Intent: Storm is synonymous with high performance. Looking at the best competitive bowlers around the world, all gathered in Las Vegas for this year’s PBA World Series of Bowling, Storm emerged as the clear leader in our sport with complete domination of the events. The intent of the new Vivid™ is to create a motion which expands the current Premier™ line, giving you a clear picture of the lane condition while utilizing Storm’s most technologically-advanced cores and coverstocks. This new Vivid will be a perfect fit between the original Virtual Gravity™ Nano solid and pearl versions, combining midlane traction and backend hook. By now you are probably familiar with the term nanotechnology. While it technically refers to the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, nanotechnology in the coverstock creates heavy surface texture like no other. So, anytime you see the new NRG™ logo on a ball, know that you’ve got the best bowling has to offer. Design: Starting at the center, the heart of the bowling ball, the technical team developed a new asymmetrical shape known at the M.A.D.™ core. Maximum Accelerating Disc technology optimizes the shapes of the RG planes to allow you to perfectly dial in your desired reaction. Moving to the shell, the NRG™ solid reactive coverstock utilizes nanotechnology to create additional contours and surface texture. Proven in the original Virtual Gravity Nano, this coverstock allows bowlers of all skill levels to hook the ball like a pro. Just give it a little side roll and watch the Vivid do its magic. Prepped with a 2000-grit finish, the Vivid can be smoothed with Xtra Shine™ if you find it has just too much teeth. But know that with the Vivid you’ll be sure to see a true heavy roll with increased break point responsiveness like no other.
| Line | Premier |
|---|---|
| Color | Black/Blue/Green |
| Coverstock | NRG™ Solid Reactive |
| Core | M.A.D.™ Core |
| RG | 2.52 |
| Differential | 0.050 |
| Intermediate Diff | 0.017 |
| Factory finish | 2000-grit Abralon |
| Weights | 12 thru16 lbs |
| Fragrance | Wild Mint Leaf |
2 Reviews
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cmsubowler
Hey guys, thanks for reading and as always the video review that goes along with this video is here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_2xH6aLIXE&feature=BFa&list=UUUdapKcbpNzp3PGwdo7P6GQ What can I say bad about the Storm Vivid. NRG Coverstock makes a major comeback with this addition. I drilled it up with a 70 x 5.5 x 50 layout. No matter what this is a strong ball and takes to many surface adjustments well. We threw this ball on the Shark pattern and we were able to get a smooth reaction back from around 10. This ball is so smooth and predictable on any pattern and cuts through the toughest of oil patterns. This ball does not overreact on any condition including some torn up house patterns. Hitting power is second to none. So if you are looking for a predictable ball reaction that can handle a good amount of oil well you have found the right one.
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swidmer865
My layout: 60 degrees by 4 7/8 with 2" buffer Before I threw a shot with the Vivid I thought it would be an immediate replacement to my Nano. After bowling with the Vivid for a month now on a variety of shots I am sure it's not a replacement at all. It's a great go-to ball when squaring up with my Nano results in too much backend reaction. The Vivid smooths out the reaction without sacrificing any hitting power whatsoever. This ball feels much stronger overall than the Nano. The Vivid reads the lane sooner and does not cover as many boards on the backend of the lane as the Nano will. This is mostly due to the 2000 abralon finish of the Vivid versus the 4000 abralon finish of the Nano. I have used the Vivid on the 2012 Nationals shot at the end of our PBA Experience league (on Brunswick Pro Anvilane) in addition to a few practice sessions on the same surface getting ready for our Nationals trip this year. Each time I've bowled the Vivid provided a very good look early on. I expect the Vivid to provide a great one-two punch with my Modern Marvel on the fresh this year.
