Purchased The VG today, and ony used 3 games, but so far very happy with it.

Don't know the Pin Placement or my PAP, but I am a low rev, relatively high speed player (right-handed), and it seemed to compliment my style well. Don't know the specific layout either, but my driller said it was an advanced one, and he drilled it with an emhasis on length/backend. Left the ball's surface as OOB, and don't intend to change it. Pin is to the right of my ring finger, if that helps descrive the drilling at all.

I had shied away from this one for awhile, because I was not looking for a ball that would grab right away and lose it's energy too soon.  Was torn between this ball and the 2nd Dimension, but after discussing with the Pro Shop Driller, I realized I was better off going with the VG, but drilling for length.

Lanes were medium oil, but not fresh. With I'd say the equivalent of 3 league games having been bowled, they were somewhere between Medium and Light Oil by the time I started using my Virtual Gravity.

Comparing it to recent equipment, I would say it rolls like my Ebonite Raid and Big One, but is stronger and more forgiving. Comparing to older equipment, it reminds me very much of my Storm Triple X Factor, when it was brand new back in 2003 or 2004. I'd describe it's movement (with me at the controls) as somewhere between skid-flip and a strong arc. I have both kinds or equiplent, and to me this is a perfect reaction which doesnt overlap anything else in my arsenal.

Despite my use of just laymen's terms, I am an experienced bowler and do understand how differences in ball surface and pin location and drilling affect the roll. I'm just unable to converse in those terms accurately.

So, am not sure how helpful this review will be for persons more knowledgeable in ball measurements, but hopefully will provide some means of comparing it with other balls.

Seems like a great ball so far.

Ball specs: 16.1 - 2.9 TW
Layout: 5 3/4 x 3 x 3 1/2 no X-hole
Dual layout: 5 3/4 x 45° x 45°

I finally broke down and put a blue/orange ball in my bag. Was the wait worth it? Yes it was!

Kegel Middle Road pattern (thrown OOB)
All I can say is I let practice dictate me not coming back to this ball. In practice the ball was to strong on the fresh backs and that scared me to put it up. Well, the 6th frame of the final game I pull it out. I moved 10 left of any ball in my bag, it was riiiiidiculous! I was between throwing my Gravity, Street Rod solid, Second Dimension and my 1000 abralon Special standing between 20-25. All of my balls saw their weakness as the Virtual was coming back from no mans land.

House Shot (lightly polished)
I finally used this ball on an overwall, I am talking a 44 foot pattern that has not been stripped for 3 days. Basically, a board left results in a bucket or 2-8-0. What did this ball do, to steal my uncle’s favorite saying, "Welllllllll!" The ball finally had a chance to shine as I ran my feet left and was able to eliminate the need to send the ball outside of the oil line. The “VG” just allowed for another line to be played other than playing straight up the friction zone. Personally, the most important thing I saw was the fact that pins weren’t air born  around but staying low to the deck. The 6 must have been mad at the 10 the way it was cutting it down. LOL

After using this ball 3.5 games, it’s reminiscent of when the ORIGINAL Thunder Road Pearl hit the market. That one ball that had a distinct move that no other ball was able to duplicate.
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I picked up a virtual gravity last week and I have been very impressed. I am a right handed bowler with average speed around the 12 mph.. I am not quite sure about drilling specs, but my team mate who is a pba member drills all my balls and this time I think he is spot on with this drilling.. First weekend in practice I averaged 228 over 16 games at 2 different houses, one is my league house. This was my second weekend bowling with it I just shot my first 800 series just an hour ago with it..268, 249, 300... And finished the day with 8 games and averaged 257 for the morning..Not bad!..I wish I could give everyone the drilling specs, but in any case I believe this is the strongest ball I've ever owned...I just love this ball, it give me plenty of room, I just need to keep up the ball speed...Go buy this ball!!

   Well let’s start this review with some quick back story about why I purchased this ball. I was initially interested in this ball because I was looking for a quality piece to replace my beloved Black Widow which died after 2 years and way too many games on it. (The ball was the best I’ve ever seen in terms of strong continuous backend. It was explosive it was also my benchmark ball.) Well after a few months of looking I decided to try the Virtual Gravity and purchased one in early February.

   I put a layout on this ball that was similar to my Black Widow, I placed the pin over the just right of the bridge over my ring finger. I had the cg out about 20 degrees and the key in line with it just right of the thumbhole, there was no x hole in the ball. I left the cover at box finish. I was rather exited to throw it in the final few collegiate bowling tournaments of my 4 year career. The first few times I threw the ball it seemed like the ball was having some issues making it back to the pocket. During the first tournament I threw it in, it had the same issue. It just didn't seem to read well in oil. (Considering I was throwing the ball in fresh oil, I found this to be quite strange.) So after the tournament I took the ball and had it sanded down to about 800 grit. This seemed to help it for about a game, but it still didn’t seem to want to make the turn on the backend. So then I decided to place a flair increasing x-hole in it. Unfortunately this ball seemed to still be resistant to flipping and struggled on the final two tournaments that I bowled in. I then decided to put some polish on it, this seemed to help smooth out the reaction, but it made to too similar to the other balls that I had in my line up. Plus it seemed to have major issues with oil. It also had some of the worst pin reaction that I have seen in a ball since the dud Track Rule GP2.

