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Storm Crossroad Bowling Ball

Ball NPS Score:
100.0
- COLOR: Purple Solid/Blue Pearl All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
- COVERSTOCK: R2S Hybrid Reactive
- CORE: Inverted Fe³ Technology
- FACTORY FINISH: 1500-grit Polished
- FRAGRANCE:Caramel
- RECOMMENED LANE CONDITION: Medium Oil
- RG: 16#-2.53, 15#-2.56, 14#-2.60, 13#-2.59, 12#-2.65
- DIFFERENTIAL: 16#-.055, 15#-.052, 14#-.050, 13#-.045, 12#-.035
- A few tiny pit holes in the cover stock of the ball are normal
- DESCRIPTION: The R2S hybrid reactive coverstock works well on many lane conditions, and the inverted Fe3 technology weight block utilizes a larger mass to increase dynamics. Prepped with a 1500-grit polished finish, the Crossroad is sure to skid through even the most hooking heads.
With major victories ranging from the PBA tour to international championships, the Hy-Road has won the world over. It’s been so popular that it has now made the catalog four straight years; something rarely seen anymore!
When the Victory Road was introduced earlier this year, it quickly proved to be a terrific complement and follow up to its predecessor. With an R2S pearl reactive coverstock, the Victory Road floats through the heads and glides easily to the break point before unleashing towards the pocket.
The intent of the new Crossroad is to identify the best components of these two champions and combine them, creating a new superpower in the bowling world.
The number one factor of ball motion is coverstock. So, when we are looking to expand upon the Victory Road with the proven components of the Hy-Road, we first started with the R2S hybrid reactive shell that seemed to match up on every lane condition imaginable.
Finished to 1500-grit as well, the new Crossroad is sure to skid through even the most hooking heads around. But if your speed is higher and the heads are slick, you can still adjust the surface texture easily as R2S is one of the most versatile coverstocks on the market.
Encasing the Hy-Road shell around the Victory Road’s Inverted Fe³ Technology weight block gave us the best of both worlds. The advancements made in Fe³ allowed us to utilize a larger mass to increase the dynamics, upping the differential approximately 15% in the 15 pounders. More differential equals more flare, and you can control the amount of flare with the proper layout. Put your favorite layout in the new Crossroad and in your next tournament you’ll be the first to cross the finish line!

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 Mr Straight Ball
Mr Straight Ball (MD)

Ball Rating:
Good
  Posted on 1/25/2012 at 4:05 PM

BALL SPECS
Pin Length:  2 ¾”
Starting Top Weight: 3.01oz
Ball Weight: 16.1
 
DRILL PATTERN
45°
5” Pin to PAP (under bridge)
Weight hole: 4” straight across
 
BOWLER STYLE
Rev Rate: High per C.A.T.S
Ball Speed: 18
PAP/Track: 5” across ½” down
 
SURFACE PREP
OOB
 
BALL REACTION
From the drill press to league I went! Having owned two Victory Road’s, the Crossroad has big shoes to fill. The first thing to know about this ball is that it is never scared to recover and the other difference from its purple pearl brother is that it provided a more distinct read in the midlane. The midlane read I did have to adjust too as I needed to move my feet slightly left to create the right angle to project the nugget.

So what is there to like about this ball you ask? The midlane read gave me a CONSISTENT & PREDICTABLE read on the 43’ house shot that was down on the lane.  I also had an enlarged pocket as I repeatedly tripped the 4-pin on slightly high shots. The 9-pin was teasing me, this is normal but I watched quite a few of them get slapped like a pimp with powder on his hand.

Compare it to the Hy-Road JB …
For me, the core is the difference, no different than the T-Road versus Victory Road. I’m not going to sell you that one ball is better than the other. The Crossroad seems to store up the energy a smidgeon more which allows a power player to really feel free to just send it!!!

I’m looking forward to using this ball on a multitude of Kegel patterns to really put the Crossroad through the ringer. And it was nice smelling caramel on my hand during bowling!

COMMENTS
Likes: Predictable move, forgiving, retains its energy and it just recovers
Dislikes: N/A
 


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