Storm X-Factor Bowling Ball

<p>You gave the ball a 1 pin rating. You say that you like nothing about this ball. You say that you dislike the fact that this ball doesn&#039;t move but yet when I read your Overall review to find out what type of problems you have had you do nothing but rave about how great this ball is! Did I miss something? I was expecting to read more negative comments on the ball and instead you regailed us with how there is nothing you like about the ball but you shot the best games of your life with it.&lt;scri</p>

I picked this ball up about 6 months ago from a shop that was going out of business and had an overstock with some old favorites from pre-resin days. I found this gem on a back shelf and couldnt let it pass. One of my best equipment decisions to date. This ball flat out hits like two mack trucks. I used it in a tournament and people were asking what it was since the sound was so different and crisp. The ball is drilled leverage with the hole at 7 1/2 in. from span. The Pin is 3 1/2 and the CG is 3 3/8 away from PAP. I polished it up originaly to use for dry burnt up lanes. After the first ten games I decided to try it on the house shot. I was not let down. This ball delayed then when it made its move it was strong and true to the hole. I have put up some of my most consistant/impresive numbers with this ball. It has made me rethink about going back to the older stuff. Why cant they make more balls that allow bowlers to bowl instead of the ball doing it all and allowing everyone and the

<p>I picked this ball up about 6 months ago from a shop that was going out of business and had an overstock with some old favorites from pre-resin days. I found this gem on a back shelf and couldnt let it pass. One of my best equipment decisions to date. This ball flat out hits like two mack trucks. I used it in a tournament and people were asking what it was since the sound was so different and crisp. The ball is drilled leverage with the hole at 7 1/2 in. from span. The Pin is 3 1/2 and the CG is 3 3/8 away from PAP. I polished it up originaly to use for dry burnt up lanes. After the first ten games I decided to try it on the house shot. I was not let down. This ball delayed then when it made its move it was strong and true to the hole. I have put up some of my most consistant/impresive numbers with this ball. It has made me rethink about going back to the older stuff. Why cant they make more balls that allow bowlers to bowl instead of the ball doing it all and allowing everyone and the</p>

Overall all this is a good hooking ball, and gives room for error, and can be used by all bowlers, and all types of curves and speeds. I love this ball, just make sure to keep it clean, this would have been a perfect 10 ball, except leaving the 10 pin and the smell, overall i rate this high. I would say it isnt for straight throwers, or over hookers cause it will go brooklyn and leave you a 10 pin, or for straight bowlers, leave you many splits. it works well in medium conditions, and if you have a good curve. You can also dull the ball to for heavy oil lanes. I love this ball, you should all buy it, the X-Factor Rocks!!!!!!!

<p>Overall all this is a good hooking ball, and gives room for error, and can be used by all bowlers, and all types of curves and speeds. I love this ball, just make sure to keep it clean, this would have been a perfect 10 ball, except leaving the 10 pin and the smell, overall i rate this high. I would say it isnt for straight throwers, or over hookers cause it will go brooklyn and leave you a 10 pin, or for straight bowlers, leave you many splits. it works well in medium conditions, and if you have a good curve. You can also dull the ball to for heavy oil lanes. I love this ball, you should all buy it, the X-Factor Rocks!!!!!!!</p>

I'm a 170 average bowler, and this ball instantly raised my average to 185 within a week. It carries well, then hits like a ton of bricks. I actually like the phony chocolate smell. I had this ball drilled to break very late. As the lanes get more dry, I throw the ball faster. Seems to be easier than moving from my mark. Excellent ball. I still have my old Hammer, but I took it out of the bag for good. This ball is so predictable in oil. Storm's got a winner here....give the X Factor a try.

<p>I&#039;m a 170 average bowler, and this ball instantly raised my average to 185 within a week. It carries well, then hits like a ton of bricks. I actually like the phony chocolate smell. </p><p></p><p>I had this ball drilled to break very late. As the lanes get more dry, I throw the ball faster. Seems to be easier than moving from my mark. Excellent ball. I still have my old Hammer, but I took it out of the bag for good. This ball is so predictable in oil.</p><p></p><p>Storm&#039;s got a winner here....give the X Factor a try.</p>

Got this ball a few months ago and have played alot of different lane conditions with it since then. The ball is drilled 4x4, mass bias strong, with weight hole on the pap. I sanded the ball to 2000 and then polished it. The first few games I threw, the ball hit like a sponge. I have fairly high speed (18-19 mph) and high revs (410 rpm) and this ball hit like it weighed 6 lbs at first. Once it got a track in it, look out. The ball really carries light hits well. Not quite the ten pin killer some say it is, but I don't think one ball is really better than another in that department. Any way, another great ball from Storm. Gets down the lane easily and revs up very quickly to make a strong move to the pocket. (Or through the pocket). Plays well on most conditions, just stay away from the extremes, wet or dry. Overall a pretty good ball for anyones bag.

