Storm Parallax Bowling Ball

Hey everyone, this is Storm staff member Josh Shoemaker here again with another ball review for the Storm Parallax. As always, I would like to thank Storm for providing the equipment I use every time I step out onto the lanes and logo infusion for making sure I always look good no matter what! Today I will be bowling on a standard 44' house shot. The Parallax features a brand new core called the Aeroflo. The Aeroflo boasts an RG of 2.50 and differential of 0.052 with a PSA of 0.020 in #16. The core was created with a void through the lower portion of it. The design intent behind this was to mimic the displaced core mass you have when drilling a deep weight hole. This provides a stronger, smoother and more continuous ball motion without the need of an extra hole. The Parallax is also wrapped in a brand new cover called traction X7 hybrid. On the lanes traction X7 hybrid feels very similar to R3S hybrid with additional nano additives. When I first threw this ball, I got serious No Rules Pearl vibes. It provided that signature shiny Rotogrip asym reaction that compliments the Storm shiny asyms so well. This ball has been a staple in my tournament bag the last month and provides a perfect ball down from an Omega Crux and Gravity Evolve. When compared to the Omega Crux, I found the Parallax to be a touch cleaner and a little less overall. The Parallax is available for purchase today from any Storm VIP pro shop! Review Video: https://youtu.be/QH6P258zulM

Storm's newest addition to the Premier Line the all new Parallax! This ball is practically a brand new bowling ball! The Parallqx features the Traction Hybrid Reactive Coverstock wrapped around the Aeroflo Core! My Parallax is drilled pin over my bridge about 4 1/2 inches away from my pap with the mass bias next to my thumb! This a very unique shape that when your really aggressive bowling balls are to early and you need something with a big engine and a shiny cover to get through the lane this is the ball! Head over to your local Storm VIP Pro Shop and get yours on 8/7/20!

Drilling- 50x5x50 rev rate 450 ball speed 17 PAP 3 ¾ right 1 up I drilled the Parallax to help bridge my house or league conditions arsenal, with the brand new aeroflow Core and traction hybrid coverstock I can feel confident my ball is making the corner from anywhere. It is the first ball out of my bag for league since ive drilled it and I always get a read on what I need to throw and where I need to be if the Parallax isnt ready. I look for those type of characteristics when building my arsenal. Always want to look for pieces that show you control and variety to work for different times. A ball we can rely on for multiple things makes seeing transition easier and scores rise faster.

After throwing the Parralax a handful of times on a house shot I cannot wait to throw it on a sport shot. For me I would likely throw it in games 3-4, the shine will allow me to get through the mid-lane and then turn the corner strong continuing all the way through the pocket. A ball like the Parallax is paramount for a female bowler like me who consistently bowls with men of all different rev rates who all play different parts of the lane essentially creating a big mess for me! As much as I love smooth predictable balls I also have a soft spot in my heart for shiny angular balls, they tend to bail me out when I need it most. The cherry on top is the smell and the overall look of this ball going down the lane. Funnel cake, I mean are you kidding me?! Amazing.

Layout 45x4x60 Rev Rate 275 Ball Speed 14 mph PAP 4 ½ right and 1 up When Looking at this ball I was super excited to see a new shiny assym (hybrid) that I could use to bridge the gap between my Nuclear Cell and my Halo Pearl. The Halo Pearl being my favorite ball all together I am finding it hard to put my Parallax down. The Halo for me gave me great midlane motion and smoother off the breakpoint which is where I fell in love...The Nuclear Cell is super long and angular off the spot being my two favorite assyms in my arsenal. The Parallax gives me both strong midlane roll and sharp motion off the spot into the pins. This piece definitely a gap filler for me and something I can really rely on and stay confident with my ball wont miss the break point! This ball has hands down quickly moved into my favorite spot!

