RAD Ingenious in design, the RAD (Radial Accelerating Dual Density Disk) Motion Control Technology generates a differential of .013 between the "Y" and "Z" axis. WEIGHT BLOCK Comprised of lighter materials this weight block works in tandem with its unique shape to enhance the influence of the RAD. REV BLOCK Achieving a lower radius of gyration and optimum entry angle is accomplished by anchoring the rev block to the bottom of the weight block. COVERSTOCK Using 33% less MICA than other pearlized reactive coverstocks, the ACCU-Tread™ Mystic Pearl contains a balanced uniformity which increases overall consistency and unleashes explosive backend energy. X FACTOR The X Factor is the new standard of excellence and its exceptional engineering lends to a multitude of drilling options and reaction characteristics that cater to a bowler's specific needs.
Line | Master |
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Color | Cherry/Royal/Violet |
Coverstock | ACCU Tread Mystic Reactive Pearl |
Core | RAD Motion Control 2-piece Asymmeterical |
RG | 2.53 |
Differential | 0.058 |
Intermediate Diff | 0.013 |
Factory finish | 1500 Grit Polished |
Weights | 14 thru 16lbs |
Fragrance | Chocolate |
308 Reviews
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psugeebo
This ball scatters the pins. You cannot believe the carry you will get on the weaker hits. Although I had to choose medium oil for the form, you can use this ball on any condition and score. I have thrown the ball striaght up the gutter and have swung it from 30 down to 7 and the ball hits like a TRUCK!!! It is a little pricy but iot is worth the few hours of overtime to pay. I strongly recommend you let the ball roll. The core really saves the energy for the backend. You will definitely appreciate this balls design!
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psugeebo
<p>This ball scatters the pins. You cannot believe the carry you will get on the weaker hits. Although I had to choose medium oil for the form, you can use this ball on any condition and score. I have thrown the ball striaght up the gutter and have swung it from 30 down to 7 and the ball hits like a TRUCK!!! It is a little pricy but iot is worth the few hours of overtime to pay. I strongly recommend you let the ball roll. The core really saves the energy for the backend. You will definitely appreciate this balls design!</p>
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psugeebo
This ball scatters the pins. You cannot believe the carry you will get on the weaker hits. Although I had to choose medium oil for the form, you can use this ball on any condition and score. I have thrown the ball striaght up the gutter and have swung it from 30 down to 7 and the ball hits like a TRUCK!!! It is a little pricy but iot is worth the few hours of overtime to pay. I strongly recommend you let the ball roll. The core really saves the energy for the backend. You will definitely appreciate this balls design!
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gldbrg8
I have the ball drilled in a storm #2 pattern rad in d position. I bowl on heavy oil with at most times a week or two of carrydown and about 8 coats of oil from lack of striping sometimes. Ball cuts through the carry down and rolls heavy. If I pull it inside it will hold a tight line really well, and if you swing it and it finds any dry it can find the pocket. This has been my go to ball since it has been out and left minimal 10 pins and minimal splits. The ball goes long and seems to hesitate before it makes its turn which makes it very readable and easier to find the breakpoint of the ball. Overall I have found this ball to be able to play almost anyline as long as there is oil on the lane. i would have to give the ball a 9 out of 10.
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gldbrg8
<p>I have the ball drilled in a storm #2 pattern rad in d position. I bowl on heavy oil with at most times a week or two of carrydown and about 8 coats of oil from lack of striping sometimes. Ball cuts through the carry down and rolls heavy. If I pull it inside it will hold a tight line really well, and if you swing it and it finds any dry it can find the pocket. This has been my go to ball since it has been out and left minimal 10 pins and minimal splits. The ball goes long and seems to hesitate before it makes its turn which makes it very readable and easier to find the breakpoint of the ball. Overall I have found this ball to be able to play almost anyline as long as there is oil on the lane. i would have to give the ball a 9 out of 10.</p>
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gldbrg8
I have the ball drilled in a storm #2 pattern rad in d position. I bowl on heavy oil with at most times a week or two of carrydown and about 8 coats of oil from lack of striping sometimes. Ball cuts through the carry down and rolls heavy. If I pull it inside it will hold a tight line really well, and if you swing it and it finds any dry it can find the pocket. This has been my go to ball since it has been out and left minimal 10 pins and minimal splits. The ball goes long and seems to hesitate before it makes its turn which makes it very readable and easier to find the breakpoint of the ball. Overall I have found this ball to be able to play almost anyline as long as there is oil on the lane. i would have to give the ball a 9 out of 10.