<p>Got this ball a few months ago and have played alot of different lane conditions with it since then. The ball is drilled 4x4, mass bias strong, with weight hole on the pap. I sanded the ball to 2000 and then polished it. The first few games I threw, the ball hit like a sponge. I have fairly high speed (18-19 mph) and high revs (410 rpm) and this ball hit like it weighed 6 lbs at first. Once it got a track in it, look out. The ball really carries light hits well. Not quite the ten pin killer some say it is, but I don&#039;t think one ball is really better than another in that department. Any way, another great ball from Storm. Gets down the lane easily and revs up very quickly to make a strong move to the pocket. (Or through the pocket). Plays well on most conditions, just stay away from the extremes, wet or dry. Overall a pretty good ball for anyones bag.</p>

Storm won't let you down, either ways u go, X-factor or the Deuce. You're making the right choice .... I stand on the inside and aim between the 3rd and the 4th arrow, the ball will almost run it the gutter and it will come back itself and find itself a pocket ... little bit scary , but it sure looks and is cool. Make sure you get the right drilling that suits your style, my guy didn't do a good job, but It still does its work, Just trust the ball, and throw it right. The ball will find the pocket itself .... Stay away from dry lane condition. It will go pass the pocket and even pass the brooklyn.

<p>Storm won&#039;t let you down, either ways u go, X-factor or the Deuce. You&#039;re making the right choice .... I stand on the inside and aim between the 3rd and the 4th arrow, the ball will almost run it the gutter and it will come back itself and find itself a pocket ... little bit scary , but it sure looks and is cool. Make sure you get the right drilling that suits your style, my guy didn&#039;t do a good job, but It still does its work, Just trust the ball, and throw it right. The ball will find the pocket itself .... Stay away from dry lane condition. It will go pass the pocket and even pass the brooklyn.</p>

Great house shot ball---have mine drilled 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 rad in the strong position----have had some good scores with this ball---this ball will hold well if tugged, but will slightly over hook if swung into the dry early---overall good first ball out the bag for hose shots or tournaments---i had to adjust my line as the carry down built up in a tournament---the ball wouldn't drive through it---moved outside the carry down---and the scores went big again. Will look into drilling up one a little stronger, or getting a Deuce for more oily conditions----the coverstock hold up well---haven't touched it in about 3 months--and reaction hasn't suffered---this is one ball everyone should have in their bag.

<p>Great house shot ball---have mine drilled 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 rad in the strong position----have had some good scores with this ball---this ball will hold well if tugged, but will slightly over hook if swung into the dry early---overall good first ball out the bag for hose shots or tournaments---i had to adjust my line as the carry down built up in a tournament---the ball wouldn&#039;t drive through it---moved outside the carry down---and the scores went big again.</p><p></p><p>Will look into drilling up one a little stronger, or getting a Deuce for more oily conditions----the coverstock hold up well---haven&#039;t touched it in about 3 months--and reaction hasn&#039;t suffered---this is one ball everyone should have in their bag.</p>

This ball is a maising. I buy this ball one of my friend Robert and he's just play this ball only 20 game and he giving 100 $ for this ball. O.k Talking about that ball the X-Factor has a great hook and maybe more than the trauma response. For someone says than this ball is only for medium oil, for me he is more than a medium oil. I'm impresse. I was play one time 259 and my average is 195. One suggestion buy this ball Because it's a great ball and a great hook my friends.

<p>This ball is a maising. I buy this ball one of my friend Robert and he&#039;s just play this ball only 20</p><p>game and he giving 100 $ for this ball. O.k Talking about that ball the X-Factor has a great hook</p><p>and maybe more than the trauma response. For someone says than this ball is only for medium oil, for me he is more </p><p>than a medium oil. I&#039;m impresse. I was play one time 259 and my average is 195.</p><p>One suggestion buy this ball Because it&#039;s a great ball and a great hook my friends.</p>

All I can say is the difference of this ball without all that polish is just amazing, now I know why people love their deuces so much!! I scotchbrited all of the polish off of this ball at home, and it had a lot of polish on it!!! Then I took it up to my loval house for some experimenting, and I am glad I did take the polish off. Played the ball to board 13 (second arrow) and targetetd the break a 15, and man did this thing break. A smooth, very powerful, pin killing arc to the pocket. The ball just did not stop moving, and the sound when it hit the pins was so loud that people 5 lanes down asked me what ball that was. I love the X factor like this and will get a Deuce for when the lanes are too flooded for this version. If you take or lower the polish on the ball, this ball becomes controllabe hook machine, gets more power behind it, is not so speed sensitive and makes a strike sound equal to any ball on the market. I love this RAD motor, very good ball!!!

