Author Topic: Victory Road (Read 26288 times)

admin · « **on:** December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »

Ball NPS Score: 100.00

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- Color: Amethyst Pearl/Gray Pearl
- Coverstock: R2S Pearl Reactive
- Weight Block: Inverted Fe³ Technology
- Factory Finish: 1500-grit Polish
- Flare Potential: 5” - 6” (Medium-High)
- Fragrance: Warm Maple Syrup
- RG: 16#-2.53, 15#-2.56, 14#-2.60, 13#-2.59, 12#-2.65
- RG Diff: 16#-.055, 15#-.052, 14#-.050, 13#-.045, 12#-.035
- Recommended Lane Condition: Medium Oil
- Description: The intent of the new Thunder Line release, Victory Road, is to extend the original core technology of the Hy-Road's Fe2 even further—seeing what we can do to make the best even better.

lil League Coach · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2010, 07:31:40 PM »

The victory road is a ball that will be in every tournament players bag!! If you like the hyroad you MUST buy this piece. I drilled this ball the same as my reign which is one of my all time favorite balls from storm. The victory road rolls slightly earlier then the reign and is smoother and more continuous on the backend where the reign is skid flip. I only drilled this ball up on 12/27 and rolled it last night in our 2nd shift classic doubles league. We bowled against 2 bowlers who rolled original missions with very close to the same revolutions as my self. I ended up playing deeper than both and towards game 3 both bowlers struggled getting the ball to read the lane and the victory road was continuing to split the 8-9 and put 10 back shot after shot. I was very impressed with this ball since the 1st shot I rolled with it. I will also add onto this post as I bowl on different patterns an play with the surface.

Drilling: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3

Please check my specs in my profile

TJ TROUT
PBA EAST REGIONAL MEMBER
Vise Grip Staff "choice of champions"
thomasjtrout@yahoo.com
Keglers Pro Shop - Owner (www.keglersproshop.com)

GRstorm · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2011, 07:18:42 PM »

Hand: Left

Ball Speed: 16-17mph

Ball Weight: 15lbs

PAP: 5 left 7/16 up

Degrees of Tilt: 17

Layout: 5 x 5 x 2

The Victory Road is one of the most even ball motion balls storm has ever brought out in a long time. I have the pin above my ring finger and cg under my ring finger straight down. It has a smooth reaction down the lane, smoother than I thought it was going to be especially with the R2S cover stock which was a strong cover at the time. The weight block really helps with the transition down lane and it does not over react at all. It is great for when your hyroad, reign, or reign supreme is over reacting you can go to the Victory Road and play the same line or even give it a little more room and is smooth to the pocket. It is going to be a good medium condition and transition ball.

I have a video on facebook and youtube. If you have any questions about the Victory Road email me at grichardson7716@aol.com.

Garrett Richardson
Storm/Vise Inserts Amateur Staff
Al Louie's Pinole/Diablo Valley Pro Shop
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ajensen · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2011, 07:48:28 PM »

BALL SPECS

Pin Length:4

Starting Top Weight:2.92

Ball Weight:15

DRILL PATTERN

Pin to PAP:5

CG to PAP:3

X Hole (if there is one):Low

BOWLER STYLE

Rev Rate:High

Ball Speed:16-18mph

PAP/Track:5 5/8 over

SURFACE PREP

Grit:1500 grit polished

Type: (Matte, Polish, Sanded):O.O.B.F.

LANE CONDITION

Length:40

Volume:

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc):THS

BALL REACTION

Length:Clean through the front

Back End:Great continuous back end

Overall Hook:Doesnt pick up the lane til the mid lane

Midlane Read:picks up a good mid lane roll

Breakpoint Shape:Continuous

COMMENTS

Likes:On friday at Kelley's Bowling Pro Shop, where I work as well. I drilled the new Victory Road up with a 5x3 drill pattern. With the pin cg distance I was able to put a hole low. This allowed the ball to roll smother for me. It still will and does have the good roll through the front and picks up the mid lanes well with this drill pattern. Leaving the back end very continuous. I threw it this weekend more on wood lanes than synthetic. I was able to get the ball down lane cleaner with the victory Road and still have that hitting power I needed. I was able to shoot 240+ and 220+ the first two games then had to ball down to a Dark Star. I believe had I drilled it more straight up I would have been able to throw it longer. I will throw it in league this wednesday. The Victory Road will be a great add on to your arsenal.

