get their stuff to hook, I can move a little to the left and it works great! I drilled this ball pin down with the cg in line and it is a beast on the lanes! Out of the box I can play from 20 to 7 and never have to move. When I shine it I can open up the backend of the lane, and the ball carries good no matter how deep I get. On oilier sport patterns this ball works great. I give this ball a 10 out of 10 on being able to use it on all shot patterns. Fantastic job, Storm - you hit this one out of the park!