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Troy49ers
Great ball, I would recomend this for every bowler who wants to improve there pin carry. The ball I am throwing at the present time has the RAD left of thumb by 5" and the CG in the middle of the grip, PIN above the fingers. With the house shot on Synthetic lanes this works great. Good lenght with a even arch to the pocket. Hitting power is great from a #15 ball. I dropped from #16 to #15 so I was nervous about carry. This ball give me the confidence and the pin carry to be a contender. I have only had the ball going on the third week and my average with it is 240. Not bad for a 40 year old right handed bowler.
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Troy49ers
<p>Great ball, I would recomend this for every bowler who wants to improve there pin carry. The ball I am throwing at the present time has the RAD left of thumb by 5" and the CG in the middle of the grip, PIN above the fingers. With the house shot on Synthetic lanes this works great. Good lenght with a even arch to the pocket. Hitting power is great from a #15 ball. I dropped from #16 to #15 so I was nervous about carry. This ball give me the confidence and the pin carry to be a contender. I have only had the ball going on the third week and my average with it is 240. Not bad for a 40 year old right handed bowler.</p>
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Troy49ers
Great ball, I would recomend this for every bowler who wants to improve there pin carry. The ball I am throwing at the present time has the RAD left of thumb by 5" and the CG in the middle of the grip, PIN above the fingers. With the house shot on Synthetic lanes this works great. Good lenght with a even arch to the pocket. Hitting power is great from a #15 ball. I dropped from #16 to #15 so I was nervous about carry. This ball give me the confidence and the pin carry to be a contender. I have only had the ball going on the third week and my average with it is 240. Not bad for a 40 year old right handed bowler.
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sportfan
I attended a seminar on this ball. First of all the entire Storm staff was there. They drilled the ball for us and watched us throw it. They gave each of us pointers and assistance on our games. The ball wouldn't miss the hole. This balls made up for some of my mistakes without getting me in trouble. When the ball gets close to the headpin, pins start flying. I was getting a little disappointed with Storm equipment until now. I have always thrown Storm equipment until recently when I bought a Wicked. This ball is far superior. Great job!<s
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sportfan
<p>I attended a seminar on this ball. First of all the entire Storm staff was there. They drilled the ball for us and watched us throw it. They gave each of us pointers and assistance on our games. The ball wouldn't miss the hole. This balls made up for some of my mistakes without getting me in trouble. When the ball gets close to the headpin, pins start flying. I was getting a little disappointed with Storm equipment until now. I have always thrown Storm equipment until recently when I bought a Wicked. This ball is far superior. Great job!<s</p>
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sportfan
I attended a seminar on this ball. First of all the entire Storm staff was there. They drilled the ball for us and watched us throw it. They gave each of us pointers and assistance on our games. The ball wouldn't miss the hole. This balls made up for some of my mistakes without getting me in trouble. When the ball gets close to the headpin, pins start flying. I was getting a little disappointed with Storm equipment until now. I have always thrown Storm equipment until recently when I bought a Wicked. This ball is far superior. Great job!<s
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ElNiNoSt0rM
Wonderful ball in general. I use this one on any surface, except for dry. If the lanes are dry, don't even consider this. Will roll immediately. All in all, great ball. It's my new favorite! Works great on the heavy stuff, as it skids until the last 5-10 feet and then comes raging back like none other! I'm a semi-cranker, so this ball works well. I'm sure it would work just as well for a stroker, though. Any light hit usually generates great pin action, too. Basically my 300 ball! :) Love it! 10/10.
