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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: MrNattyBoh on April 09, 2019, 10:21:45 AM
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Now that i have finally thrown this a few matches since getting it, I finally can give some solid feedback. First off, I love this ball. It is somewhere in between skid/snap and smooth rolling. I am a huge fan of smooth rolling balls and the HyroadX gives me more pop on the back than my Web Tour and GB3 when i need it. I don't see a lot of over/under with this at box surface either, which is a huge bonus for me. I dont get along with polish that well. Rolled a 299 last week leaving a smashed 9 pin, ended that night with a 762 series. This will always be in the bag for sure.
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Interesting feedback. I have been urged to get one of these by my coach. The reason I held off is because I have yet to see anyone roll this ball with consistency.
In my neck of the woods this ball has been over/under hell by the three people I saw roll it! I'll continue to watch others, but to me the cover needs some shine taken off, just my take!
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well its not a pearl or hybrid so....
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The more I throw this ball, the more I hate it. I loved the booming backend from it, but the window that I have at the breakpoint with it is the width of a bic lighter.
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The more I throw this ball, the more I hate it. I loved the booming backend from it, but the window that I have at the breakpoint with it is the width of a bic lighter.
I was just thinking this. I threw this ball Sunday and it made a house shot look like the US Open. The way this ball stands up and quits (sometimes backs up) is uncanny. It is def a niche ball because when it’s working it’s great. I’ve had massive success on older synthetics and guardian. Anything that plays slick or is a slick surface don’t bother using this ball.
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The more I throw this ball, the more I hate it. I loved the booming backend from it, but the window that I have at the breakpoint with it is the width of a bic lighter.
I was just thinking this. I threw this ball Sunday and it made a house shot look like the US Open. The way this ball stands up and quits (sometimes backs up) is uncanny. It is def a niche ball because when it’s working it’s great. I’ve had massive success on older synthetics and guardian. Anything that plays slick or is a slick surface don’t bother using this ball.
Agree with both of you,seeing the same thing. Balls looks good and then boom 2-8-10.
Very frustrating, now it belongs to someone else..
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My 2¢ on the matter... The HyroadX will work well for anyone who struggle to get an IQ Tour (solid) to carry corner pins, in my opinion. The IQT being one of my favorite balls of all time. For the same reason if the IQT was money for you, the HyroadX may seem a little late and more sensitive to friction.
Personally I didn't use my X long before it was out the door. One paper I felt it would've fit my game very well being rev dominate but the hook phases didn't work well for me. Maybe if I would've went with a more aggressive pin than my standard layout 5" pin to pap 45 deg VAL.
Not strong enough for oil but too strong for friction. Weaker than an IQ Tour but stronger than a Hustle Ink... Bowling math looked good but an odd duck (for me). If you need something for fresh, transition, or friction I feel there's better options.
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Sometimes those high RG and higher diff balls are..................something.
I do like my OG HyRoad, but I get what you all are saying. When it's there it is but when it's not it's REALLY not.
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Along with my Halo Pearl...frustration is building with this Hyroad X. I've had more times where it was unpredictable than I've I had where it was THE look. I had a similar experience with the INK, which is also a polished solid, moderately high RG. I'm thinking that category just doesn't mesh well with me.
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Along with my Halo Pearl...frustration is building with this Hyroad X. I've had more times where it was unpredictable than I've I had where it was THE look. I had a similar experience with the INK, which is also a polished solid, moderately high RG. I'm thinking that category just doesn't mesh well with me.
just dropped the polished solids man. they don't work much for me either.
however a sanded solid, the turmoil, seems to be money for me. granted i don't like much shine on anything i throw
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Well, I haven't seen these over/under problems. I play down-and-in for the most part and this thing goes hard at the pocket, especially on the fresh. Towards the later part of a night I obviously have to move in. As long as my speed is within range, the Hyroad X is money. Rattled off 277 and a 268 in a small practice session last night.
