Author Topic: Trauma Recovery (Read 1600 times)

COG-528 · « **on:** February 26, 2009, 03:23:41 AM »

I just got back into league bowling after 6 year layoff. My current average is 153 and I guess you'd call me a stroker. I've been using a Columbia 300 C/Beast that I bought about 1996 and considering upgrading to a new ball but didn't know what to get. After discussing balls with guys in my league one of them offered me his old Storm Trauma Recovery for free so I could try out a different type of ball before buying anything.

Well he brought the ball for me last night and I decided to give it some practice rolls before league play since his finger span seems to be the same as mine. I wanted to see what it was like before I have it plugged and redrilled. Now normally the guy who gave me the ball rolls a much more pronounced hook than I do. After giving my ball a good scrubbing with dish detergent I was getting a mild curve at the backend with my C/Beast last night. But when I rolled the Trauma Recovery last night it went totally straight without the slightest bit of movement which seemed awfully odd since my 12 years old C/Beast was moving and the guy I got it from said it was a good hooking ball for him.

Someone else said these old Storm balls die after about 100 games and suggested I'd be better off buying a new ball instead of wasting money having this one plugged & redrilled. Of course he also said the ball was not a good ball for medium to heavy oil which contradicts everything I've found for it online.

Is there any truth to his statement about ball life and wasting money having this Trauma Recovery plugged & redrilled?

Is there something I should be doing to the ball surface to rejuvenate this ball before I spend the money to have it plugged & redrilled? If so, exactly what? Please keep in mind I am a neophyte when it comes to surface care of a bowling ball. With the current economy paying for a new ball now would be rough and impossible if I spend money having this Trauma Recovery plugged & redrilled.

Any help or advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated!

« **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2009, 01:55:30 PM »

Due in part to the particle load, this one might be completely saturated with oil. Particle balls are even more porous than reactives.

Find a shop with a Revivor and have the oil extracted completely, then have it resurfaced with either abralon or scotch brite pads (not sandpaper), followed by some shine and it should be close to a new reaction as you'll get.

This was one of the better particle balls back when it was released. Not super angular, but a strong finish. That's the nature of particle balls, though. The rubber particles create friction earlier on the lane, which will tend to even-out the reaction both front-to-back as well as side-to-side on the lane. Good luck.

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Edited on 2/26/2009 2:56 PM

tenpinspro · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2009, 02:06:34 PM »

Hey COG,

notclay is spot on. This was a very strong particle ball for Storm and particles do wear down with use. It is too difficult to say after how many games a ball loses reaction because it depends on the surface it was used on (old wood to newer synthetics), what part of the lane the bowler used more (in oil or dry).

You can try a hot water bath at home as well (less expensive) to extract some oil and then test it again to see if you get anymore reaction before even trying to resurface it. Just a thought...
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dizzyfugu · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2009, 02:43:15 AM »

Aditionally, the soft particles Storm used at that time work differently than hard carbide particle. They create a bigger footprint, improving overall traction at the break point, but they do not grab as early as the hard stuff. It makes such a ball also easier to touch up again.
notclay is right: make sure you get the ball into a rejuvenator and have it cooked out. AFAIK, these older coverstocks are pretty durable. PRO-Thane has an Accu-Tread reactive base, this one with a medium particle load, and both Accu-Tread/Pro-Thane balls I owned were almost indestructible. I am sure that you can get the ball back to life.
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