Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
SPIT FIREâ„¢ Technical Specifications Coverstock Reactorâ„¢ Pearl Reactive
Weight Block Modified Inverted 2-piece
Ball Color Green / Silver
Ball Finish 1500-grit Polish
Durometer 74-76 Rex D-scale Rex D-scale
Flare Potential 5" (Med-High)
Fragrance Apple-Cinnamon
Weights 10 - 16 lbs.
SKU# TSF
SPIT FIREâ„¢ Ball Dynamics Ball Weight Radius of Gyration Differential Mass Bias Diff.
16# 2.54 0.05
15# 2.574 0.05
14# 2.63 0.042
Post by: Pat Patterson on September 09, 2006, 06:25:51 AM
Overall, another excellent ball from Storm, I will post another review later on after the cover tames down a bit or after some coverstock experimenting.
Here are a couple of actual pictures:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/PatPatterson1/IMG_0215.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/PatPatterson1/IMG_0216.jpg
Hope this review is useful.
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Pat Patterson
Post by: Jeff Carter on October 17, 2006, 12:28:37 AM
I recently used this ball on PBA regional pattern #1 in Herrin, Il during the qualifying rounds. Click on the link to read the rest
http://www.jeffcarterbowling.com/Journals/Journal2006MidwestHerrin.html
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Post by: DonSVO on October 23, 2006, 08:01:45 PM
span: 4 1/2" ring 4 3/8" middle left-handed, tweener
layout: pin beside ring finger, 3 5/8 from PAP, MB below thumb (135* layout)
The ball is possibly one of the most consistent, driving, readable balls in my arsenal. I don't believe that I have anything else currently that gives me the look I want when the backends are fresh. It is in box coverprep with Storm polish.
The drilling is somewhat aggressive due to the lower pin and the leverage layout. I tend to find that this ball is my go-to ball when the lanes are fresh and the backends stripped. I normally prefer a down-and-in shot, however the versatility I get from this ball exceeds my wildest dreams.
The house in question puts out a decently heavy volume of oil and has squeaky backends. If I stay firm with the speed and play up the back of the ball, I can feather it directly up 8 board to about 40 feet, where the ball rolls up and drives into the pocket. What's the fun of that though, when I can just get a little bit on it and swing some?
The ability that this ball gives me to open up the lane is the major reason I find it to be a gem. I can drop a bit of speed off, and hit it with about 30* of tilt, and shoot 3rd arrow to 6 board at about 38 feet, and it comes ripping back. unlike a lot of other equipment I have, this ball allows me a ton of versatility: if playing up the boards is giving me a few too many 8 pins or 4 pins, I simply make a substantial move right (I am a lefty) and move my breakpoint closer to the gutter for more angle. The recovery is phenomenal, the energy through the pocket is evident from the headpin coming across the deck with enough force to trip out occasional 7s and 8s. If the ball begins to blow the rack with that much entry angle, I simply move in again and take some hand out of the ball.
However, the ball definitely doesn't like alot of carry down. It becomes jumpy and has a tendency to skid when it encounters down-lane oil. There is a cure for that though: out comes the Agent.
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Post by: Stormbwlr2006 on November 08, 2006, 11:03:26 AM
This ball is the perfect match. Clean through the heads with plenty of stored energy to deliver pin crushing hits. Looking forward to many high scores with another awesome ball from STORM. If you are not using STORM, you should be!!
Post by: D Butler on November 13, 2006, 08:46:44 PM
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Post by: Guined on December 19, 2006, 12:57:06 PM
I drilled it pin 4" from the PAP and the CG 3" from the PAP. Pin is right of the ring and CG is below the midline. Extra hole is out from the center of the grip through the CG on the VAL.
I started to see how much I could get out of this ball. I was playing out side of 3rd arrow out to 8 at the break point. I could swing it out to 4 at the break point or bring it in 12 at the break point, all were flush. Interesting thing was other people throwing Ebonite and Hammer stuff playing the same area didn't have anything close to that look and had touble with carry.
BOWL UP A STORM!!
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Rick Guined
Post by: quietstorm2k on January 04, 2007, 12:05:25 AM
If your not bowling a storm................ Your not bowling
Post by: bruceklebejr on January 29, 2007, 01:42:46 AM
im a power player and sometimes i have to put this ball down when the fronts and mid lane start to burn up. this ball is great for all style of players. not a dry lane ball at all !!! but it is very predictable on fresher shots with backends clean or mild carrydown.