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ElNiNoSt0rM
<p>Wonderful ball in general. I use this one on any surface, except for dry. If the lanes are dry, don't even consider this. Will roll immediately. All in all, great ball. It's my new favorite! Works great on the heavy stuff, as it skids until the last 5-10 feet and then comes raging back like none other! I'm a semi-cranker, so this ball works well. I'm sure it would work just as well for a stroker, though. Any light hit usually generates great pin action, too. Basically my 300 ball! :) Love it! 10/10.</p>
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ElNiNoSt0rM
Wonderful ball in general. I use this one on any surface, except for dry. If the lanes are dry, don't even consider this. Will roll immediately. All in all, great ball. It's my new favorite! Works great on the heavy stuff, as it skids until the last 5-10 feet and then comes raging back like none other! I'm a semi-cranker, so this ball works well. I'm sure it would work just as well for a stroker, though. Any light hit usually generates great pin action, too. Basically my 300 ball! :) Love it! 10/10.
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daniel_conte
This is the best bowling ball I've ever owned. I bought this ball a week ago. I've bowled 4 nights with it. I've shot 682, 691, 742, 680. I have a card average of 201. I'm averaging before this ball 206. I typically stand on the fifth arrow (1 arrow right of the center) and send the ball out over the third arrow. This ball gives me the length that I have never been able to create, and the flare gives me a great entry angle. The ball was drilled with the pin in the 5-3/4" from the PAP above the finger holes. The RAD was placed on the Perpendiculiar Axis Line (PAL). This gave me the heavy midlane roll that I needed. I've bought the WOW and the ICON. This blows them away... I wish i had never waited this long to buy a storm.
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daniel_conte
<p>This is the best bowling ball I've ever owned. I bought this ball a week ago. I've bowled 4 nights with it. I've shot 682, 691, 742, 680. </p><p></p><p>I have a card average of 201. I'm averaging before this ball 206. I typically stand on the fifth arrow (1 arrow right of the center) and send the ball out over the third arrow. This ball gives me the length that I have never been able to create, and the flare gives me a great entry angle. </p><p></p><p>The ball was drilled with the pin in the 5-3/4" from the PAP above the finger holes. The RAD was placed on the Perpendiculiar Axis Line (PAL). This gave me the heavy midlane roll that I needed. </p><p></p><p>I've bought the WOW and the ICON. This blows them away... I wish i had never waited this long to buy a storm.</p>
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daniel_conte
This is the best bowling ball I've ever owned. I bought this ball a week ago. I've bowled 4 nights with it. I've shot 682, 691, 742, 680.
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StormWatcher
I got the ball from the Storm Rolling Thunder Tour and less than 24 hours later i was shooting a 279 with a wiggling 5 pin in the fifth frame. Total of the series was over 700 making it my first 700 series. I have always been a fan of Storm but with this ball i will now only use the product you can trust to perform like no other! Storm! This ball will come back to the pocket if you go wide, it will hold when your thinking brooklyn and devastate the pocket! I am thinking about buying another one because it s well worth it. To improve upon this would be almost impossible!!!
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StormWatcher
<p>I got the ball from the Storm Rolling Thunder Tour and less than 24 hours later i was shooting a 279 with a wiggling 5 pin in the fifth frame. Total of the series was over 700 making it my first 700 series. I have always been a fan of Storm but with this ball i will now only use the product you can trust to perform like no other! Storm! This ball will come back to the pocket if you go wide, it will hold when your thinking brooklyn and devastate the pocket! I am thinking about buying another one because it s well worth it. To improve upon this would be almost impossible!!!</p>
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StormWatcher
I got the ball from the Storm Rolling Thunder Tour and less than 24 hours later i was shooting a 279 with a wiggling 5 pin in the fifth frame. Total of the series was over 700 making it my first 700 series. I have always been a fan of Storm but with this ball i will now only use the product you can trust to perform like no other! Storm! This ball will come back to the pocket if you go wide, it will hold when your thinking brooklyn and devastate the pocket! I am thinking about buying another one because it s well worth it. To improve upon this would be almost impossible!!!
