Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Post by: Jeff Mop on April 29, 2001, 04:14:57 PM
This is a weak drill pattern for me because I track very close to the thumbhole. I was hoping that the drill pattern would result in a strong arc, but somewhat flippy reaction. I was shooting for halfway in-between the two.
I guess I'm getting better at mapping stuff out because I was dead on. The ball revs up very nicely in the front of the lane, but the pearl coverstock has NO problem getting through the heads at all. Reminds me of a Pearl Thunder Road in that respect. The ball loses no energy in the backend and I get as much recovery as I need in the backend. The ball squirts a little bit on oil, but 1) if you're using a pearl ball on a flood you need to rethink your strategy anyway, and 2) because the ball revs up a lot and retains energy well, you can still get some movement on the oil...enough that you won't washout or 2-8-10 all the time.
The ball is not a flippy Trauma-type ball, which means you get exceptional control. The Super Power weight block gives the ball plenty of hitting action, though.
I love this one, can't wait for more Storm balls using this new coverstock...
P.S. - It smells like Banana Walnut Bread...don't know what the "official" scent is because it doesn't say on the box. I was told that it supposedly is Watermelon, but I still think it's banana nut bread
Post by: Mike Austin on May 03, 2001, 01:17:13 AM
Carol reported that her first couple Pearl SP were very flippy. Donna is a high speed player with a smooth tweener type release. We wanted to get this ball into a roll quickly to try and eliminate some of the over/under reaction.
Donna's PAP is 4 1/2 over and 1/2 down from the center of her span. We put the cg on her PAP with the pin at 10:00 position from the pin. Because of the large top weight, I had to use a 1 1/4 hole pretty deep to get the ball back to legal, about 3/4 positive side.
This ball is pretty impressive. Donna had no trouble clearing the front of the lane at any time during our long session. She could move left and bounce the ball off the track area, with much control of her break point. Almost no over reaction. I would attribute this to the particle shell material and the very calming early rolling layout. YET, she was able to come around the ball a little more than usual and open up the lane very well. This is not one of her strong points, as she is more comfortable playing up the boards. This ball hits very hard.
This test was done before and after the daily oiling of the lanes, on Brunswick synthetics. This house is not noted for having big back ends, but this ball was very nice. Popped that 10 very well.
I think this ball will be a very nice, versatile ball. Being a particle ball, don't be afraid to put some surface on it for more oil. Hope this helps ya....
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Mike Austin's Precision Pro Shop
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Post by: BuddiesProShopcom - Bill on May 15, 2001, 02:36:09 PM
We drill one of them for one of the shop guys. I bowled with him on the same pair. The lanes were fresh oil for first shift. Drier outsides and Heavy oil in the middle.
The Super Power Pearl was able to get down the lane without a problem, and then made a strong controlled move to the pocket. This ball is able to play in the dry with early hook, where the Original Super Power wasn't. The Pearl was controlled and smooth at the breakpoint, making it easy to read.
If you like the Super Power, you will like the Super Power Pearl. When the lanes dry up and you have to put the original Super Power away, you will be able to grab the Super Power Pearl.
The ball was laid out with a 5" by 5" drill for this ball. We didn't need a weight hole.
On a scale of 1-10, I would give this ball a 7.5. We should be able to throw this ball on Medium-Light Oil without a problem. The Pearl is able to get down the lane further than the El Nino 2000 and more controlled at the break point that Power Bolt.
If you have any questions, please email me at Bill@buddiesproshop.com
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BuddiesProShop.com
"The Place All Bowlers Shop"
Post by: Paul Meyer on June 09, 2001, 10:39:17 PM
Post by: tburky on June 28, 2001, 08:55:09 AM
Pin distance from cg: 2-1/2"
Ball Layout: Pin is 5-3/4" from axis and c.g. is 6" from axis. No weight hole was needed. Surface is box finish.
I drilled this ball 5 weeks ago. I drilled this ball specifically for a drier shot ( very little oil) in particular a "sport shot" where you needed to stand way left and throw the ball way right and have the ball recover.
With this layout, the ball really clears the heads very well and recovers very nicely to the pocket. As the ball is going down the lane it looks like it is not going to recover, then when it hits the dry backend of the lane, the ball has a nice strong arc to the pocket. The carry with this ball is absolutely great. As long as there is backends this ball will recover. If the there is oil in the back, you need to put this ball up and throw something different.
The super power pearl impresses me enough that I must drill another one with a stronger layout.
Post by: BadGurl on July 13, 2001, 10:23:31 PM
Style=Almighty Righty, Stroker with average revs.
Lanes=Guardian (synthetic), oiled 40/42 feet, bone try 5 out.
I was having problems with the extreme over/under that I was having with my equipment on these lanes/shot...so I finally drilled the SP Pearl. The ball started with 2" pin, 3.25 ounces top weight. I drilled it 1200 stacked, with the pin about 1/4 to1/2 inch to the right of the ring finger and 1/4 inch above...no hole needed.
I tried several lines with this ball and the most successful was standing 23 floating it out across 12 out to 6 (barely clipping the dry). This ball provided and very strong, but controllable arc to the pocket. If I lost one and got it out too far, of course because of the dry boards it came storming back but not over reacting. If I tugged it a tad it still held nicely.
If you are looking for control with a SMOOTH finish...this is the one for you. I five this ball a 9 out of 10. Another great ball by Storm. Hope this helps.
