At the last second I took my old smooth and strong label leverage drilled Ebonite Tornado Blue Solid.

Started out on this wettish fresh synthetic shots with one of my weaker cored balls drilled with a weaker pin and immediately created a disaster.  A miss left washed out, a miss right split.  Disaster.

In a couple of frames to the second game I went to This smooth but strong ball Tornado(that overreacts on my harsh wet dry conditions of my home area).  And after one ball I knew it was like catching fish in a barrel.  Recovery, hold area and carry. 

Though I didn't win in this handicap event I was able to hang and maybe nip scratch a bunch of 230 big hands bowlers on my pair who weren't lucky enough to have this match up I had! 

This ball I know from Ebonite's website is the old Pancake with offset puck to get a slightly lower rg and higher diff than a straight pancake block.

Now my pro shop is offering me a Tornado Warning pearl.  I can't find much info on the Warning series, but for some reason I feel they are just Pancake block balls!

Any Ebonite experts out here who know on the Tornado Warning...Pancake with offset puck or just Pancake?  Thanks!

Regards,

Luckylefty
PS of course I don't know if that is bad(pancake only block).  Lately on this same Extremus wet dry on the left, I have been almost looking like a smart and good bowler with old pancake block rubber balls. 

I thought the warning had a stronger cover and surface prep? I coulda swore it had "TPS" on it...And back then for a entry level ball that was cool.

I found the tornado I was thinking of. It's an actual to tornado.  My bad y'all. It does exist though!

Here is the version I used nicely this weekend.

http://www.ebonite.com/products/balls/retired-balls/tornado-navy-turquoise-silver

Regards,

Luckylefty

Also known as the Stinger core, that ball was awesome. I had a Stinger Pearl that was stupid awesome. In fact, the whole Stinger line (The 2 piece line was awesome as well) was just plain old good.

Tornado Warning? I believe I have one NIB that I won from a drawing during a Demo Days event for the XXXcel or Total NV (can't remember the new ball at the time) I'll snap pics, get the serial number and post it when I get home. I've spent most of the week at the PWBA events in the area to not catch up on goings on here.

BL.

Fantastic info out here in this post!

TY!

Bruce, When I think of pictures of the Stinger core I think of pictures I have seen of many cores in the AMF line!  Balls such as the Hawk, the Michael Jordon Pearl reactive...I think they were very close to the Stingers weren't they.

Big hitters, a little bit of higher rg than many cores today.

Appreciate all the answers on this area!  Would love to find more of these solid Tornado's to have backup!

Regards,

Luckylefty

Charlest,

I have enjoyed your comments over the years and insight.  Sorry to see you won't be commenting. 

Two things to ponder.

1.  You won't see this shot.  It is reserved for the left!  In our houses it blends out in practice on the right!  On the other hand when by myself it lasts unblended till late in the 3rd game.  How, do I know I also throw two handed righty and have endless push in these houses on the right and then tons of backend!  Easy!

2.  I have been related this story by a Rep for one of the big ball companies.
In California somewhere a league was put together with many of California's finest high average bowlers.  IT turns out the league had the highest composite average ever of a league in America.  The leader of this league averaged in the high 240s with a rubber ball!

Are we restricting ourselves from the endless possible lists of solutions by eliminating balls just because they are not on the shelves today?

Regards,

Luckylefty