Bowler Specs: Right Hand. PAP 4" Over 0 up Rev Rate 400, Average Tilt, low Axis Rotation. Speed at cameras 16.5 – 17 Layout: 65 x 4.75 x 35 (pin above ring finger) Review: The Parallax doesn't grab the lane as early as the Axiom, Omega Crux, or any of the SPEC cover balls, but it doesn't hydroplane or over-skid either. It has a new cover (TractionX7) that seems extremely versatile. I was able to throw it on 4 different oil patterns ranging from 39' to 43' feet in length with the factory 1500-grit Polished finish, 2000 and 4000 grit finishes. I had to keep it closer to the oil line/middle part of the lane to generate enough skid and hold on all the patterns. As the patterns broke down and forced me left, the better this ball performed. This new Aeroflo core didn't rev up as fast as the Axiom, but tumbled more than the Axiom, which made it go a little more forward off the end of the pattern and through the pins. Where my Axiom finished over the 8 pin, this ball went straighter back splitting the 8-9 and tripped a lot of 4 pins. It worked better if I kept my angles closed a bit more rather than trying to cover the whole lane or swinging it to the ditch. I can see this ball working really well on challenge/sport shots or "cliffed" lanes because it doesn't boomerang on the backend which helps keep you in the pocket and doesn't leave you ugly splits from steep angles. This ball fits between my ProMotion (benchmark type ball), and my Omega Crux or UFO (big oil balls). Ron D'Ambrosio Storm Amateur Staff #StormNation #SquadRG #Rdamballreviews

Orientation: Right Handed Rev Rate: 400 RPM Speed: 16-17 MPH PAP: 4 ½ over and ½ up Location: Enterprise Park Lanes, Springfield MO Pattern: High Volume THS VLS Layout: 4 ½ x 4 x 4 1/8 The Parallax is a new high performance Hybrid asym from Storm. It's not too early in the fronts, but it hits the midlane, jerks and stops. It's a very distinct reaction hook, stop reaction. I would definitely use it when I knew I could throw it to the friction and wanted to know it would get back and control the pocket. I would use the Parallax on the fresh the first few games of league and could use it most of the night without fear of it burning up!

Cover: TractionX7 Hybrid Core: Aeroflo Finish: 1500 Polish RG: 2.52 Differential: 0.054 Right-Handed Tweener Speed: 12-13 mph Rev Rate: 315 PAP: 4 7/8 Right 3/8 Up Ball Layout: Pin over Ring 40 X 4 7/8 X 30 The new Storm Parallax is an R&D gem. The Aeroflo core is the New set of the cores that Storm has engineered to fill the void(pun intended) left by the new balance hole rule. As stated on the website: "The ellipsed hole filled with lighter core material constructs a higher RG than what is typically found in most asymmetric balls. The flip block coupled at the bottom ensures high total differential, but without the crucial cuts on the Y-axis, the intermediate differential would be just 0.007! The strategically positioned depressions on the Z-axis 6 3/4" from the pin mimic the effect of an extra hole in a similar space and keeps the intermediate differential at a more workable amount. Having a precise ratio of intermediate to total differential makes drilling less sensitive for drillers and provides a truer roll for bowlers." The cover is also a new innovation formed from characteristics of Storms most successful covers. The very aptly named TractionX7 gives you great midland motion that you would never expect on a polished ball. Teaming up,the Aeroflo core with the TractionX7 has created a powerful ball that is useful out of the gate and stays that way longer. I tested the Parallax on a very cliffed house shot. I'm normally loathe to throw polished equipment when they feel so wet dry but I had a lot of advance interest in this release and I wanted to put its stated design intent to the test right away. The Parallax didn't disappoint as I saw motion earlier than all of my other polished equipment with greater continuation than my matte equipment. This ball didn't just open up area, it pride open the pattern so much it felt like cheating. I also really like the parallax on long patterns. It packs so much power and it can unleash it freakishly well in a small window. The ball is really responsive to tilt changes so it easier to get it to match with conditions than most balls. All in all just an absolutely strong versatile ball.