Post by: BWB300 on January 30, 2007, 10:48:38 PM
Post by: Mattc5489 on March 20, 2007, 04:43:22 PM
This ball has the best back end of any ball i have thrown and i love the way it cuts at the pocket. It hits extremely hard and i would recomend this ball to anyone who throws a high rev, fast ball. The only problem i had was at first it was hitting so hard that i kept leaving pins on the back row but now i have adjusted and mainly taken out my back row leaves.
Post by: strikezone_sanantonio on March 23, 2007, 07:01:35 PM
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Post by: CHawk15 on August 03, 2007, 04:32:14 PM
Topweight - 2.5-3 oz.
Layout:
Label with pin above fingers for length
Reaction:
Good length with strong late midlane and hard arcing continuous backend.
Comments:
I didn't like this ball at first because the span was too narrow (wrong pro shop guy drilled the ball). When I got that fixed and threw it a little bit I noticed that this ball is basically a weaker version of my Agent. It has good length with a very strong late midlane and hard arcing backend reaction. If I put a little more hand into it, I can make it more angular. As many have already said, I now know why Duke used this ball so much on TV last season. I've used this ball at 2 or 3 different centers so far and it destroys house patterns until the head oil breaks down so much that it takes a lot of effort to keep it right long enough. I'm sure if I used a 5" or 6" pin to PAP drill, it would work better on broken down conditions. The hit and mix of this ball is very good as well. From what I've seen so far, this ball is very versatile and will work on everything but the extremes. I'll post an update after I throw it on some different conditions, but I like what I see so far.
Post by: Mike Austin on August 30, 2007, 02:02:56 AM
This ball is supposed to be a rolly smooth ball that gets down the lane easily. That is exactly what this ball does for me. Bowling with it on resurfaced (this summer) wood lanes, and about a 40 foot typical house shot, this ball gave me a nice compliment to my Special Agent. (I am revamping my arsenal slowly, making grip changes on the fly). Shot 671 tonight for first night of league with 3 missed spares.
Nice length on the fresh house shot, but without a gigantic back end movement. I kept waiting for the lanes to change, as has been said about this house, but they never really did. I ended up 3-2 right of where I started, using the Spit Fire the whole time. Very predictable move to the pocket, very similar to a Zone Classic. Smooth not jerky. Almost wishing for a little more pop.
This ball is exactly as described, pretty good bench mark ball. Crankers will like this ball for the good control. I know now why Chris Johnson and Norm Duke like this ball so much, good control. Straight players will like this ball on a short fresh pattern, maybe like Cheetah to control the back ends. May be too much ball for a dry lane ball. The tweeners will like this ball about the same as the straighties, good control ball, good bench mark ball.
This ball is nothing fancy, nothing spectacular, just a good piece of equipment, pretty nice value for the money. SMELLS NICE!!!
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Post by: Will07 on August 30, 2007, 11:27:14 PM
at first I hated this ball....I couldn’t get it to go down the lane and hit.
The ball would rollout easily and shoot back to the pocket with no hitting power.
with this said I have it drilled for a heavy roll...described in the storm drilling instructions.
I put this ball in the bag and forgot about it for a few months and recently bowled with it again
Typical house shot
I polished the ball with black magic polish 5 times and the coverstock was as glossy as can be.
Today I bowled with it for the first time and shot poorly the first game…not being used tot the ball but than made up for it the second two and shot 705.
The polished spit fire seemed to hit way harder than the stock 1500 grit out of box.
The light hits would shatter the pins and messengers were flying all over the place.
Good ball, consistent….just don’t give up on it too easily.
Some small changes might make this ball very suitable for your swing.
Post by: abrown on October 01, 2007, 06:26:54 PM
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Post by: thefunnierman on October 11, 2007, 12:42:52 PM
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The reason why I drilled this up was becasue at the time I only had a Special Agent, Total NV, and a Tropical. My TNV was not getting through the heads as clean as I needed and my Tropical just kept skidding. So I decided to drill up a Spit Fire. The Spit Fire was not my favorite ball but it is a good ball. It is very clean through the fronts and reads the dry very nicely. The only reason I dont like the ball is because it was a little unpridictable. Besides that it has a strong aggresive move on the backend and decent hitting power. I like the R2S way better than the Reactor coverstock. So I might give the Sure Fire a try.
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Revs= about 450 rpm
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