i drilled this ball with the pin above the bridge. this ball has the perfect combination of roll, spin, and length. the ball has good hit and amazing carry(as a matter of fact i think i left only 1 ten pin with this ball in a whole month). this ball is amazing i absolutly love this ball. this ball is deffinately a 11 out of 10.

We tested only one Eraser Boost ball, we drilled it with the pin 2 1/4" from the p.a.p. and the c.g. 4 1/2" from the p.a.p.  This drill pattern required a weight hole which was 25/32 and placed one inch past the p.a.p.  We polished the out of the box shell to a high gloss using Ebonite's factory finish.  

Our tester was the same player we have referred to in most of our other reviews.  A stroker style who averages about 17 mph and between 19 and 21 revolutions.  We were bowling in our home house, AMF synthetic lanes conditioned using the Kegel Elite machine.  We bowled on two of the more common house patterns, the only difference being that one had more oil in the center of the lane.  Both patterns included dry back ends.

The promotional material that the Boost comes with indicates that it is medium to heavy oil ball.  We weren't able to test it on any lane with what we would consider ‘heavy' or long oil nor were we able to test it on very much carry-down.  What the Boost did for us was handle the fresh back ends with control that we rarely have seen before.  The drill pattern was surely a part of this but the Boost's back end reaction was so smooth and predictable it tamed the dry back ends with ease.  The carry was also somewhat surprising, although Storm equipment is known for it's exceptional hitting power we weren't expecting this kind of power at this price point.  We were using a Storm Trauma on lanes near by and the Boost carried as well as the Trauma did all day.  

We were getting a bit more flare than we were expecting from this layout, nearly four inches but that didn't seem to hurt the balls controllability, we never had any ball over react in the back end-even on shots that we threw out into the dry.  The Boost was sensitive to front end break down but no more so than most.  That front end sensitivity would also be a product of the pattern we used, surely a longer pin to p.a.p. distance would create more length.  We are curious as to what the back end reaction would be like on a longer pin to p.a.p. distace on this ball and when we drill one, we will post a second review.  Overall, the Boost is another ball that we have really liked especially for the money.  If you are a Storm fan or just need a ball that will carry the pins at a price that won't break the bank, this one is worth a good long look.  

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I'll start by saying this is the first Storm product I'ved ever used. I've been a Hammer fan for the better part of 20 years. I never complained about Hammer and was always competitive using a wide variety of Hammers. My problem has always been the lack of mistake room I had. Hammers din't open the lanes up  enough for me. When bowlers far less skilled or experienced scored well making huge mistakes and I had to make spares just hit my average I would get upset.

The Boost I bought has a pin 3.5 out with 3.2 top weight. I used the strongest reaction layout Storm provided, placing my pap 4.25 inches from the pin. This gave me 2.25 ounces of side weight and 3/4 finger weight befroe drilling. After drilling my finger wieght increased to 7/8 of an ounce and my weight hole was drilled on vertivle axis line on midline not in my pap which is about 1/2 inch lower. I used an 1 1/8 inch drill bit and drilled 3 inches deep. The final side weight is 3/4 of an ounce. I don't usually use this aggresive drilling but I need something for heavy oil and carry down.

I got 3 games of practice in, playing in around the 20 board crossing out to 6 and back to the pocket on a very dry lane condition and the Boost got through the heads well and recovered nicely with a very heavy and even arcing roll. If I missed inside I crossed over because of the dry lanes but if I missed outside the ball was stable enough to recover without over reacting.

The next day I had my last summer league match and I was excited knowing I would have fresh oil and clean back end. In practice I didn't hit the head pin once and the biggest baby in the league said the Boost was to much ball for me. The lane condition that night was the "great cry baby wall" with 60 units from 15 to 15, about 20 units by the time you got 10 and then it droped off to 3 units from 5 to the gutter. The length of oil was out around 42 feet with squeaky clean backends.

I played around 15 with my break point around 7 and down the lane 52 feet. The Boost reacted evenly with tremendous roll and predictabilty. My first game was 300 followed by 246 and dropped off to 222. So much for being to much ball. My series would have been higher if I didn't have 2 big split and miss 2-10 pins and chopped a 3-6-9-10. The 2 splits were shots 6 board left of my target, the chop was 3 boards left and the 10 pins I left were on shots I over turned and threw to hard. All, not the ball's or the lane condition's fault.

I bowled in my fall league start just 8 days latter and shot 300-224-212. The reason for the drop off again was operated related and not adjusting quick enough on the changing lane conditions. Even when I made a mistake in targeting or speed the Boost was predictable and hard hitting. This ball has opened up the lanes for me and I expect a good season. I bought a second Boost and I will drill it with Storm's dry lane reaction layout which should improve my 2nd and 3rd game scores, less brain cramp shots.

The final chapter on this ball is:
1. Even rolling
2. Heavy end over end roll
3. Predictable break point
4. User friendly
5. Affordable
6. The hardest hitting ball I ever used
7. Good enough to buy 2

Well I got this ball last wednesday with a 4in pin and 3 oz of top weight.Had it drilled for max hook.This is the FREAKIEST ball ever!!!I was bowling with it on lanes oiled 10 to 10 36ft.If i bowled anywhere outside 10 the darn thing hooked like hell.But when I threw it in the oil it went strait as an arrow.So threw it across the oil on board 15 it slid out to 5 and came roaring back and just crushed the pins.I only bowled a 506 but was playing a whole different line than I was used to.Now last night was a diffrent story.I shot a 166(missed spare and 2 splits)214,213.And no tenpins at all.Will write another review tommorrw after my tuesday night league.

I LOVE this ball.  However it's drilled, it has nice length on most conditions, and a strong arcing backend, it doesn't set up and snap, it continues through the pins.  Nice smooth roll, even on wood lanes with dry backends.  It's very consistent, and especially for the price, you won't find a better ball for the price.  On most lane conditions, it'll be the ball you use before going to the higher performace of the Trauma line when the lanes start to break down.  But it's a nice enough ball that if you have a nice shot, you shouldn't need anything else.

Hi All,

   Now that I have quite a few games on this ball, I wanted to refresh my review for this ball.  I'm going to buy another one and keep it in the closet to replace the existing whenever, if ever, it tracks out.  I have this ball in the standard Storm #3 drilling.  It took about 15 games to break it in and I've rolled at least 200 games with it so far.  I have done nothing to the cover stock since I bought it except one time I put it in a polisher when it was getting to strong of a early roll and I clean it every night.  I use it on four different leagues and it is now the only ball I use for all conditions except very heavy oil with short backends.  On these rare occasions, I break out my Response.  Finally, I don't need a cart to carry enough balls to handle different oil conditions.  I even use it consistently for 10 tens.

This is by FAR one of the worst bowling balls I have ever thrown. It does, granted, get exceptional length, and then i wait for the BOOSTED recovery....It doesn't come.  And when I play it up the middle, it hits with the most horible power.  I think a dead leaf blown by a 2 MPH wind would hit harder.  The pin is above the ring finger, and CG in the palm.  Terrible, but who knows, maybe it is just the "S" on it that makes it not do good... Perhaps it should be replaced with an AMF logo, then they may actually produced a good ball.

I've had this one for a couple of months now.  I've used it on a variety of conditions and oil volumes (fresh synthetic, fresh wood, 2nd shift synthetic, 3rd shift wood, sport)and have had great success with it on all the conditions, I've tried.  It works great going up the boards, playing tight inside or swingin out from deep inside.  This ball rolls so smooooothly.  
The pin is 2" and under ring finger with CG under my palm.
I love this ball, another great one from Storm