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Well, I haven't seen these over/under problems. I play down-and-in for the most part and this thing goes hard at the pocket, especially on the fresh. Towards the later part of a night I obviously have to move in. As long as my speed is within range, the Hyroad X is money. Rattled off 277 and a 268 in a small practice session last night.
I am happy for you!
This has not been the case for most of my friends. One of my partners works in a Pro Shop and didn't keep his Hy-Road X for more than two weeks before he sold it! He said it was too hard to read!
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If you don't have a problem with Over/Under and the Hyroad X, you either throw it dead between first and second arrow with no hand and medium speed.
Or your house shot is the easiest shot in the world. I haven't met a single person in love with this ball and I have 8 good friends on staff between Storm/Roto.
I will say, if your revrate is under 300 and you can keep it in a straight line to the target, this ball might be a good matchup.
I would trade my single drilled X for a NIB Plastic ball. No lie. PM me if interested anyone.
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Did people like the Fire Road back in the day? Maybe Storm should have went R2X hybrid or even pearl.
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I really appreciate this thread and the non-staffer opinions on this ball. My buddy just bought one and shot 644 out of the box, but that was one outing. I loved the T-Road Pearl but found the OG Hyroad with the exact same layout to be very inconsistent despite multiple surface changes. I was about to buy the X but now am having second thoughts! I need a new benchmark ball. A Blue Vibe might be calling my name instead.
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I really appreciate this thread and the non-staffer opinions on this ball. My buddy just bought one and shot 644 out of the box, but that was one outing. I loved the T-Road Pearl but found the OG Hyroad with the exact same layout to be very inconsistent despite multiple surface changes. I was about to buy the X but now am having second thoughts! I need a new benchmark ball. A Blue Vibe might be calling my name instead.
Consider:
IQ Tour
Hyroad Pearl
Hustle Ink
Blue Vibe is also a good choice though.
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I did not realize there was so much negativity behind this one. All of the reviews i read on it were great. I didn't see any mentions of over/under. I rolled game one with it last night, managed a 223 with one open. Reaction was kind of wishy/washy but i managed, didn't see the extreme over/under but it definitely wasn't the right ball choice for the night. Switched to the Hyper Cell fused and had a better look, went 267 and another 223. Like i said before, I play right up the boards so I am anywhere between first and third arrows depending on the down lane reaction. I do not put alot of hand in it, but it's enough to get the job done.
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Yeah MrNatty, I would recommend HyRoad X for your style all day.
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I didn't have any problems with mine at first, it really liked straighter angles, or getting in really deep. Otherwise on a house shot at like 3rd or 4th arrow . . the track for most people these days . . I had to have the right set of circumstances. Wasn't that I didn't end up liking it, it was that I had something better in whatever look I was going for most of the time, and what the X is really good at never really happened much for me. It's great in super garbage time when you need length and boom on REALLY toasty lanes, but I just never see that, most of the time I just ended up grabbing it at the bottom trying to get it to start up earlier because I was using it on wetter conditions than it was built for.
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I didn't have any problems with mine at first, it really liked straighter angles, or getting in really deep. Otherwise on a house shot at like 3rd or 4th arrow . . the track for most people these days . . I had to have the right set of circumstances. Wasn't that I didn't end up liking it, it was that I had something better in whatever look I was going for most of the time, and what the X is really good at never really happened much for me. It's great in super garbage time when you need length and boom on REALLY toasty lanes, but I just never see that, most of the time I just ended up grabbing it at the bottom trying to get it to start up earlier because I was using it on wetter conditions than it was built for.
With the exception of I encounter some burn and find some use of mine, we have had the same experience with the X. Many times I feel like i'm forcing it to use it when an Idol Pearl allows me to relax and have a little more area at the break point. The X isn't bad, but it's been more a niche ball than I expected, but I find it really good at that niche (playing deep on the burn).