<p>All I can say is the difference of this ball without all that polish is just amazing, now I know why people love their deuces so much!! I scotchbrited all of the polish off of this ball at home, and it had a lot of polish on it!!! Then I took it up to my loval house for some experimenting, and I am glad I did take the polish off. Played the ball to board 13 (second arrow) and targetetd the break a 15, and man did this thing break. A smooth, very powerful, pin killing arc to the pocket. The ball just did not stop moving, and the sound when it hit the pins was so loud that people 5 lanes down asked me what ball that was. I love the X factor like this and will get a Deuce for when the lanes are too flooded for this version. If you take or lower the polish on the ball, this ball becomes controllabe hook machine, gets more power behind it, is not so speed sensitive and makes a strike sound equal to any ball on the market. I love this RAD motor, very good ball!!!</p>

The best Storm ball by far. Has great hook potential, nice back end and a smooth release. Hits so hard makes pins wish they had fell down before the ball even touched the lanes. it is also very forgiving, unless ur crap and throw a crap shot. Intended for crankers, but who said you had to be a cranker to be able get this ball to hook, i get heaps of revs on the ball and it hooks like mad, but sometimes i have to whack the hell outta it if its oily, but then again thats why i have a ball for each oil condition.

<p>The best Storm ball by far. Has great hook potential, nice back end and a smooth release. Hits so hard makes pins wish they had fell down before the ball even touched the lanes. it is also very forgiving, unless ur crap and throw a crap shot. Intended for crankers, but who said you had to be a cranker to be able get this ball to hook, i get heaps of revs on the ball and it hooks like mad, but sometimes i have to whack the hell outta it if its oily, but then again thats why i have a ball for each oil condition.</p>

What else can I say. Looking forward to my next week of bowling. This was a tank hitting the pins. It blew away the pocket. Went long and turned in like a radar guided missile. I bowled a 300 with a 12 in the pit. Seemed to have room to spare as well. The smell that everyone complains about was not as bad as I thought, but it does make you wonder what marketing genius came up with this one. Its not a ball tailored to kids, so you just have to wonder. I bought this to eliminate the 10 pins and I only left one all day.

<p>What else can I say. Looking forward to my next week of bowling. This was a tank hitting the pins. It blew away the pocket. Went long and turned in like a radar guided missile.</p><p>I bowled a 300 with a 12 in the pit. Seemed to have room to spare as well. The smell that everyone complains about was not as bad as I thought, but it does make you wonder what marketing genius came up with this one. Its not a ball tailored to kids, so you just have to wonder. I bought this to eliminate the 10 pins and I only left one all day.</p>

Great ball when new. But a virtual throwaway after 200 games. Anyone have any success reviving this ball??? A friend (PBA touring pro) and I have the same span and weighting. We swapped equipment while bowling and he also could not get a reaction out of my X-Factor while I was bending the boards off the lane with 3-4 of his balls. I also brought my old HPH and a Brunswick Pro-Active Zone which made nice flips and had great carry. Going back to the X-Factor, it wussed into the pocket each time. We went into the pro shop and dulled it up with green and finally got a stronger back end but half of what it was new. Green Scotch-Brite also made the break point too soon, and used up a lot of energy too soon--both opposite of the reason I bought the X-Factor. This was a phenomenal ball 200 games ago, but it's dead now. We've tried everything but bowl on stripped lanes. Any ideas out there?

<p>Great ball when new. But a virtual throwaway after 200 games. Anyone have any success reviving this ball??? A friend (PBA touring pro) and I have the same span and weighting. We swapped equipment while bowling and he also could not get a reaction out of my X-Factor while I was bending the boards off the lane with 3-4 of his balls. I also brought my old HPH and a Brunswick Pro-Active Zone which made nice flips and had great carry. Going back to the X-Factor, it wussed into the pocket each time. We went into the pro shop and dulled it up with green and finally got a stronger back end but half of what it was new. Green Scotch-Brite also made the break point too soon, and used up a lot of energy too soon--both opposite of the reason I bought the X-Factor. This was a phenomenal ball 200 games ago, but it&#039;s dead now. We&#039;ve tried everything but bowl on stripped lanes. Any ideas out there?</p>

THis thing is great, I could go on and on about it but that would be a waste of time. I reccomend it to any bowler, this is a key piece in my arsenal. No matter what the lane conditions, this thing will hook. No matter where you throw from I have 1 piece of advice, BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!! I play from the 30 board to the 4 board, and Im a right handed bowler. It whoops any other ball on the market, forget everything you own now, trash all ur other balls this ball is amazing and oooooo soooooo forgiving.

<p>THis thing is great, I could go on and on about it but that would be a waste of time. I reccomend it to any bowler, this is a key piece in my arsenal. No matter what the lane conditions, this thing will hook. No matter where you throw from I have 1 piece of advice, BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!! I play from the 30 board to the 4 board, and Im a right handed bowler. It whoops any other ball on the market, forget everything you own now, trash all ur other balls this ball is amazing and oooooo soooooo forgiving.</p>