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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Bowl_Freak on April 29, 2015, 09:35:18 AM
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Just saw website and they are listed for a June release.
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Re: the Optimus Solid - has there been any successful Storm ball with the solid R2X coverstock? I can only think of the Prodigy.
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Prodigy was R2X Pearl with E.T.M.
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I stand corrected. Guess there's no good R2X solid balls :p
There has to be one...right?
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I stand corrected. Guess there's no good R2X solid balls :p
There has to be one...right?
I did a quick search for R2X on Storm's website and I didn't see any solid coverstocks. There were a few pearls and 1 hybrid. This might Storm's first attempt at a R2X solid coverstock.
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I did a quick search for R2X on Storm's website and I didn't see any solid coverstocks. There were a few pearls and 1 hybrid. This might Storm's first attempt at a R2X solid coverstock.
The Original Marvel had the R2X Solid coverstock.
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Didn't the Virtual Gravity have R2X?
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VG, marvel solid....invasion had a beefier R3X, Solid dimension(?)
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VG, Marvel Solid, Invasion....so much for Storm's search engine.
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Maybe attitude shift but I dont think so. I think the pearl choco cherry gravity shift last our first dance with r2x..
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Attitude was R2S.
Gravity was first attempt in Feb 2008 but it was R2X Pearl. Then the Dimension came out as the Bowl Expo release in June 2008 with R2X solid and symmetric weight block. Then Virtual Gravity was released in Nov 2008 with R2X solid also but with asymmetric weight block. Second Dimension was Feb 2009 release but had R2X with ETM particles (mica). Prodigy was the Bowl Expo release in June 2010, had same cover as Second Dimension with symmetric weight block and then Marvel (Feb 2011 release) was R2X solid with symmetric weight block and Marvel Pearl (June 2011 Bowl Expo release) was R2X pearl. Optimus (2014 Bowl Expo release) was R2X pearl also.
Storm also released a couple of hybrids with R2X in the Virtual Energy (2009 Bowl Expo release) and Modern Marvel (Feb 2012 release).
As you can see R2X was on their best seller ever, the Virtual Gravity.
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Attitude was R2S.
Gravity was first attempt in Feb 2008 but it was R2X Pearl. Then the Dimension came out as the Bowl Expo release in June 2008 with R2X solid and symmetric weight block. Then Virtual Gravity was released in Nov 2008 with R2X solid also but with asymmetric weight block. Second Dimension was Feb 2009 release but had R2X with ETM particles (mica). Prodigy was the Bowl Expo release in June 2010, had same cover as Second Dimension with symmetric weight block and then Marvel (Feb 2011 release) was R2X solid with symmetric weight block and Marvel Pearl (June 2011 Bowl Expo release) was R2X pearl. Optimus (2014 Bowl Expo release) was R2X pearl also.
Storm also released a couple of hybrids with R2X in the Virtual Energy (2009 Bowl Expo release) and Modern Marvel (Feb 2012 release).
As you can see R2X was on their best seller ever, the Virtual Gravity.
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I love that mic drop graphic, haha!
Alright, so the R2X solid has some good history. The OG VG was pretty sweet. The original Dimension was so-so, the original Marvel wasn't bad from what I remember.
The R2X pearl coverstock, is my favorite coverstock of ever. I went threw a zillion Gravity Shifts, a Marvel Pearl, and I even tried a Fire Road (that didn't work too well).
You guys think Storm tweaks the coverstock over the last ~7 years?
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The IQ solid I belive had that cover on it
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The IQ solid I belive had that cover on it
Nope, IQ Tour Solid has the R2S cover.
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The IQ solid I belive had that cover on it
Nope, IQ Tour Solid has the R2S cover.
Think he meant the regular IQ.
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The IQ solid I belive had that cover on it
Nope, IQ Tour Solid has the R2S cover.
Think he meant the regular IQ.
Reg IQ was that PFT
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All now correct above as far as the original IQ.
PFT on that which is also on the Reign of Power! By the way a very gritty rolling powerhouse ball! Much different from the Reign of Fire which has the R2S solid(also a powerhouse ball, with a lot of smooth strong recovery just a bit more push!).
Also I believe the FireRoad Pearl was an R2X pearl also! As they titled it the Storm site or Bowlers Journal (I forget which)a grittier coverstock! To you does this imply Particle? Additive? What ever they call it today.
I know that to me My PFT Reign of Power rolls like a light load particle! Especially in comparison to my sons Reign of Fire R2S.
Regards,
Luckylefty
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The Storm “Optimus Solid†is one, if not, the strongest ball I have in my bag. The original “Optimus†was amazing, but my only issue with it was it was very snappy off the friction. I needed something very similar, yet earlier and smoother. Well the “Optimus Solid†is exactly that! It has a very strong early roll, with a smooth down lane reaction. Great for playing straight on long patterns or even late in the day where there is a lot of friction. If you like very strong, early, and smooth bowling balls, you can’t go wrong with the Storm “Optimus Solidâ€.