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Andrew Jensen

Storm and Roto Grip Staff

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(AJ) Andrew Jensen
Roto Grip Staffer

wldthng047 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2011, 03:16:22 PM »

LANE CONDITION

Length:38

Volume:Medium

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc):THS wood lanes

COMMENTS

Likes: SMOOTH through the fronts, good midlane read and a strong continuous backend. really does remind me a great deal of my beloved Paradigm. Very versatile, and great carry from multiple angles and with multiple hand positions.

Dislikes: the scent of Warm Maple Syrup is strong...i mean STRONG, hours later i could still smell it on my hand

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Right Handed
Power Stroker (400+ revs)
18-19 MPH

riggs · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:34:56 PM »

VICTORY ROAD review by Storm Staffer Jeff Richgels

Here is the data on the VICTORY ROAD from Storm:

http://stormbowling.com/products/balls/victoryroad

The VICTORY ROAD features the popular and highly successful R2S pearl coverstock – used in balls like the T-ROAD PEARL – over the re-engineered Fe3 weight block, which is the HY-ROAD core inverted. Storm says it was "looking for a versatile piece with a strong motion down lane." The box finish is 1500-grit polish.

The HY-ROAD was a ball that frustrated the heck out of me. When it worked, it was a world beater, such as in the minor events at the 2009 USBC Open Championships where I averaged 245 the last 5 games. But I lost track of how many times it got nothing but 9-counts for me – solid 9, ring 10, etc. Meanwhile, everyone I knew using it seemingly was striking all the time. I drilled three HY-ROADs and tricked up the surface.

I e-mailed Storm tour rep Chris Schlemer for suggestions on drilling my VICTORY ROAD with an eye to something that went long and made a strong move without being "squirty."

Per Schlem's advice, my VICTORY ROAD has the pin about 2 inches above my bridge, with the CG kicked right of my ring finger and a weight hole 4 1/2 inches on a line from my grip center through my CG. The idea is a ball that controls the midlane and makes a strong move on the back-end. He said that is a common drilling on Tour for control.

I ended up with a pin to PAP distance of 5 1/4 inches. The unmarked "mass bias" (it's a symmetrical ball) to PAP is 2 1/2 inches. The pin buffer is 3 3/8 inches.

A picture of my VICTORY ROAD is in my blog here.

http://host.madison.com/sports/recreation/bowling/article_bf33dff0-1ffe-11e0-b5a4-001cc4c002e0.html

I've used the VICTORY ROAD in our Sport league on the PBA Earl Anthony pattern at a center with very hooking synthetics; in a singles tournament on the 2010 USBC Open Championships pattern at the same center; and in our City Tournament team event on the USBC White 1 pattern at a center with middling synthetics.

So far, all I have to say about the VICTORY ROAD is OH MY! It does exactly what Schlem said it would do and then some – it gets to the break point consistently and makes an amazingly hard turn. It definitely needs some oil to get to the breakpoint but the reaction is consistent and strong – not crazy flippy.

I used it the most on the light oil (17 mls, 39 feet) USBC White 1 pattern and found myself moving too slowly and not enough, afraid that the VICTORY ROAD would skid too much in the oil as we turned that pattern into a tricky wet-dry condition. The VICTORY ROAD never once 2-10'd where my REIGN would do that. And it got to the spot a lot cleaner than my REIGN SUPREME, which is hybrid R2S and needs more oil for a clean skid than the VICTORY ROAD.

If you're looking for that ball to stand inside on a broken down pattern and send to the right knowing it will turn the corner and return, the VICTORY ROAD is your ball.

It is amazingly strong – much more than the T-ROAD PEARL and somewhat more than the REIGN – and predictable – more so than the HY-ROAD. Plus it is cleaner to the spot than either the REIGN SUPREME or HY-ROAD.

It reminds me of a stronger RAPID FIRE PEARL.

The No. 1 source for bowling news, analysis and opinion is my blog, The 11th Frame, which is here:
http://host.madison.com/sports/recreation/bowling/

BowlKing300 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2011, 03:01:58 AM »

LANE CONDITION

Length: 39'

Volume: 19.38 ml

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): THS

COMMENTS

Likes:This ball has plenty of length and back end motion. Works best with a moderate hand position and drilled stacked with negative weight.

Dislikes: If you don't find a margin for error it tends to be the wrong ball. Usually works best the start off a night rather than to end one.

