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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Good Times Good Times on February 14, 2017, 12:36:59 PM
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Title says it all........time for a new toy! :P
I've decided on replacing my Snap Lock with the Code Black....
I don't feel like the Snap Lock is a bad ball by any means but I do feel it is a bit condition specific and there is a more optimal motion I can get out of my asymmetrical pearl spot in my arsenal. Snap Lock has a bit more mid-lane than I'd like here so I'm hoping the R2S cover will help remedy that. Oh.......and all that diff! ;D ;D ;D
With the Rocket Ship (at a 1000 grit surface), the Eternal Cell (at 2000), Code Black and Hectic I feel like I have a decent variety of motions for the upcoming tournament patterns...
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I've seen the CB roll this last weekend and it has my attention. R2S cover is my favorite of Storms. The price is what I can't find myself to "go for it." it's holding me back. Maybe when I start bowling at a different center for leagues with little more volume, I'll get it... or not....will see....
Also, it just seems to need oil to get further down in that bowlers hands I saw this weekend. Maybe he could of moved deeper.
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Anyway, good buy, I'm jealous lol
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Awesome choice, I love mine. An observation of mine is that it rolls better on synthetics than on wood. Even with a healthy amount of volume on that wood, it sometimes gives me a weird look. But definitely not too weird to where I don't use it almost every week in that house haha.
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OOB it goes slightly longer and not as sideways as I thought it would. It has not become the THS killer I thought it would be for me.
However, I have seen this ball in other people's hands and it truly is a THS killer for them (especially my teammate who has been lights out with this ball). I would not dissuade anyone from getting this ball based on my experience. It's a good ball in most people's hands from what I have seen.
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Very first thing I'll do (before the very first pitch) is hit it with a fresh 2000 pad and then hit it with Xtra Shine.............I do not do the 1500 polished Storm finish...
At least I'll know which direction to go with surface adjustments (if any) and be able to repeat a surface I like.
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Also not happy with this ball! Seems like I never have enough oil to keep the ball from hooking past the head pin!
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This is a great ball, I just ordered another one. Love the way it finishes at the deck. Mine is drilled 4" pin up and mb 1" from the thumb, ball just rolls the lane with this layout for me.
Hit the cover with a used 4000 pad just to get the cover a little start.
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Thanks jamm I will try that
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I read many reviews of the Code Black (which has both coverstock and weight block used in previous balls, neither one or the combination is new) and I decide to instead fill this spot in my bowling bag with the Roto Grip No Rules Pearl instead. Much stronger ball overall.
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I don't need to spend $193 for the CODE BLACK drilled and shipped to my doorstep, it's not what I need. I have balls in the bag and in the storage that are all suffice for the conditions I bowl on.
But since I like the R2S cover, since I never tried that core before, and since it takes me less than 4 hrs to make that price. I'm just going to get it for WTFS...
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I won both of my Code Blacks.. so that's one option lol.
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The code black is good stuff.
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I personally didnt like it.....but not every ball fits every bowler...
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I personally didnt like it.....but not every ball fits every bowler...
Why? Just curious
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It's rare I can throw it on the fresh, but this ball sure is great for 250+ when they open up a bit and you absolutely have to get left.
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I personally didnt like it.....but not every ball fits every bowler...
Why? Just curious
It was very over/under for me even with surface.
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I absolutely love my code black (pin down) and would recommend it to highly to any similar type of bowler to myself. I'm quite a low rev player (250) and therefore tend to use a more straighter line than my cranking brethren (with a league average of 195). I have recently tested the ball in a few tournaments in Germany on a number of different patterns (Broadway, Beaten path and Stonehenge) and the carry was absolutely fantastic; what was more impressive was that most of the other bowlers were struggling with their balls and I increased my average by over 16 - 25 pins! I'm now looking at upgrading my Hyper Cell and Crux to a Sure Lock to complement it and my Highroad Pearl when it is released next month. If it impresses like the Code Black then I'll be like a dog with 2 *****! I'm so tempted to buy another to save for the future, but common sense tells me to wait until it comes down in price. But I am so glad that I got this one!!
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Further thoughts to my original post in this thread after practicing a bit with it yesterday:
- My initial disappointment in it stems from the fact that I thought it would hook a little more and have a harder response to friction. I expected it to be the "first ball out of my bag strong" for most nights in my current league and it just hasn't lived up that. It's close but not quite there (low rev lefty problems)...
- It fits well between my Phaze II and HyRoad. Part of my disappointment in the Code Black may be due to the sheer love I have for the Phaze II. I have never had a strong symmetrical solid match up as well as the Phaze II. I was expecting to feel the same way about the Code Black and it did not happen instantaneously.
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I don't want to say too much as I've only got 1.5 games on it (and some practice in another house) but initial impressions are (at 2000+Xtra Shine):
-QUICK response to friction
-Definitely needs some friction. On a fresh synthetic wet/dry pattern the ball sailed thru the heads and was too late at the break point to make a true read so I went with the Rocket Ship. Once the pattern broke down I was able to move left and go to the CB.
I did hit the ball since with a used 2000 pad so I'm going to get a look at it with that. It's a different motion but one I'm sure I'll be able to use once I get used to it. I'm going to tinker around with the cover some. It is definitely a transition ball though.