Bowlers Info: RH tweener, PAP 4-1/2 x 7/8 up, 365 RPM, 17* of Axis tilt, 60* of Axis Rotation Ball Layout: 50 x 4.5 x 40 Finish: OOB The release of the Parralax was two years in the making and Storm R&D did a fantastic job in checking off a lot of boxes that bowlers look for in a ball. Strong, continuous backend – check, clean thru the fronts – check, controlled motion – check, dependable carry – check. I drilled my Parallax 4.5" pin, pin over ring and 4" PSA which puts it just right of my thumb. At 1500 polish, don't let the polish fool you, this ball will read the midlane and HOOOOK! The best look I've had with this piece is inside. But where this differentiates itself from other pieces is that it doesn't miss the spot like some pearls and doesn't read too early and lose its energy to get back to the pocket like solids. This ball allows you to move inside when there's still some volume on the pattern and open it up with confidence. If it's a bit clean, you can always hit it with some surface to get it to read earlier but the controlled hook remains in place. It reminds me of my Hyper Cell Fused only a bit cleaner and bigger on the backend, a great replacement for a piece I cherished. So if you're looking for bigger motion, then go punch a Parallax, you won't be disappointed! Chris Martinez Storm Amateur Staff www.stormbowling.com

Storm's newest premier line ball is the hybrid asymmetrical Parallax. The Parallax comes with the new Aeroflo Core that will provide a truer roll with an RG 2.52, differential of 0.054 and PSA of 0.019. Combine 7 of the most popular covers Storm use and you'll have the Traction X7 Cover. I drilled my Parallax 4.5 x 5.5 x 2. After throwing my Parallax for while it started to remind me of a smoother version of a Hyper Cell Fused. The Parallax revs up stronger in the mid lane and is a ball up from the Storm Axiom. Lower rev bowlers will love the strength of this ball for house shots and higher rev players who are looking for a smoother stronger ball will love the continuation of it.

The Parallax features new tech across the board in Storm's Premier line. Pairing the Traction X7 hybrid cover with the Aeroflo core, the result is a shiny asym that's both stronger and smoother than you expect it to be. It's definitely not an Astro PhysiX or Nuclear Cell, it's almost more like you polished an Omega Crux and added a few boards. It's early and strong despite the polish, and smooth, controllable, and continuous. It reminds me quite a bit of an NRG/Nano pearl type of reaction, it's not your typical chuck it at the gutter and watch it checkmark type of reaction. I think this ball is going to be best for heavy hands that want a strong and shiny reaction that's also going to allow them to control the motion rather than being too much boom on the backend, but it's also going to be good for those looking to blend out wet/dry without having to sand something and making it earlier or stronger than they want.

If you want to talk about a ball that's special, the word parallax has to be in that sentence. Introducing the new Storm Parallax. The Parallax is Storm's newest high end Asymmetrical bowling ball. The Parallax has the brand new Aeroflo Core wrapped in a new Traction X7 Hybrid reactive coverstock. If you look closely at the core, you see that there's an opening in the core. That opening, when drilling into the bowling ball, simulates adding a weight hole, which we can no longer do because of the changes in rules. The core is designed to give bowlers the access to use a weight hole without actually having to drill a weight hole. You'll see the most use out of that space when drilling it pin up for the majority of bowlers. With this ball being a hybrid, you have both solid and pearl components in the coverstock. The shape you're going to see out of this ball is something special. For me, I can use this ball when I need to keep my angles closer to me. Not necessarily playing up the lane, but when I need a cleaner option from inside and still give me a little shape downlane. It's a different shape I have yet seen from any storm ball made and I'm excited to throw it more in competition to see it full potential. Get your's at your local Storm VIP Pro Shop.

