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keegan.mier

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Storm Trend
« on: June 10, 2020, 01:09:26 AM »
New Signature Line ball. Belmo once again, Piston Core from the Pro-Motion, and R2S Pearl.
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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2020, 07:42:06 AM »
Darn. I was able to get my hands on a Pro Motion Tour - same Piston core but with R2X Solid - and the ball is awesome. Much better motion than the SPEC cover and looks more continuous.  It’s an overseas release only for now. Hopefully we get some sort of solid here with the Piston core.
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AlonzoHarris

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2020, 10:10:19 AM »
Chad has on his Instagram a video of him throwing a shiny dark new release. I'm guessing IQ Tour Nano Pearl approved May 26th. Could be wrong, but that's why it's a guess.
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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2020, 11:59:44 AM »
Yeah, the ball in McLean's video isn't the Trend. Going off of the stock photo from the approved list it looks like this ball is blue with some teal and maybe cream colored swirls. Nothing real fancy, but still looks good.

It's kind of crazy how Storm just puts a bunch of different existing cores and coverstocks together and end up with great products most of the time. Not sure if that says more about how good and versatile their stuff is or how overstated the idea about having to really fine-tune core and coverstock combinations is.
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TWOHAND834

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2020, 08:26:32 AM »
Quote from: CoorZero on June 10, 2020, 11:59:44 AM
Yeah, the ball in McLean's video isn't the Trend. Going off of the stock photo from the approved list it looks like this ball is blue with some teal and maybe cream colored swirls. Nothing real fancy, but still looks good.

It's kind of crazy how Storm just puts a bunch of different existing cores and coverstocks together and end up with great products most of the time. Not sure if that says more about how good and versatile their stuff is or how overstated the idea about having to really fine-tune core and coverstock combinations is.

While it seems crazy.  Other companies have done similar tactics.  I remember Columbia using Super Flex and now the Bend It covers.  Brunswick did this alot with the Powerkoil and Activator covers.  Ebonite with the Trimax and GB covers.  We could go on and on really.  But it does seem like the R2 line of covers have been around a very long time. 
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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2020, 02:51:04 PM »
Apparently the Trend is a Korean release. One of the main people that gets overseas releases posted info on it today
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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2020, 04:17:19 PM »
Quote from: SVstar34 on June 11, 2020, 02:51:04 PM
Apparently the Trend is a Korean release. One of the main people that gets overseas releases posted info on it today

Seen that, I wonder if this is one of those release in Korea 3 weeks before the US deals or not. I forget the ball, but I was thinking that happened last year.
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keegan.mier

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2020, 08:28:55 PM »
It’s just being released early in Korea. It has been designated as a catalog ball which means it’s a worldwide release not private label. I got found on bowlingkorea.com and stormrotokorea Instagram page
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AlonzoHarris

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2020, 10:35:41 PM »
Quote from: keegan.mier on June 11, 2020, 08:28:55 PM
It’s just being released early in Korea. It has been designated as a catalog ball which means it’s a worldwide release not private label. I got found on bowlingkorea.com and stormrotokorea Instagram page

Great.. now I have to spend more money.
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Matt C

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2020, 10:20:41 AM »
Belmo slapped up a vid yesterday i believe..

Will be a US release also..

My Mole needs to get back to work...
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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2020, 01:55:52 PM »
It's better for the dealers in international stuff if people think stuff is overseas only, they'll pay more money for it then.  I've learned to wait for official announcements first. 

Quote from: SVstar34 on June 11, 2020, 02:51:04 PM
Apparently the Trend is a Korean release. One of the main people that gets overseas releases posted info on it today
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michael.willis9

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2020, 11:26:29 PM »
Doesn’t make too much sense to release a new belmo line ball overseas only.

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keegan.mier

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2020, 11:57:55 PM »
Quote from: michael.willis9 on June 27, 2020, 11:26:29 PM
Doesn’t make too much sense to release a new belmo line ball overseas only.


They released a few timeless balls overseas, Timeless Tour and Timeless Space to name some, and there was more recently a ProMotion Tour.
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michael.willis9

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2020, 03:13:54 PM »
Quote from: keegan.mier on June 27, 2020, 11:57:55 PM
Quote from: michael.willis9 on June 27, 2020, 11:26:29 PM
Doesn’t make too much sense to release a new belmo line ball overseas only.


They released a few timeless balls overseas, Timeless Tour and Timeless Space to name some, and there was more recently a ProMotion Tour.

Yes i get that, what I meant by that was it doesn't make sense to introduce a NEW belmo line overseas.  its a signature ball, the first one should be a stateside.
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keegan.mier

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Re: Storm Trend
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2020, 03:16:40 PM »
Quote from: michael.willis9 on June 29, 2020, 03:13:54 PM
Quote from: keegan.mier on June 27, 2020, 11:57:55 PM
Quote from: michael.willis9 on June 27, 2020, 11:26:29 PM
Doesn’t make too much sense to release a new belmo line ball overseas only.


They released a few timeless balls overseas, Timeless Tour and Timeless Space to name some, and there was more recently a ProMotion Tour.

Yes i get that, what I meant by that was it doesn't make sense to introduce a NEW belmo line overseas.  its a signature ball, the first one should be a stateside.
It’s not a new line. A new name sure but it’s still the Piston core from the PRO-Motion, which unlike with motiv, which I have never understood, means they are the same line.
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