Post by: slumpp on October 10, 2001, 09:29:19 PM
Post by: Bradley Hay on October 13, 2001, 09:22:22 PM
-Personal stats -
very high rev rate
0 - 50 axis tilt
high speed rate
The Super Power Pearl -
I haven't had much success w/ pearlized particle balls, but this one has me hooked.
This was drilled:
pin at 12 o'clock (pin was out 5") (blem, yes)
2 oz top
cg 2" right of thumb in thumb/pos quadrant (cg on thumb cut line)
no hole necessary for now (5/8 oz thumb, 1/2oz pos)
Lane conditions - your typical house block (wood lanes), synthetic (12-12 late league carry down)
This ball goes VERY long and just an unbelievable amount of recovery if sent wide on certain conditions.
I've thrown the ball on wood and synthetic lanes with no favoritism towards either one with this ball. It gets through the heads with ease on both types and the converstock doesn't make it overreact or underreact.
Post by: frank marino on December 03, 2001, 09:57:58 PM
all you need is a back end
and the ball will do the rest
its a great ball.
from 1 to 10 i give this ball a 10.
frank
Post by: booner_86 on January 19, 2002, 01:42:51 PM
Post by: 02-19-99 on January 25, 2002, 05:36:30 PM
This ball will go from gutter to gutter with lil effort as long as you keep your hand under it......this ball is more of a crankers or a person (like me) who doesnt play many boards. I basically stand with my right foot next to the middle dot and release it out to the second arrow and it comes back full strength shot after shot.
The ball also doesnt hold oil like many other balls. This ball has replaced my Track Champ as my main ball.........also this ball can replace your spare ball! This ball replaces all of your bowling balls!
I give it a 10 out of 10!
Post by: 15yrold_columbia roller on January 25, 2002, 09:28:05 PM
any ?'s email me at kiss_army_17_99@yahoo.com
Post by: Quid Novi on January 30, 2002, 11:06:30 PM
Got this ball before Christmas time, 16lbs, PAP out, 3.54 top weight, 4-4.5 pin placement. CG in palm between thumb and ring (finger). Pin 2 inches above ring (finger) at 1'oclock and 4 inches from axis point. No weight hole. Bowled in three leagues one with Anvilane (first league in the evening), one with old fashioned AMF wood (late league)and one with Syn (sub). Bowled approx. 20 games -lowest game 196 highest game 260. Ball reacted very much the same on all three lanes. Am righty with med-rev, standing on 2nd dot from left (left foot) aim 3rd arrow from right and ball travels toward pin 6 and pin 10. Snaps real hard and bang with authority. Can leave pin 10 standing, correcting this by move back by 3 or 4 inches. Very reliable and readable. When I throw and miss the aim by probably 3 or 4 board, it will recover by itself. Rate 10 for this ball. Big bravo to Storm!
Will try on medium to light oil (long pattern). Get back to you in a few weeks.
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on February 19, 2002, 09:23:57 PM
I think the perfect pattern for this ball is the Christmas Tree pattern. If you can send it out through oil and have dry backends then this is the ball to have. It does respond very well to differences in hand position and ball speed. The backend reaction is very sharp, but the breakpoint is very readable.
The ball does what I wanted it to, so I have to rate it high. I will say that I like this ball much better than the SP solid.
I like the ball overall, but condition specific equipment is too common these days. I give this ball a 7.5
Post by: SuperPower718 on March 14, 2002, 10:21:48 PM
SuperPower718
Post by: kevroh on March 27, 2002, 05:13:50 PM
Post by: ChumpBowler on May 05, 2002, 10:23:14 AM
I just got this ball from a friend of mine in the PBA and it works like a charm! It is my first 15 pound bowling ball and from my 14 pounder balls to that 15 pound one, I can't feel a difference. This ball, as long as you keep it shiny, will work great for dry lanes.
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Post by: cosmo on December 05, 2002, 10:10:46 AM
I have had this ball for over a yr and only recently did it make a return to my active arsenal. This ball is drilled stacked leverage with 2" pin and I was never impressed with it when I first got it, seemed to be too condition dependent and I rarely found it's condition. However, I was looking for something to use in the carry contest house that I bowl in, and I wasn't winning the contest if you know what I mean - usally leave an average of ten 10 pins/night. This is a typical house shot on synthetics with flood of oil in the middle. Well I took this, and a few other balls out of the basement and went to practice one day. Well this ball was by far the most impressive, 290 and 268 the 2 games I used it playing from 15 to 5. A few days later I brought it out during the league - 737...hmm not bad - my high series for the yr thus far. This past week was even better - 280-300-243 = 823. Only 3 10's, nice. The ball just kind of lopes through the heads - not looking all that impressive - and really stores the energy for the backeds.
I think I found my goto for this league anyways.
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Post by: bananapie on March 12, 2004, 11:10:46 PM
it just skid .. and skid .. and skid .. ( yea it DID snap back in the end but i only hit pin 6 ? lol . But after awhile , and some practise with the ball ( Hmm. this ball is abit hard to get used to ), i find that on dry lanes , it hooks great !
Trust me , once you get the hang of it , this ball's a charm on oily lanes , it recovers well and hits like a Bulldozer ! ( lol i figured "Truck" was too much used ? 
)On my opinion , i'd reccomand this ball to much of anyone who needs a ball that skids like crazy and hooks crazily towards the end.
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