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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Bowl_Freak on February 22, 2014, 09:02:19 AM

Title: So what was that smell
Post by: Bowl_Freak on February 22, 2014, 09:02:19 AM: So went to bowling last night and started bowling, looked at the ball rack, and needless to say I saw 4 freshly drilled Storm Fusions. It smelled like a gum factory.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: Gizmo823 on February 22, 2014, 10:14:43 AM: Yeah, the smell on those is rather potent, it hits you pretty hard when they come out of the box. Wonder what it smells like at distributors or at the plant . .
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: vkowalski1970 on February 22, 2014, 11:41:51 AM: My Zero gravity smell is barely noticeable but my lights out is potent
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: lilpossum1 on February 22, 2014, 12:59:25 PM: I almost asked a guy to put away his fusion because it made my mastermind smell bad :P
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: J_Mac on February 22, 2014, 01:18:38 PM: A fresh IQ Fusion is horrible... hopefully it mellows with age.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: TheGom on February 22, 2014, 06:03:27 PM: I knew where the OP was going with this as I was around the Tour Fusion's all last week and yes it smells nothing like Blueberry Muffin and it pretty much has a bad smell to it.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: Track_Fanatic on February 22, 2014, 06:25:34 PM: Worse than the lights out? I can't imagine anything worse than that ball.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: J_Mac on February 22, 2014, 06:35:44 PM: Quote from: Track_Fanatic on February 22, 2014, 06:25:34 PM
Worse than the lights out? I can't imagine anything worse than that ball.
Yes, even worse than that... The IQ Fusion can dominate the atmosphere of a pro shop... the Lights Out, while unpleasant, didn't have the same potency in my experience.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: lilpossum1 on February 22, 2014, 07:01:27 PM: The blower on the ball return blows the blueberry nastyness throughout the sitting area
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: Pinbuster on February 22, 2014, 08:06:59 PM: I've got a Hy-road pearl right now that really stinks my car up with grape.

I remember over 10 years ago they had a ball with a blackberry smell (Blaze?) that was so strong we couldn't take them out of the box and put them on display.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: suhoney24 on February 22, 2014, 08:16:08 PM: makes me wonder how some are so strong and some are barely noticeable...like my iq tour pearl...i couldn't smell anything, yet my hyroad pearl is all i can smell
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: billdozer on February 22, 2014, 08:28:06 PM: shoot, I love pulling out the classics...like my second dimension! Apple Pie!!
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: DOWNTOWN on February 22, 2014, 09:59:50 PM: I think the strongest was the Trauma, I remember holding it and having my eyes water. Still to this day I can open my basement door and smell Big Red gum.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: loop_zero on February 22, 2014, 11:14:55 PM: I've been telling people the fusion smells like headache. Nothing like blueberry muffin, more like flintstones chewable vitamins!! My anarchy offended a number of folks when I had it also. Really would buy more storm if they didn't have any scents.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: StrapperJohnMD on February 23, 2014, 01:06:11 AM: I thought the Crossroad was awful. The shop would stink like maple syrup.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: JJM on February 23, 2014, 07:56:09 AM: +1 on the Crossroad...bowled great with it, but wound up selling it because of the strong smell.
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: LookingForALeftyWall on February 23, 2014, 10:51:34 AM: Recently, the Cross Road and Fire Road have had the strongest scents by far. The wife banned the Fire Road from the house.

It's good to have a locker at the lanes. #housebowler
Title: Re: So what was that smell
Post by: spmcgivern on February 24, 2014, 08:02:10 AM: Saw some Fusions at city tournament this weekend. I was using a Prodigy so the smell was similar, but I liked the Prodigy better.

The worst (or strongest for me) was the HRG (licorice). My whole car would smell like licorice for days on end. Maybe it was the Texas heat that made it so bad.