PICTURES AND/OR VIDEOS

ajensen · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2011, 06:02:36 PM »

LANE CONDITION

Length:40

Volume:

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc):THS

COMMENTS

Likes:

Drill Pattern: 5x3 (Pin is to the right of the ring and below)

Pin Distance: 4"

Top Weight: 3.0

Weight Hole: Yes and Low

Ball Weight: 15

OOB Finish

My PAP is 5 5/8 over

I have had a few chances to throw this ball and WOW! This ball rolls well everywhere. I bowl at Chops for league and am averaging 220 with this ball. I find when I can't throw the Theory or the Nomad Dagger and I need something to be between those two reactions I am able to throw the Victory Road. It gets through the front part of the lane very well while picking up a good midlane roll and great continuous backend.

This ball is a great ball to throw from beginning to end of league as well. I have also bowled at North Bowl and have found it is a very good start to finish ball for league there as well. I have recently bowled at Mockingbird Lanes and had a really good look there with the Victory Road from start to finish.

I will have this ball in my arsenal at all times. Great job Storm! This is a great follow up to the magnificent Hy Road.

Andrew Jensen

Storm and Roto Grip Staff

stormbowlingballs.com

rotogrip.com

rotogear.com

kelleysproshop.com

PICTURES AND/OR VIDEOS

(AJ) Andrew Jensen
Roto Grip Staffer

pepe300 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2011, 12:02:22 PM »

LANE CONDITION

Length: 41ft

Volume: 24.25

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): Kegel Challenge series: Beaten Path

COMMENTS

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PICTURES AND/OR VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXJPlyCc7Q

Pepe

Bigmike · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2011, 10:20:02 AM »

See profile for stats.

Lay Out: 5" from PAP at 75* PAP angle and 35* VAL angle. Dual angle measurement would be 75/5/35. The pin ended up slightly above my ring finger and there is a weight hole 1" down the VAL off my axis point measurement

Surface: I have left it at box finish which is 1500 Reacta-Shine. I have been using Turbo Strike Wipes to remove the dirt but haven't needed to touch up the surface yet.

Purpose: I was trying to replace a Reign that appears to have finally ran it's course. I liked the Reign on any medium to medium dryer pattern where I needed length in the front of the lane or for carry-down situations on house shots when I needed the ball to conserve energy until it got to the breakpoint.

Lane Condition Observations: I have mainly thrown this on our house shot. I tried to make sure to get out on the fresh and also second shift following a good men's handicap league. Our scratch trios league follows a decent mens hadnicap league so this would be what I would be seeing most of the time. On the fresh, the Victory Road had to be closer to the outside of the oil line. Any 1500 React-Shine pearlized ball would have to see friction fairly early for my style of play. On the burn, this ball is more in it's element. Good length and strong response off the spot was the charactheristics I seen. I pulled out the older Reign to see if the motion looked the same and it did.

Final Thoughts: I am seeing this as a possible replacement for someone with a more oil-soaked Reign or T-Road Pearl. I had a T-road pearl and it had good movement down lane which the Victory Road does also. I didn't get a chance to play with the surface prep to see what versaility the ball has. I would imagine if you put this out on any condition short of medium to moderately shorth length or volume, you would be defeating the purpose of what the ball was designed to do.

"Tell me Cup, how does a great ball striker like you shoot an 82? Well I lipped out this putt on 18......"

Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro-Shop staff -Columbus, OH

Tom Hess · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2011, 11:02:04 AM »

The latest release in Storm's Thunder line is the Victory Road. The Victory Road has an all new Fe3 weight block wrapped around the popular R2S cover.

I drilled my Victory Road with one of my favorite drillings. It has a 5" pin to pap distance with a 4 1/2" pin buffer. This puts the pin just under my ring finger. The cg is 3" from my pap so it required a hole. The hole is just inside my val 2" below my grip midline.

My intent was to be able to use the Victory Road as a step down from my HyRoad. The Victory Road is cleaner through the front of the lane than the HyRoad with a quicker response to friction. When the HyRoad starts to hook early I'm able to stay in the same part of the lane and switch to the Victory Road. The Victory Road goes about 2' longer down lane with a more angular move to the pocket.

Tom Hess
Storm Regional Staff
Vise Staff
Etonic Staff

tommygn · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2011, 09:40:19 AM »

The new Victory Road is the latest installment of the Thunder line of bowling balls, from the Bowlers Company Storm. The Victory uses the R2S cover and comes in with a maple syrup scent. Its coloring is purple with smoke and green lettering giving it great shelf appeal.

