Description:  The Storm Phaze is a hard-hitting, fast-revving bowling ball that is sure to phase out your competition.  The Velocity Core was designed to produce a lot of ball motion that will take out pin after pin.  The AX-16 pearl reactive coverstock grips a medium oiled lane like no other.
Storm Phaze Features:

- Color: Royal/Yellow/Copper All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
- Coverstock: AX-16 Pearl Reactive
- Core: Velocity Core (14#-16#), Centripetal Core (12#-13#)
- Finish: 1500 Grit Polished
- Lane Condition: Medium Oil
- RG: 2.48 (15# ball)
- Diff: 0.051 (15# ball)
- Fragrance: Lemon Tart

Storm Phaze Ball Review by PJ Haggerty

The Phaze is the latest addition to the Master line featuring a the Velocity Core and a brand new AX-16 pearl coverstock.  The combination of the two has given me a very different motion than I have seen in the past from Storm.  I’ve drilled one Phaze so far and have been able to use it on multiple conditions.

I put the pin under my bridge, kicked the center of gravity a bit, and put a weight hole approximately two inches under my axis.  This figures to be a 5 x 3.5 layout for me.  After throwing the Phaze for 10 games or so, I had to make some surface changes.  On the spinner, I first started at 360, then went gradually up to 3000.  My idea here was to get some teeth in the cover and smooth out my reaction.

After making the surface changes, the Phaze became more predictable and usable on different patterns.  My response time slowed down, while still providing a cleaner motion.  I could see using the Phaze on more medium-longer patterns because of the stronger and more responsive coverstock.  I think it compliments the Alpha Crux, Eternal Cell, and Hy-Road very nicely by fitting right in the middle of those.

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had the phase for a week layout was 4x4x2 pin over ring finger between my fight with the same layout fight hooked 3 more boards on medium conditions. phase hit like a dud no drive at all save your money gave the ball away with no regret fight so much better for your buck

The Phaze is the latest ball released in the Master line of Storm bowling balls. The Phaze has a brand new pearl cover and core combination. The cover is called AX-16, and the core is called Velocity. The Phaze has a unique look with the royal, yellow and copper colors. The Rg of the Phaze is 2.48 and the differential is 0.051, in 15lb balls. The Phaze replaces the Optimus in the Master line.
I drilled a Phaze with a 4 x 4 x 3 ½ layout which puts the pin just to the left of my ring finger and is void of needing a balance hole. The Phaze comes out of the box highly polished. In the box finish, the Phaze was best with squeaky clean backends. If there was a touch of carry-down, I would have to move too far left looking for dry, which then made the core roll too soon. I hit the cover with a 4000 abralon pad, and it made all of the difference in the world! It allowed me to move back right into the oil ,and have great reaction. Mind you, the Phaze still isn’t a big motion through the backends, but that is what I really like about the reaction. Storm makes plenty of bowling balls that I can make go sideways down-lane, so having a pearl ball that gets to the spot fairly easily, and doesn’t make a big move in the backend is a huge plus in my arsenal.
I like the Phaze the most when there isn’t a lot of oil down-lane or the pattern hasn’t carried-down. The Phaze helps even out and provide a little hold, when it isn’t built into the pattern. Comparing the Phaze to my Optimus, the Phaze is a little more even through the backend of the lane, and produces more track flare, which for me, evens out over under reaction.
The Phaze will be a good ball for slower ball speed players that have trouble with their bowling balls changing direction too hard. Speed dominant players, will be able to bump closer to the dry part of the lane, and keep their angles in front of them. The Phaze really looks different in how it reads the lane. The overly tacky cover makes you think this ball should go sideways, but for me, it has the opposite effect, as it uses most of it’s energy once it sees friction, so the move through the backend is much less than most balls that Storm has in the current line-up. I would categorize the Phaze as being a medium oil ball, to medium-heavy with surface adjustments. This new AX-16 cover WILL take surface changes well, so be sure to adjust your surface to get the reaction you are looking for. Thank you for taking the time to read my review of the new Storm Phaze.

The Phaze from Storm provides a smooth, hard arcing back end reaction that is best on medium oil conditions.  The aggressive midlane traction of the Phaze creates a benchmark ball reaction that is very versatile.  Because the coverstock is still very clean through the front part of the lane, it is not the best choice for heavy oil; the Alpha Crux or Lock are better choices for fresh or heavily oiled conditions.  That length, however, does lend the Phaze to be usable even as the lanes dry out.

The Phaze and the Fight are an interesting 1-2 punch; the Fight has a very similar amount of overall hook in comparison to the Phaze, but the motion is very different.  The Fight starts rolling 3-4 feet earlier than the Phaze, and is smoother throughout the lane, but still saves enough energy to go through the pins very well.  The Fight and Phaze are a combination that can cover any variation of medium oil condition.

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Mike LeViner
BowlersMart

LANE CONDITION

Length: 42 Feet

Volume: Medium Heavy

Type (Hubble pattern, an extra long, heavier volume house shot on Brunswick Anvilane):


COMMENTS

I am a little surprised by the other posters who are saying this ball is not a skid/flip ball. Not true. This is the most flippy ball I have ever seen. It gets way, way down the lane and then "Turns Left!"
If you miss left in the oil it will hold all the way to the pocket and strike hard.
If you miss right it will come roaring back with a vengeance!
And this is on a very heavy volume pattern with a defined out of bounds to the right of 7 board.
I would not say this ball is a rolly ball. It picks up very late.
You can push it right all day and it will come flying back and this is with a lower rev (250 rpm) delivery.
If it is tight on the pocket it will carry every time.
If it is very light it will also carry.
It is only the middle pocket that will cause the corners to be left.
It is a beautiful ball going down the lane as the colors really spin.
This ball will hook hard when the Alpha Crux is not even moving.
It really is an amazing ball.
But it is very angular, so you must hit the breakpoint very precisely or it will run by the pocket or come up light.
But if you want the big fast backend jump, then this is the ball for you.