I BEEN Rolling an I Q SOLID for two weeks now and have played any where from 5 to 20 ball faces up to the pocket great but my carry is terrible left in box condition do I need an surface change or polish or none above

My IQ Tour has about 600 games on it. It's the only ball I've practiced with for the past 3 years or so and I bought it fully plugged from a PBA'er. It just doesn't finish anymore. I went 2000-3000-4000 grit then polished the crap out of it. It's an amazing spareball now.

Bonez, do you think I'm leaving the back row because it has too many games on it? I read an avabob post and he said all you gotta do is adjust. I'm not sure why it doesn't work anymore.  My track looks like an emo teenager's forearm with all of the cut marks in it. You would think that it would help grip the lane better but no such luck.

I've emailed Storm about it about 63 1/2 times over the past couple years for help and I haven't gotten an answer yet. That 1/2 time was from my mo-BILE cellular phone. I don't like to send those emails too much cause I still get charged 10 cents per killerbite.

Now that right there is funny, I don't care who you are that's funny! Thanks DP3

Quote from: DP3 on May 02, 2018, 08:18:20 PM

Bonez, do you think I'm leaving the back row because it has too many games on it? I read an avabob post and he said all you gotta do is adjust. I'm not sure why it doesn't work anymore.  My track looks like an emo teenager's forearm with all of the cut marks in it. You would think that it would help grip the lane better but no such luck.

I've emailed Storm about it about 63 1/2 times over the past couple years for help and I haven't gotten an answer yet. That 1/2 time was from my mo-BILE cellular phone. I don't like to send those emails too much cause I still get charged 10 cents per killerbite.

I'm dead now. Thanks DP3. #RIPDoom

I have around 16 plus games on mine will try it later today in league again I have tried changing speed different hand poisitions and angles.just trying to find out what I to expect from this ball.

Bonez, do you think I'm leaving the back row because it has too many games on it? I read an avabob post and he said all you gotta do is adjust. I'm not sure why it doesn't work anymore.  My track looks like an emo teenager's forearm with all of the cut marks in it. You would think that it would help grip the lane better but no such luck.

I've emailed Storm about it about 63 1/2 times over the past couple years for help and I haven't gotten an answer yet. That 1/2 time was from my mo-BILE cellular phone. I don't like to send those emails too much cause I still get charged 10 cents per killerbite.

WOW

Scrub 49,
When I got my Tour Solid a couple of years ago I noticed it appeared dull for a 4000 grit ball.  I had the same issues you described.  A PBA touring pro I know told me to hit the ball with a 4000 Abralon pad using water on a spinner which changed the surface from the factory 4000 dull look to a more shiny look.
The ball came alive and my carry issues improved 1000%.  It worked for me, hopefully it will work for you.

With surface and flying backends, I'm sure the IQ Tour carries relatively well (although it's more about controlling the pocket on those conditions). However, it has become number two of all time out of the bowling balls that I've thrown because of what it does at higher surfaces. If you are not speed dominant, I find the IQ Tour to be at least an option for having a ball that clears the fronts with a crisp pop downlane. Again, this is when the ball is on the shiny side (3000-4000, 2000 polished, or lane shine).