The first Victory road I drilled was a 4 x 4.5 x 1 VAL drilling, extra hole on PAP. This layout was Chris Schlemer’s (PBA national ball rep for Storm) idea, something to give me a different roll through the backend of the lane out at the TOC. I left the ball at box surface (polished with Storm Step 2 to 1500). I started with this ball the first block, with a weak release, and trying to “trap” the pattern by keeping my angles in front of me. Playing 12 board at the arrows, out to about 9-10 at my breakpoint, I started off the block with 248. As the fronts broke down, I chased the pattern in, allowing the Victory Road to just keep rolling through the pins off the deck at about the 9 pin spot. The interesting thing was, when my ball rolls through the pins that way, I normally leave a lot of 6 pins, as well as 8 pins. As long as I got the VR to the pocket, it carried all 10 pins. I found myself using the Victory Road on the fresh, for a couple of games at the most before seeing a lot of lane transition. The Victory Road with this layout gave me what I needed for the fresh. As the week went on, my thumb slug sank into the ball just enough that I had a hard time using it, and still getting a good feel.

When I got back from the TOC, the Victory Road I ordered before I went to the TOC was waiting for me. For this ball, I went with my favorite layout, pin over ring and cg on the gripline (5 x 5.5). The comparison ball is a Reign with the same layout, same cover stock (R2S), and surface prep. The Victory Road allows me to move in to the heavier part of the pattern because of the overall shape of reaction in the backend. The ball has more continuation than the Reign. This makes for an excellent complement to the Reign, as the Reign gives me a hook-roll type look through the pins, when most reactive pearls are a little too angular for me. The flare pattern of the Victory Road and the Reign is different also. The Reign has tighter flare rings to start, and then widen as the weight block goes through its transition. The higher volume core uses more “power” later on the lane. The Victory Road’s flare has more of an even pattern, meaning the oil lines are spaced similar distances apart, through the core transition of the ball. The slight decrease in Rg and slight increase in differential is what allows the Victory Road to have stronger recovery in the backend of the lane. The interesting thing about the Victory Road is that even though it uses more energy in the backend than the Reign, it is usable, readable ball reaction. The pearl cover stocks that are coming out of Utah right now are in my opinion the best on the market.

The Victory Road really brings to mind what the old Blue Thunder offered to the bowling world, a ball that will allow its user to open up the lane. If you find yourself needing “usable” skid-snap type ball reaction, drill up a Victory Road today!

Tommy Gollick
Storm Regional/Pro Shop staff
Red Crown Pro Shop Harrisburg, PA
stormbowling.com

Edited on 2/4/2011 at 12:24 PM

Rotoguy300 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2011, 10:23:11 PM »

Layout- Pin under ring finger, CG swung out at 45 degree angle with a 1”x2.5” hole down.

I was surprised by just how angular this ball was, even with the pin down layout and ginormous crater I stuck in it. The ball was SUPER clean through the front and SUPER DUPER strong off the spot. This ball is at its best when you’re looking for that sort of super long, super angular reaction (for example in a longer format when the heads are burnt up) or you are someone who is rotationally challenged and looking to create big boy angle. I also must say that this is the best smelling ball EVER. It literally makes me hungry to smell it and, in my shop, I’ve yet to have a customer come in and smell I who didn’t find a gaping smile upon their face afterwards. This ball has earned the moniker “The Breakfast Ball” in my home center, now if I can only convince them to bring out a bacon scented solid…..

MoonsLefty · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2011, 12:34:12 PM »

Using the dual angle layout I drilled my Vistory Road 60/5/40. This places the pin above my middle finger.

So far I am seeing a great reaction from this ball. Normally, with my higher ball speed, balls that push tend to push too far, but that isn't the case with this ball. I do see great length in the heads, but it reads the mid lane great as well. I am not getting any over/ under reaction. I am able to move left and play straighter, and I can also move right and hook it.

The 5" pin to PAP gives a strong flip on the backend, but since the ball reads the mids really well, it isn't uncontrolable. So far I am very impressed

Rob Haverstock
Storm/Roto Grip Pro Shop Staff

StormN3rik · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2011, 09:19:48 AM »

LANE CONDITION

Length: 38 Ft

Volume: light to med

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): THS

COMMENTS

Likes: The NEW Storm Victory Road is by far my favorite ball since the T Road Prl. The combinaton between the FE3 weight block and the R2S coverstock is definitely a proven winner. My axis is 4 3/4, and 1 inch up, and I layed mine out with a 45x5x75 which put the pin below my middle finger. This ball is the first ball out of my bag and I consider it a bench mark ball. The Victory Road is very clean through the front part of the lane and has lots of recovery down lane and gives me a much more up to date type of ball reaction similar to a T Road Prl. Another proven winner from our friends in Utah. Bowl Up A Storm!!!

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Erik Ramos
PBA Storm Regional Staff

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