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Ride
« on: March 24, 2015, 09:01:06 AM »
- Color: Scarlet Red/Platinum Pearl All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
- Coverstock: Reactor Hybrid Reactive
- Weight Block: Cruiser Core for 14#-16# (Modified Centripetal Core for 12# & 13#)
- Finish: 1500-grit Polished
- Recommended Lane Conditions:  Dry-Medium
- RG:  2.58 (15#)
- Diff:  0.021 (15#)
- Fragrance: Paradise Punch

 

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Storm Ride review by staffer Garrett Richardson
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2015, 06:08:28 PM »
Hand: Left
Ball Speed: 16-17mph
Ball Weight: 15lbs
PAP: 5 left 7/16 up
Degrees of Tilt: 17
Layout: 4 ½ x 6 x 4 ¼

Storm Ride is pin under the ring finger with the cg in and no hole with the factory finish at of 1500 polish. The Ride is a great gap filler ball that actually quite a few people in my area and pro shop have asked for. When you have a lights out, punch out or wipe out and it hooks too much at times then you go down to a tropical breeze or pitch black and it is not enough, the Ride fits in between so when you need that step down or step up.

With me being left handed and in my area I do not see a whole lot of dry but at the times I do I am able play more of a up the boards shot around the 8 9 board it does not make a strong move on the back end which gives me great control. When I go inside around 15 or 3rd arrow and swing it the Ride tends to fade and not have a lot of recovery which is fine with me because when it gets really dry I can play 15 if needed or usually play up the 10 board but I like to play a straighter line for more control and consistency.

All in a nutshell the Ride is great for dry lanes and to fill those really small gaps to give you just enough length and not over hook on the dry for the medium to dry lane performance balls.

If you have any questions about the Ride email me at garrett.richardson@pinolebowlerssupply.com. I also have a ball video on youtube for the Ride

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Re: Ride By Keven Williams
« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2015, 06:23:26 PM »
The Storm “Ride” is the best of both worlds with the smooth roll of a lower end ball and the power of a higher end ball. What I love most about this ball is it gets into an earlier roll than the Breezes and Lights Out which really blends out friction. The Ride is easily the most versatile “Low End” ball I have ever had in my bag. I can throw it on the fresh, transition, and burn late in the day. No matter how deep I get with it, the ball stills keeps its smooth roll. My Storm “Ride” is drilled pin up in between my fingers with the cg stacked directly under my fingers. This way is retains some energy and allows me to play many angles. I rate it a 10 out of 10!

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Storm Ride
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2015, 11:51:28 AM »
  The  Ride is the new ball in the Hot line from Storm.  This ball fills the gap between the Punch Out and the Tropical Breeze line.  High Rev guys will love this ball for its control and ability to play further right when other ball tend to start to labor down lane.  The Ride is also a good fit for bowlers with lower ball speeds as it is very clean through the fronts.  Don't be afraid to drill it with a stronger pin, as this will help give the ball more flare and better shape.  Too weak of a drill will affect carry.   I drilled mine 5 x 4 x 2 3/4 pin up.  I am able to use this ball on the drier league shots (3rd game) and also on the shorter Kegel and sport patterns.  The Ride is very controllable and has a smooth transition off of breakpoint.  So when the heads and mids start to go, the Ride is a good matchup.  Another great addition the Storm Lineup.

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PAP  4 up 1 1/4
Speed - 16-17
Tilt - 15
Rev - 375-400

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Re: Ride
« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2015, 01:09:39 PM »
The Ride from Storm is the latest release in the Hot line of bowling balls from Storm, The Bowler's Company. Ride has a new weight block called Cruiser core and is wrapped with Reactor cover. The Rg in 15lb balls is 2.58 with a differential of 0.021. The scarlet red/platinum pearl has great shelf appeal.

I drilled Ride with a 4 ¾ x 5 x 2 ½ layout, and left it in the box finish. I have been using my Ride the last few months, and have had great success with it on our well used, leftover from the night before, house pattern. I have also tried the Ride in a regional that we used Wolf pattern. The Ride rolled well on Friday’s practice session, but was a little too clean to the spot because of the high volume of oil in such a short distance come Saturday and Sunday. Ride just didn’t hook early enough, and when I tried moving left to the dry, it had too much backend. I will, however, be looking forward to using Ride on some different short patterns that won’t have as much volume as what Wolf has. Pitch black was a better option for the high volume, short distance Wolf pattern. I use Ride as a go to ball from my Pitch Black, when I dry out the oil line, and I have to make a move right, and the urethane covered Pitch Black doesn’t want to make the corner. Ride is also a step up from the Tropical Breeze. It offers a touch more flare, and more overall hook potential.

Ride is a drier condition ball, no doubt about it. Unless you have a very high rev rate with low ball speed, stick to using the Ride on the drier conditions it is intended for, and you will have a GREAT reaction to the pins. The biggest asset I have found with my Ride is the carry I get when  I am able to use it. This is a huge bonus as Ride has  limited pattern capability.

In the modern era of entire lane covering hook monsters, Ride is a refreshing change of pace in allowing me to play straighter up the boards on drier conditions. When urethane hooks too soon and hits weak, and your Punch Out is just too much hook, reach for Ride from Storm. You won’t be disappointed!
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Storm Ride review by Scott Widmer
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2015, 11:18:20 AM »
Lane Conditions: Light Oil
Typical Conditions: Variety of Shots
Type of Lane: All Synthetic
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Factory/Box
Likes: Very clean through fronts, controlled move in the back.

My Ride Layout: 40º x 2 3/4" x 25º or 2 3/4" x 4 7/8" x 1 3/8"

The Ride fills a hole that most bowlers have in their bag. That weak ball that doesn't just blow up when it hits friction. Think of it as an IQ Tour-type ball in the Heat line.

Conditions I have used the Ride on: House shot, pretty tough to play anything but right up the track with it on a fresh condition. I've also used this during a singles tournament on the second squad on the 2015 USBC Doubles/Singles pattern. It let me play up the lane, just inside 15 at the arrows and not have to open up my angles too much and give the pocket away. Bowling on a ~42' house shot with synthetic heads and wood backends, this ball just wasn't enough, there was just too much volume, it really is a ball designed for when they are broken down a bit at least. I also used this on the 33' WTBA Stockholm pattern. It let me go straight up the lane around 7-8 without overreacting to the 27' of backend. This was my go-to ball on this pattern after realizing that a short pin to pap layout on a strong asymmetric was not going to work on this pattern.

Where the Ride fits in my bag: The Ride is the weakest ball I carry in my bag at the moment.

When I use the Ride: The Ride is a great option on shorter patterns, especially once they start to transition and urethane is not longer a good option. The Ride is also a "Get Out of Jail Free" type of ball. It reminds me a little bit of a Barbed Wire from years ago where if I had trouble getting my angles right with everything else I could just find a spot to pipe that ball up the lane.

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