   In conclusion I find this ball to be the biggest disappointment of my bowling career. It just didn’t seem to want to react consistently in either the dry or the oil. It had a very poor backend reaction. From what I have seen with this ball is that it seems to be only successful when it is drilled pin down. Because I know of three different bowlers who have purchased one and put it pin up and had the same issue I have had. I’m not trying to convince anyone of not getting this ball, I’m just warning you that its only good use is as a major hook monster with the pin below the fingers and a strong/early layout. After 40 games of using the ball I have decided to give up on it and sell it while it still has value. If you want a ball that is a more aggressive coverstock with a pin up layout, I strongly suggest you look to another ball.

If anyone has anymore questions about this ball please feel free to PM and ask me.
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Anthony "AJ" Agrusa
"Theres no shame in losing to a master" -Johnny Lang.

I drilled the pin out of this ball, through the ring finger with the cg just kicked right of that at the mid-grip.

  There is no other ball on the planet that goes through the deck as hard as this one does. If you get this ball to flush it's game over.

  I had to polish mine a little with some Storm moonshine.  I am a little slower with ball speed, so the polish keeps it from burning up a little quick.

  I have found it best to use this ball straight up the boards, with the shorter pin it gets rolling quickly.

  STORM ON!!!!!

 Dan Bock
Storm Amateur Staff

The VG's cover is at least as strong as the Cell. Yesterday, I bowled on our fresh house shot, which has out of bounds around 5. My Cell at 2000 abralon would not turn the corner. It more less made an arc, and unless I could not carry without turning my shoulders toward the pocket and making perfect shots. After struggling with the Cell the first game and shooting a 165, I pulled out my VG. I then shot 243,234,240,235,170,163,155 before putting the VG back in the bag. I pulled out my HyRoad 2000 polished with Beans Sauce, and shot 194 my last game.

First, the VG turned the corner harder than the cell and carried just as well if not better.

Second, once we pushed the oil from the heads and I needed to move inside, I lost carry with the VG. Ringing tens or weak tens. The ball was burning up and I could not find the right line once the heads were fried. Should have put the ball down earlier.

Third, once the heads transitioned, my brother won the last three games using his Cell OOB, shooting 267,258,224. The Cell looked good once there was a defined breakpoint, and oil in the mids, where the VG needed head oil to shine.

Last, my VG is drilled 5x4 (No. 1 drilling I believe) with the pin above the ring finger and left at OOB. My HyRoad is drilled pin under with the cg on my track (best I remember), and is at 2000 abralon polished to a nice shine with Bean's sauce. Both balls cover about the same number of boards, but the HyRoad shines when the heads are dry and  the VG is losing too much energy getting down lane. I have my GS under the HyRoad at 4000 abralon polished. All and all, a pretty good 1-2-3 punch.

I shot my highest series with a Gravity Shift, 727. The VG shows much more potential. I just have to learn how to put it in the bag. This is the second time out where I have shot high games the first four or five games and then seem to lose carry as the heads dried up, so I am convinced that it needs head oil to perform.

The VG is a must by in my book.
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4x4 1000grit

first impression:
the first on i drilled (pin over cg kicked way out)i hated it went to long no matter what i did to it and was too unpredictable when it made it's move. after toying with several drillings found the right drilling and surface to use this on heavy oil

fresh house shot:
for me has no play on a house shot dont even try. way to strong

shark pbax:
for me i use this ball to open the lanes up as much as i can tend to start off playing 20 to round 10 (if i use this ball at all depends on hwat end of the house i'm on) and create a friction zone. can't use this ball for more than a game or 2 then it starts flipping a little bit harder i usually grab my hyroad, furious or 2d

scorpion pbax:
1000 grit with moon shine
this ball with polish on this pattern plays very well can start of round 15 to 5 and keep moving in this ball actually works better for me on this pattern thatn any other pbax shot

long flat sport shot:
cant remember what one of the kegal patterns we threw on that week but nthis ball was great could play my a game for the first 2 games playing 10 to 7 going out with 248,279 before shot broke down and i grabbed a different ball but cant wait to try a toc type shot in the comming weeks

final review:
for me this ball is either a hit or a swinging miss i sold alot of these balls several didn't like it but most of the people seeing success with it were the older and low rev bowlers with a aggresive (rolly) layout on it. One older guy said he feels like a cranker with this ball he stands on 25 throws out to 5 and bam. he's 82 years old and with that ball and his agent is carrying a 183 avg. not bad in my opinion.

VG#1
Specs:
15.04lbs
3 inch pin
3.30 top
Layoutin under bridge, MB 2 inches right of thumb with a weight hole through the MB 1-1/2 inches deep, 5-1/2 Pin to PAP and 4-3/4 MB to PAP
Pic: http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=26059053zm1.jpg

VG#2
Specs:
15.03lbs
3 inch pin
2.80 top
Layout: Pin over ring, MB next to thumb, Pin 5 inches from PAP and MB 4-5/8 from PAP
Pic: http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vg1.jpg

VG#1: I have this ball at 2000 abralon which i use on longer oil oil patterns or medium patterns with carry down. I've bowled at a house with older HPL lanes that were oiled 38 ft with left over dirty backends from open play all day. I had to start outside up the gutter and moved in gradually as the fronts broke down. The weakness this ball has is when there isn't enough oil.

VG#2: I have used this ball both dull and polish and have gotten the type of reaction i wanted to compliment my pin down VG. This particular ball worked well at Nationals in Vegas this year which i had at 2000 abralon surface. Ball was perfect playing up the track until the heads broke down. With having a higher pin above the fingers i get good length and a sharp backend.

Storm has created a ball with a reaction no other company has and has shown why they dominated the PBA Tour this year. The VG is hands down the best ball on the market.

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