Ball is drilled with the pin 5 inch from my axis cg kicked out 1 inch and a 25/32 hole on pap.

The ball is sick.  This is the next big thing tht every amateur and professional will be using.  If you thought the Fired Up was a good ball just wait till u throw this piece.  The ball goes just as long as the Fired Up but If you can believe it flips harder on the back.  

Great Job Steve!!!

Dave Piroozshad

my layout
 is pin above the ringfinger this allows
the ball have a strong reaction on the backend
very good for me when the frontend starts to hook
and backends get tight another awesome piece to
have in your bag.
captain cavey

Storm has a winner with this one.

Typical late shift house pattern.  The league in and of itself is not ALL that high scoring, but the condition is far from tough.  The carry is always an issue from the league bowlers.  This ball allowed me to play MUCH further right than I am used to playing at this particular house, and the roll pattern of the ball was as good as I have ever thrown.  I have issues with carry with the other balls in my arsenal when my ball gets too close to the friction early, no such problem with the RFP.  Out of the box during practice, the ball(for me) was pushing slightly too far down the lane.  A light scuff with a red scotch brite pad during practice and I started out with the front 17.  Left 5 10 pins for the night(4 due to operator error).  The hitting power of this ball, and the ability to play further right on the lane, compared to my current arsenal, will make this a "go to" ball in my bag.  The surface playability of the ball was also very impressive.  Recommended for tournament players, and league bowlers alike.

See stats for profile. Drilled one to try out.

Lay Out for RFP: 5" from PAP over my ring finger at a 75* angle. This would be a 75/5/30 dual-angle drilling. I did add a weight hole down the VAL to separate the flare some more.

Surface: I have been leaving this at box which is 1500 factory shined.

Purpose: To give myself a ball that might be able to be used as an angular reaction ball on medium to medium-wet patterns on backends that might have some carrydown on them.

Initial Observations: I have tried this out on some house conditions and also on some of the Central Region PBA patterns, mainly Shark and Scorpion. On the league pattern, this ball is a beast. If it caught friction too early, this ball would look like someone kicked it sideways. I would have to make sure I gave this ball a little more angle than normal thru the front to the target. If I did this, this ball blew pins all over the building. I was able to throw this on the fresh on Shark on a wood surface up the gutter and get a great read. With the pattern being long, that only lasted a game and a half as the field all migrated left quickly. I was then able to play inside of the fourth arrow with it and get it back pretty nicely with some juice left to carry. On Scorpion on a slicker surface like Pro Anvilane, I could go up the lane with it and get it to hit pretty well.

Final thoughts: I get the impression with this ball is that there is some good degree of versatility. I am tempted to drill one with slightly more flare potential and less VAL angle (90*) to compliment a Gravity that I have with the same layout. Nonetheless, I am pretty impressed with this ball and can see it leading to some big scores and solid positons on the cash list.

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Mike Craig-Columbus, OH

RAPID FIRE PEARL-pin under bridge- 5 pin to PAP,  Cg  kicked at 45 degrees
RAPID FIRE PEARL compliments the RAPID FIRE I drilled both balls the same. Where I get a good heavy roll with both balls , the RAPID FIRE picks up sooner off the break and has nice smooth continuous finish. The RAPID FIRE PEARL gets through the heads and midlane cleaner and the shape was a hard rolling arc off the break point.  I compare this ball to the FIRED UP, but the FIRED UP has more, skid – flip – roll and not as continuous through the pins.  The RAPID FIRE PEARL works well for me on the tighter Viper patterns or halfway through the Scorpion / Shark patterns.

If you liked your Fired Up, this is just as great if not better.  I have pin up, just left of the bridge, cg kicked out into the strong area.  This ball seems to be just gripping the lane like crazy and then pops the back.  I use it to open up the angles from the inside, very strong movement from midlane to the break and through the deck.  

  Exactly the motion I was looking for, there is no quit or loss of energy with this ball!!!!!!!

  Storm on!

This ball is great!!!  Finishs like a beast but doesnt snap like the Fired UP!! Dilled with the pin above the ring and CG kicked just a little bit.  Have had realy good success with this ball even with heavy head oil.
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