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burgerman12
THE BALL IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY SPENT.I ALSO THINK THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR A VARITY OF BOWLERS WITH A VARITY OF DRILL PATTERNS.IM GLAD I BOUGHT IT.THE BALL STRIKES WHEN YOU GO UP THE BOARDS OR WHEN YOU OPEN THE WHOLE LANE UP.I THINK IT COULD BE AN AGGRESSIVE BALL ALSO IF IT WAS DRILLED FOR IT BUT MINE IS DRILLED WITH THE LAYOUT #1..A POSITION...I LIKE HOW IT ROLLS THAT IS FOR SURE..IT CLEARS THE HEADS FOR ME REAL EASY AND YET HAS THE POWER TO RETURN AS LONG AS YOU DONT SHOOT IT THROUGH THE WINDOW..LOLMY PRO SHOP GUY ALSO SAYS THEY ARE SELLING LIKE CRAZY SO I GUESS THY APPEAL TO ALOT OF PEOPLE
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burgerman12
<p>THE BALL IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY SPENT.I ALSO THINK THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR A VARITY OF BOWLERS WITH A VARITY OF DRILL PATTERNS.IM GLAD I BOUGHT IT.THE BALL STRIKES WHEN YOU GO UP THE BOARDS OR WHEN YOU OPEN THE WHOLE LANE UP.I THINK IT COULD BE AN AGGRESSIVE BALL ALSO IF IT WAS DRILLED FOR IT BUT MINE IS DRILLED WITH THE LAYOUT #1..A POSITION...I LIKE HOW IT ROLLS THAT IS FOR SURE..IT CLEARS THE HEADS FOR ME REAL EASY AND YET HAS THE POWER TO RETURN AS LONG AS YOU DONT SHOOT IT THROUGH THE WINDOW..LOLMY PRO SHOP GUY ALSO SAYS THEY ARE SELLING LIKE CRAZY SO I GUESS THY APPEAL TO ALOT OF PEOPLE</p>
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burgerman12
THE BALL IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY SPENT.I ALSO THINK THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR A VARITY OF BOWLERS WITH A VARITY OF DRILL PATTERNS.IM GLAD I BOUGHT IT.THE BALL STRIKES WHEN YOU GO UP THE BOARDS OR WHEN YOU OPEN THE WHOLE LANE UP.I THINK IT COULD BE AN AGGRESSIVE BALL ALSO IF IT WAS DRILLED FOR IT BUT MINE IS DRILLED WITH THE LAYOUT #1..A POSITION...I LIKE HOW IT ROLLS THAT IS FOR SURE..IT CLEARS THE HEADS FOR ME REAL EASY AND YET HAS THE POWER TO RETURN AS LONG AS YOU DONT SHOOT IT THROUGH THE WINDOW..LOLMY PRO SHOP GUY ALSO SAYS THEY ARE SELLING LIKE CRAZY SO I GUESS THY APPEAL TO ALOT OF PEOPLE
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Lance Granum
My Review of the X factor stands after 100 games this ball is still great and to all the guys writing bad reviews on storm without throwing them I suggest you stop before you loose credibility I spend many hours a day bowling for reviews and honistly if you cant score with this ball you need to take a lesson. Original review below With little surprise, the X-Factor fills a gap in my Arsenal this ball drilled Rev Leverage has a unique hit unlike the roaring core powers or Hammers Slamming vicious this Ball hits like a sward what? A Sward you know a thin blade like sound that is so unique Playing on a tough shot the ball is quite forgiving I was able to go from gutter shot to deep inside and out the ball is simply a dream to throw. This ball revs at an extreme rate and simply does not stop revving then when it hits the break point it makes a powerful move to the pocket slicing through the pins as if they are not even there. The X-Factor is a Strike Factor for sure. This ball is cl