I throw around 16.5 mph with a medium rev rate. I've never really cared to figure my exact rev rate but I'm not rev dominant nor low revs. On a typical house shot I can throw my dare devil trick or no rules pearl comfortably. I'm never releasing left of the head pin.  I agree that a tropical breeze won't be enough ball for what I need. I think the hustle might be too much. Really looking for something a little less than a hustle

Quote from: ITZPS link=topic=313986.msg2578495#msg2578495 mdate=1495050835

The Hustle isn't that ball.  As far as an up 5 type ball, the Boosts are still too strong (depending on how you throw the ball and oil volume), and Motiv is hard to figure out.  Their low end stuff hooks more than it should and the high end stuff hooks less than it should.  If Roto was still making the Loco Solid, that would be the one, but they aren't.  The Tropical Storms are a lot weaker now than they used to be, but my wife has one and they just seem kind of dead.  The Ride was one of the best dry lane balls I'd seen in a while but it's already discontinued.  Not sure what to recommend in terms of a good dry lane ball right now honestly aside from urethane. 

Quote from: michael.willis9 on May 17, 2017, 02:47:54 PM

Quote from: ITZPS on May 17, 2017, 07:02:20 AM

I'm not a fan at all.  Loco Solid?  Yeah, one of the best balls they ever made.  Hustles? Way too strong for their intention, they aren't dry lane balls at all.  Core too strong for the cover and by the time you adjust the cover to match, you've got something way stronger than you were after.  I haven't actually hated a ball in a long time, and the SAY was better than the PRO, but the Hustles aren't for me . .

I know your Storm staff. But as a bowling guy, how would the PRO compare to the boost or the new freestyle rush coming out.


I really need an up 5 type ball for when the lanes break down and I'm fighting to find oil inside with the bigger pieces I have

I just bought a tropical storm, the black/cherry one with the hybrid cover.  The other colors are pearl.  Drilled it pin up above my ring finger about 6in from my PAP.  I'm med/high speed and med/high revs, about 70 degree rotation and 15 degree tilt.  I've only thrown it for a few games in practice and haven't really had the chance to throw it on a burned up/dry pattern.  Tried my best to simulate that during my 1st practice session with it.  I bowled the 1st 4 or 5 games with my no rules solid to break it down best I could just bowling by myself.

It covers more boards on the back end than I thought it would, more than I wanted actually but I can work with it.  I bought it specifically to throw up the boards in between 5 and 10 when there is way to much over/under coming across mid lane.

It really sucks there isn't more demo days but maybe you can get lucky and test/compare the tropical storm against the hustle. You might be surprised at how many boards the tropical storm can cover.  Only time it didn't recover was if my hand came around the ball on the release.  I'm guessing the weak lightbulb core in the Tropical Storm means it won't recover as much on bad shots.  But that is more my fault, not the ball.

I just don't think that exists right now.  Again, Loco Solid would have been perfect, no idea why it wasn't successful.  If you can find an original Ride anywhere, that would fit the bill, just not sure how many of those are still around. 

Quote from: michael.willis9 on May 17, 2017, 07:23:02 PM

I throw around 16.5 mph with a medium rev rate. I've never really cared to figure my exact rev rate but I'm not rev dominant nor low revs. On a typical house shot I can throw my dare devil trick or no rules pearl comfortably. I'm never releasing left of the head pin.  I agree that a tropical breeze won't be enough ball for what I need. I think the hustle might be too much. Really looking for something a little less than a hustle

Quote from: ITZPS link=topic=313986.msg2578495#msg2578495 mdate=1495050835

The Hustle isn't that ball.  As far as an up 5 type ball, the Boosts are still too strong (depending on how you throw the ball and oil volume), and Motiv is hard to figure out.  Their low end stuff hooks more than it should and the high end stuff hooks less than it should.  If Roto was still making the Loco Solid, that would be the one, but they aren't.  The Tropical Storms are a lot weaker now than they used to be, but my wife has one and they just seem kind of dead.  The Ride was one of the best dry lane balls I'd seen in a while but it's already discontinued.  Not sure what to recommend in terms of a good dry lane ball right now honestly aside from urethane. 

Quote from: michael.willis9 on May 17, 2017, 02:47:54 PM

Quote from: ITZPS on May 17, 2017, 07:02:20 AM

I'm not a fan at all.  Loco Solid?  Yeah, one of the best balls they ever made.  Hustles? Way too strong for their intention, they aren't dry lane balls at all.  Core too strong for the cover and by the time you adjust the cover to match, you've got something way stronger than you were after.  I haven't actually hated a ball in a long time, and the SAY was better than the PRO, but the Hustles aren't for me . .

I know your Storm staff. But as a bowling guy, how would the PRO compare to the boost or the new freestyle rush coming out.


I really need an up 5 type ball for when the lanes break down and I'm fighting to find oil inside with the bigger pieces I have