Okay, so... my "coach" (LOL, I call him that for lack of a better term... he owns a pro shop local to me, senior PBA tour player, fits all my equipment and advises me on my play... "coach")... Anyway, my "coach" thew a new ball today in league: The Storm PARADIGM. All I can say is HOLY FREAKIN' MOTHER OF GOD!!!! That ball hits harder than any ball I have ever seen at first impression. Granted, I have not thrown it, but for him it hit VERY hard. WHAT A BACKEND KICK!! It honestly looked like someone kicked it, or like there was a bumper at the backend slamming it toward the pocket. I have a feeling that ball will be HUGE. Definitely the hardest hitting Storm I've ever seen. To tell you something, right after his first game with the Paradigm, he sold his Fired Up to a guy bowling in the lane next to him. He was THAT impressed with the Paradigm... And coming from this guy, it's saying something. His quotation was, "It's so rare that you drill something right out of the box, toss it down the lane, and immediately know... yeah, this ball's the one. Today was one of those rare occasions." He even said that it may be the best ball he's ever thrown. Wow!!

I have to say that I have recently lost faith in Storm for a few different reasons... I like my Screamin' Banshee, but I've traded everything else away. I really, really want to throw a Paradigm... I have a feeling it may restore my faith in Storm. That was truely the first ball that has "wow'd" me at first impression. I'm floored!!!
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to me I am thinking about buying one.  However I saw first hand on the lane conditions down here how it reacated.  Now mind you the backend are not stripped alot but still.  This ball i FELT overacted a bunch. in fairness I like the reaction to the mid-lane and how it got down the lane.  But the backend I felt was and uncontroable snap or the ball rolled out and would leave some very akward spare combinations.

LOL, thanks Scotty. I knew someone would bring that up. I still don't like Storm!!! But I am impressed at my first impression of the Paradigm.
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