The Storm Parallax is a unique strong yet smooth ball with a roll that feels different than any ball that I can recall. Maybe it's the core that has a hole in the weight block which acts as if a weight hole was drilled then plugged which changed the density in that part. I drilled it 4x6x2.5. It's very clean thru the heads with very strong smooth backend. It allows me to play just about anywhere on the lane on the house shot but most comfortable around 20 at the arrows. It seemed like the ball got stronger the deeper I played and a touch weaker the straighter I played. This I presume is due to the ball needing oil to store energy. To me this ball fits between the Omega Crux and Nuclear Cell, it's a little longer than the Omega Crux and but a little sooner than the the Nuclear Cell. Hitting Power is tremendous!

The Parallax is the newest piece from Storm. It has an all new weight block that has a hollowed out section which aims to produce consistent reaction of off the breakpoint. My initial impression is that this ball is different from what Storm has made in the past. This ball is smooth for a hybrid covered ball. Hybrids in the past have been strong down lane but the Parallax has a strong midlane read. Another thing I noticed is how fast the Parallax revs up in front of the pins. I'm no scientist so I'm not sure if this is visual or mathematical but it does seem to increase the pin carry. This ball will be good on the house patterns and the medium/heavy oil patterns.

The Parallax to me is on the stronger side of Storm's shiny asymmetric. When thrown against the Alpha Crux, it is significantly cleaner and more angular. The TractionX7 coverstock provides the length you need for a stronger core like this one. The Aeroflo Core in the Parallax is a light weight core, that for me made the ball recover off the spot more than I expected. The RG in this ball is 2.52 and the differential is 0.054. I can see myself using this ball right after I put my solid asymmetric away, but before I pull out the Axiom and Phaze 2. I drilled mine 50 x 5 1/2 x 30 and love it so far. In my YouTube review you will see that with 2000 grit Abralon on the Parallax, it still clears the fronts easily and recovers remarkably on the back end.

First shot off my hand, my jaw hit the floor! This motion was already something that I had been needing. This reminds me of the polished solid motion of the Eternal Cell. This was one of my all time favorites! I would say that the Parallax actually gives me a little more length and a little more angle than the Eternal Cell did. I went on Facebook live with The Parallax and an identically drilled AstroPhysix at 3000. The Astro was a little sooner and a touch more rounded compared to that of the Parallax. I can really see the Parallax being a House Shot Killer!! Get yours TODAY, August 7th at your local VIP pro shop! The layout that I used is 50 x 4-7/8 x 30 for the Dual Angle Fans For the Pin buffer peeps we have 4-7/8 pin to PAP, 4-1/4 PSA to PAP, 2 to my VAL. Balls in Heavy rotation: AstroPhysix- 50x4-3/4x30 IQ Emerald- 50x4-1/4x65 Trend- 50x5x30

The Parallax was another ball I could not wait to order when it was released. When I saw and read about the ball I knew this was going to be a ball that I wanted in my bag. This ball is clean through the front part of the lanes easily and definitely pops on the backend. The Parallax is definitely going to be a ball for me to use when the lanes start to transition and I have to move my feet left playing more of the lane. I bowl in a scratch league during the fall and this ball is going to be good for me during game 3 and 4 when the transition starts. Those are the games where I have to start chasing the transition left and playing more of the lane. This Parallax will be a good ball for me to play that angle while still popping off the back end. I am looking forward to seeing what this ball gives me when leagues and tournament season start back up in the fall. It will definitely be a different look going from bowling by myself to others breaking down the pair with me. I look forward to seeing the different angles I am able to play the lanes when they start to break down. Sabrina Groves Storm Advisory Staff

My Parallax is drilled 60X4.5X30. This ball offers the Traction X7 hybrid cover with 15 lbs numbers of 2.52 0.54 0.19. This ball also has a unique core in it. The core has a section taken out of the middle which raises the rg in intermediate diff. I closely compare this ball to the nuclear cell just a little earlier. Like all polished balls I have to move far left to get the reaction i want out of it. If having enough hand isnt an issue than moving inside with this ball wouldnt be an issue. This ball would work best for either far outside first game or once the lanes break down.

