BALL SPECS
Pin Length: 3.1
Starting Top Weight: 2.61oz
Ball Weight: 16.2
DRILL PATTERN
Pin to PAP: 5" over the fingers on the centerline
CG is 1” right of center
Weight hole is 4.5 straight across
BOWLER STYLE
Rev Rate: High
Ball Speed: 18.6
PAP/Track: 5” across ½” down
SURFACE PREP
OOB
Later hand adjusted with a light rub of a well-used old 500 grit pad
BALL REACTION
Compared to the solid cover wrapped around the Tropical Breeze black-teal, the pearl cover really helps the ball see the dry and leave the dry. The Tropical Breeze pink-purple is going to see a lot of league time action! Why? This ball gets down the lane and is not afraid to change direction.
After using this ball on the chameleon, my eyes were happily impressed with what the ball did. To start, the ball glided through the fronts and revved up in the mid lane and continued to move on the back ends. I was able to get on top of the dry and project the ball straighter to the break point to play more like the straight players. BONUS!!!
For me, the black-teal (solid) plays about 3-4 straighter to the target and reacts softer to the friction. One of the things that will be immediately noticed by the bowlers is how much less flare the Camber core spits out compared to the bigger core pieces in the Storm line. Less flare equals more control. In my hand, this line is going to be a better match than urethane for me when the lanes break down as it easier to shoot down the lanes and it does not sacrifice recovery. I did rough the surface a touch to help blend the dry out.
Don't forget that this ball is part of the Storm "Think Pink" program, meaning part of the proceeds are donated towards cancer awareness.
COMMENTS
Likes: Real men throw pink!
Dislikes: Polished cover was a little to skid-ish for my liking