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*~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« on: July 27, 2009, 01:43:18 PM »
Hi all,

I'm proud to present to you my new Storm Reign video.

http://www.videoballreviews.com/reign.html

Or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJTrhlx96w

I had no idea what to expect out of this ball when I got it so I drilled it exactly like my favorite hy-road.  I haven’t been this excited about a new release in awhile.

This ball corners hard and just keeps coming.  The continuation from every angle is awesome.  Very clean through the front part of the lane, with a wicked move off the back of the pattern.  I have thrown this ball for a few weeks now including in 2 tournaments, and what I absolutely LOVE about this ball is the ease in which it handles transition.  Just keep moving in cause this ball is going to round the corner.  The easiest way to describe this ball is a combo of the t-road pearl and the rapid fire pearl.  It reads the middle part of the lane like a t-road but is as strong if not stronger than a RFP in the back.

Compared to a few other pieces, the Reign is cleaner through the front than a hyroad and much more angular in the back…in fact in the video I had to play deeper with the Reign because it is so much stronger downlane…on more volume the two flip flop and the hyroad forces me to play deeper than the reign.

Compared to a virtual energy for me the reign is longer and stronger off the back but weaker overall.  For example a few weeks ago my VE was reading the lane too early so I switched to the reign.  The Reign pushed through that spot and allowed me to stay in the same part of the lane.

I cant wait to get more of these and try different layouts and surfaces.  I think this ball will work for bowlers looking for a long and strong reaction that they can stay with through transition.  OOB this ball should handle all mediums with ease.  Once again Storm has done a great job fitting in a piece that compliments the rest of its already solid lineup.

Thanks for reading!
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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 09:49:10 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2009, 09:50:06 PM »
Comes out on my birthday too!!  Nice video!!
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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2009, 10:03:10 PM »
Too much ball for medium-light woods or no?  Best look I have on the lanes is with a cherry vibe, could I get away with replacing it with one?

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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 10:57:55 PM »
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Too much ball for medium-light woods or no?  Best look I have on the lanes is with a cherry vibe, could I get away with replacing it with one?


The video reminds me of my T-Road Pearl.  My Cherry Vibe snaps much harder on the backend then this ball.

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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 11:50:58 PM »
was thinking of replacing my toxic hammer... would this be a good replacement for a more down & in, (10 to 5ish)?

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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2009, 12:00:37 AM »
Say it with me now:  Fired Up
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« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2009, 12:58:17 AM »
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I was thinking the same thing.
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« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2009, 02:14:11 AM »
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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2009, 05:13:05 AM »
Kid,

This ball is more aggressive than a cherry vibe overall...this ball should let you open up the lane more and won't be as alergic to oil.  The Cherry vibe would be a good step down tho.

cstrnutt,

Im going to be doing more videos of this ball comparing layouts and surface changes...i will try to get on a pba/kegel pattern for those.

Snow,

I dont know how your toxic is but mine needed a good bit of friction to get rolling.  Again i think the reign may be a bit more aggressive/stronger overall, but they could compliment each other nicely.

Its been awhile since i have thrown a fired up.  From what i remember it was a backend monster, but got real squirly for me when any oil got downlane.
The Reign seems to be just as strong in the backend, but reads the lane better.  This would make sense considering thats what we have seen out of most of the balls when comparing R2S to Reactor (I believe the core numbers are similar, i dont have a spec sheet in front of me tho.)

Also i think i got to most of my PM's about this ball.  If i didnt i will try and get back to you today sometime!

Britton


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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2009, 07:48:32 AM »
Lol and HamPster makes four . .  If it's an updated and improved version, I'd be willing to try it.  I HATED my Fired Up.  Had the midlane of a Lane 1 ball and the backend of a particle ball.  Yi.  

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« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2009, 09:27:00 AM »
I still think this ball should have been in the Roto line.
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Re: *~Storm REIGN video from Videoballreviews.com~*
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2009, 09:28:57 AM »
Where in the realm of things does the 2nd D stand with the Reign?
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« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2009, 04:04:02 PM »
I will have one. It looks awesome.
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« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2009, 10:02:59 PM »
Question. Isn't this ball basically a Rapid Fire Pearl with a slightly weaker core? The cover, rg, and diff numbers are nearly identical....
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