The Parallax contains the new Aeroflo core which helps improve core dynamics in today's sport. Unlike most asymmetrical pearl balls from Storm, the Parallax gives you a little bit of a smoother motion then typically found for this type of ball. This ball is definitely more ideal when more control of the breakpoint is required but you need a clean coverstock. Sport patterns and hooking house shots are good for this type of ball reaction. The New TX7 coverstock gives you the cleanliness of a Hybrid but smoothness of a solid while still allowing for stronger midlane read and continuation. This will be a good ball if you really like the Physix and Astrophysix because it is more or less a blend of both balls. When more downlane angle is needed the Astrophysix would be the go to ball but if you need a cleaner but controllable ball after the Physix, the Parallax is the go to ball. I can see myself using this ball on a wide array of sport patterns and some typical house shots.

Storm Parallax Layout – 55 x 5 3/8 x 10 I am always a big fan of shiny pearl/hybrid asymmetrical balls so I was excited to drill this one! This one for me is as strong as you would expect, I wanted to drill it differently from my Nuclear Cell to compliment it. My Nuclear is pin down and this is a sky high pin. I have this ball earlier and stronger than the Nuclear. I always knock the shine off of our shiny balls when I first get them, I did that on this ball with a 1000 pad to give it some teeth. This is a perfect ball down from UFO or Physix, should be great in transition, and won't quit down lane! Get yours today!

New Cover, New Core, New Excitement! The Parallax, featuring the Traction X7 Hybrid Coverstock matched with the Aeroflow core, will provide a strong asymmetrical ball for those heavy to medium heavy oil conditions. The design intent was to combine features of 7 of Storms best coverstocks which resulted in the Traction X7. With the Aeroflow core we see the mimic of a weight hole in the core which will help offset the new USBC rule of no weight holes. We will see much more designs like this from Storm and Roto Grip which will help offset the new rules and provide comparable shapes to what bowlers used to see who had weight holes in their equipment. There is a lot of chat about how different this shape is from the tech team at Storm and how the Parallax provides a unique reaction against the existing lineup. I see myself removing the polish off this ball and finishing it somewhere between 2-3000 grit to take away some of the angle from the ball to get it to slow down sooner and be more controllable. This ball will most likely be a step down ball from either a strong Asym or Symmetrical solid and when I need to initially begin opening my angles up when there is still a decent amount of oil in the front part of the lane.

The Parallax is the newest rock from Team Utah. Traction X7 Hybrid is the cover and that core is bananas....I drilled mine 50x4.5x35 and I was very happy with the ball reaction. It reminded me of the Intense from a few years ago, which I thought was an awesome release. The characteristics of R3S Pearl carried over to X7, I could be wrong but, it felt similar. The Parallax is a good balancing release from Storm, with all of the big cover balls that have come out lately, It's a nice return to some angle from a high end Asymm. Thanks for reading, see you next time. Paste this link for our on lane review. https://youtu.be/dPO6xLbTj90

Ball Specs: Storm Parallax 1500-grit Polished TractionX7™ Hybrid Reactive Weight Block Aeroflo™ Core (Asymmetrical) Color Marine/Steel/Black Review: This ball was super fun to throw for the first time as it is an all new cover stock by Storm. The TractionX7 is basically the best of the best. They took bits and pieces of 7 of the most epic covers Storm has come out with and formed a "super cover". This hybrid brings a little bit of both worlds... strong, but not too strong like a solid cover asymmetrical, and not too snappy on the backend that you would find with most asymmetrical pearls. Inside you find the coolest looking core out there that packs a huge punch with its lightweight, high RG, and high diff while taking the new USBC balance hole rules into effect. The Parallax is a real treat to throw and I am sure you will find a lot of these in a variety of bags. We encourage Storm fans to find a Matchmaker event and try it out! Kyle & Joel Johnson Storm Pro Shop Staffers joel@parklanes.net kyle@parklanes.net www.stormbowling.com #StormNation