The !Q Tour Nano pearl is the latest Master line release from Storm, the Bowlers Company. This edition features the nano pearl cover stock in black pearl, and is finished with a 3000 grit abralon pad. The numbers in 15lb balls are 2.49 Rg, with a differential of 0.029. This edition features the same C3 Centripetal core that was in all of the previous !Q Tour releases.
I drilled the !Q Nano Pearl with a 4†pin and a 3†pin buffer. This is the same layout I have on my original Idol, and I felt that these two balls could complement each other. As expected, the overall board coverage is similar, but the Nano pearl has more downlane recovery and flares less and tighter than the Idol. The Idol seems better at blending a pattern that has more hold area when playing the bounce off the dry on easier patterns, where the Nano pearl works better with a more blended pattern. This ball will be very useful on tournament patterns that have lower left to right ratios. The Nano pearl also works very well with the !Q emerald pearl, as the nano pearl creates better traction in more oil and earlier on the lane than does the pearl Emerald. The !Q Tour Nano pearl has almost the same shape through the lane as does my Idol Pro that has a 4.25 X 2.75 layout, but isn’t as sensitive to oil in the front of the lane as the Pro.
I don’t know if it’s possible to have a bad ball ball reaction with any ball that has the C3 Centripetal core, so the Nano Pearl is no different and feels like another homerun for Storm. Use your favorite layout, get your angles correct, and the Nano Pearl will work for almost any style player on the right condition. Thank you for taking the time to read my review of the !Q Tour Nano Pearl from Storm. Now go bowl up a Storm!