Post by: Doug Sterner on May 13, 2008, 02:32:51 PM
Thanks again to Richie and Chuck for getting one of these balls in my hands to take for a test drive.
First off the ball is a 15# with 2-3" pin and top weight of 3-1/4 oz.
When I asked Chuck how I should drill this ball he gave me direct orders to do nothing exotic....no cg outs or Ricos or stacked leverage or anything...just a simple label shift. So I drilled mine with the cg between the ring and thumb and the pin above and right of the ring.
This left me with 1/2 side, 1/4 finger and even on the top/ bottom.
All I have to say is WOW!!! I am in love here. The ball clears the heads (even in the semi-matte box finish) and rolls silky smooth in the mids and is strong but not explosive on the backend.
This is exactly what the boys from Syracuse say it is...about perfect for the typical house shot. The ball gave me room both ways and was very responsive to hand position changes.
The backend is very smooth...not explosive like a lot of the newer stuff.
This ball will be a winner for Lane 1....great ball.
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Post by: jkiser01 on May 14, 2008, 07:31:33 AM
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Post by: 300jd on May 14, 2008, 11:56:10 AM
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Post by: OddBalls on May 14, 2008, 02:05:43 PM
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is there any way you can make a video of you throwing it please?
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Post by: Brickguy221 on May 14, 2008, 07:21:05 PM
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I'd really like to see this ball in action on a ths thrown by someone other than the guy who normally does it..
I don't always agree with Inverted's opinions, attitude, and etc, but this is one time I am in total agreement with him. I'd like to see someone other than Richie, Mike, etc. throw this ball. Someone like Britton, rev-trex, Buddies Pro Shop, or even an every day house hack with a 185-195 or so average.
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Post by: Buzzhead on May 14, 2008, 08:15:59 PM
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Ten pin?????? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...
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Post by: VideoBallReviews on May 14, 2008, 08:32:46 PM
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Doug,
No offense, but I'd love to see Richie send one of these to Britton so he can give an unbaised review of the ball and post a video of it without all the hype on video ball reviews.
Any chance of that happening??
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I actually emailed Richie about that last week. He said he will send me one to do a video...i havent heard back from him since then so we shall see
Hope i can help you out Inverted...even if you do throw 16#'s
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Post by: Doug Sterner on May 14, 2008, 09:22:15 PM
All I have is an old Sharp 8mm that I can't get to interface correctly with the Dazzle hardware I purchased.
As for Richie getting a ball to someone to review, I have no way of making that happen.
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Post by: Doug Sterner on May 15, 2008, 05:29:42 AM
If you don't like the product or care for their marketing then suck it up and deal with it.
And for those of you comparing the Creature solid and the Teal, there is no comparison...the Creature is smooth but NOT as smooth as the Teal. My similarly drilled Creature is significantly more angular at the break than the Teal.
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Post by: urbanshaft on May 15, 2008, 04:22:28 PM
then you can see how amazing this ball is
when mike first got it we were both amazed about how smooth and controlling it is with outstanding hitting power
Post by: Roy Munson on May 15, 2008, 04:33:04 PM
. . . hmmm
. . . with comments like that, Urban
. . . you might get your own test ball
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Post by: urbanshaft on May 15, 2008, 08:17:06 PM
and roy i wish looks like it would be step above my comet pro and that would be the best combo since burger & fries
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Post by: VideoBallReviews on May 15, 2008, 08:47:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ziSvN0-Ug
Richie E-Mailed me back today and is sending a THS out to me as well...so now you guys will get two unbiased looks, one from Timmy a high rev guy, and one from myself
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Post by: 300jd on May 15, 2008, 08:56:40 PM
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Post by: Doug Sterner on May 15, 2008, 10:13:22 PM
SMOOTH with no hint of snap...even from a higher rev player on a house shot.
And for the Inverted1...
1. I am not a staffer, just a pro shop guy.
2. The comp ball was provided to me as a result of the volume of sales I generate for the company. Perhaps if more companies would do such things maybe more people would be hyping other ball companies...I sold more Storm balls than anything else over the last 3-4 years but can I even get their Regional Sales rep to return my phone calls? NOPE! I did manage to get a Black Widow Bite from the Hamnmer rep but he would only give me one if I bought another one first. WTF is that?
3. I have had other equipment in my bag over the past season...Storm X Factor, Blue Hammer, Black Phantom, Storm FirePower, G-900 Creature, Banger Hole Pounder Pearl, Storm Special Agent, AMF Titan, Brunswick PowerGroove, Hammer Doom, Hammer Black Widow Pearl but I have personally had the best luck with Lane 1 balls.
Nuff said....
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Edited on 5/15/2008 10:21 PM
Post by: Doug Sterner on May 15, 2008, 10:36:06 PM
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No offense Doug, but I'd much rather see someone other than the usual suspects throw this ball
Then take a chance in your life, ante up and buy yourself one.
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Post by: Doug Sterner on May 16, 2008, 09:27:10 PM
It is true that I can play a similar line with both the Teal and the BuzzBomb however my Buzzbomb is drilled for length and polished whiole teh Teal is out of the box. The Reaction of the Teal is much smoother and less angular than the Buzzbomb.
I threw both balls side by side for a total of 6 games on the same pair and the Teal picked up a hair earlier with a smoother backend reaction.
The BuzzBomb was a longer and snappier ball...on our house shot that is.
The one thing I did notice was that I stoned my share of 9 pins with the BuzzBomb but I did not leave a single 8 or 9 with the Teal. If I pushed the ball out too far, too early I'd whack a 10 pin every time but that's expected on our lanes with the shot they put out.
The ball is awesome.....
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www.dougsproshop.net
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