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dss

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Storm Mix vs Tropical breeze
« on: January 31, 2015, 12:22:41 AM »
How does the Storm Mix compare to the Tropical Breeze, which is best for desert dry conditions?  I have been told that the TB is the weakest ball out there for dry conditions, but it looks like it hooks a ton on dry conditions.

 

greenefam

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Re: Storm Mix vs Tropical breeze
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 03:59:22 PM »
Tropical Breeze is a weak pearl reactive resin with a mild core while Mix is either a pearl or hybrid urethane ball with basically no core.  A better comparison would be TB compared to Super Natural - which is a stronger urethane ball with a turbine core.

TB will give you more reaction when it transitions from skid to hook than the urethane balls.

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Re: Storm Mix vs Tropical breeze
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2015, 06:57:50 AM »
How does the Storm Mix compare to the Tropical Breeze, which is best for desert dry conditions?  I have been told that the TB is the weakest ball out there for dry conditions, but it looks like it hooks a ton on dry conditions.

I have the Polar Ice hybrid (same core and cover as the Mix Hybrid) and a Tropical Breeze.

These are 2 very different ball reactions, one urethane and one resin. The Urethane is smooth and even, with a ball path that is, in general, very close to what used to termed a curve. To make the urethane even milder, it does not have a dynamic core, just a plain pancake core to balance off the weight removed from drilling. While there are drillings to make it slightly more dynamic, the combo of urethane cover and pancake core makes for the ultimate smooth ball reaction.

The TB is currently the weakest resin ball on the market in terms of handling oil. While it has a super weak core, it is a dynamic core, even if the differential is less than that of the pancake core. The TB will go longer than the urethane and will have more backend. The slower you throw it, the greater the degree to  which you are rev dominant, the greater the backend of this ball will be. That said, I am rev dominant and it is still controllable s long as you use on light oil conditions for which it is designed. You can smooth out the surface slightly with an abrasive and it will still get more length than the urethane. In general, the TB will have much more hitting and carry power than the urethane.

For the urethane, the more polish you put on it, the longer it will go and the less it will hook. For resins, usually the more polish you put on it, the longer it will go but the more backend you will get but that's only true to a certain point.
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Gene J Kanak

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Re: Storm Mix vs Tropical breeze
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2015, 08:20:15 AM »
I haven't thrown a Mix, so I can't speak from experience there; however, resin is almost always going to offer more pop than the urethane. I have a Tropical Breeze, and it is by far the weakest reactive ball in my bag. I'm talking like 19 boards weaker than anything else I have.

I found the TB to be a bit squirty out of the box. If I got a pinch fast or missed it at all at the bottom, it was 60 feet of skid. Now, since I had it for absolute burn, that wasn't the worst thing in the world. Still, I wanted a bit more consistency. As such, I hit it with 500 abralon, and, BAM, the ball became a beast! The rougher surface gave the ball a little bit of read. Not enough to burn up, but enough to feel like it was seeing the lane. Basically, the reaction I got with it looked like a stronger urethane but with much better power at the pins. The first game I threw with it after the surface change, I washed out on the first shot because I wasn't lined up properly. I made a move and then proceeded to throw the last 11, and I had all kinds of room doing it! If I leaked it wide too early, it read the dry, but it didn't over-react. If I got it slightly inside target, it held because the cover just doesn't have enough teeth to eat through the oil.

Long story short, I would go with the TB. I've bagged urethane stuff off and on throughout my bowling career, and it's great when you need it; however, I've found those times to be so few and far between that I'm not sure it's worth it. I think you'll get more bang for your buck (and the TB doesn't cost too many bucks! lol) with the Breeze.