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Spit Fire
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
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It''s all about performance. With an improved & inverted Twin-Vâ„¢ weight block, the new SPIT FIREâ„¢ features an oversized internal flip block that retains dynamic integrity even after drilling! Combine this technology with the proven Reactorâ„¢ pearl coverstock and you''ve got some serious horsepower.

SPIT FIREâ„¢ Technical Specifications Coverstock Reactorâ„¢ Pearl Reactive  
Weight Block Modified Inverted 2-piece
Ball Color Green / Silver
Ball Finish 1500-grit Polish
Durometer 74-76 Rex D-scale Rex D-scale
Flare Potential 5" (Med-High)
Fragrance Apple-Cinnamon
Weights 10 - 16 lbs.
SKU# TSF
SPIT FIREâ„¢ Ball Dynamics Ball Weight Radius of Gyration Differential Mass Bias Diff.
16# 2.54 0.05  
15# 2.574 0.05  
14# 2.63 0.042
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Pat Patterson

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2006, 06:25:51 AM »
Got ball drilled today (September 8th, 2006) by Mike Miller at Ten Pins and More in Rio Rancho, NM. Before drilling ball was 15lbs. 5 oz. with 3.50 oz of TW and a 3.75" Pin. Ball was drilled with the Pin above the bridge and the CG kicked out right with a balance hole. Ball has excellent midlane recovery and it's alot more aggressive on the backend on my typical house pattern(38" buffed to 45" synthetic)then I was expecting.  In it's current condition (OOB-Polished)it is currently about 2-3 boards stronger then my Original Paradigm(4" pin above fingers and Polished).  I don't know what else to say other than the pin reaction is much livelier than anything else in my arsenal.

Overall, another excellent ball from Storm, I will post another review later on after the cover tames down a bit or after some coverstock experimenting.

Here are a couple of actual pictures:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/PatPatterson1/IMG_0215.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/PatPatterson1/IMG_0216.jpg


Hope this review is useful.

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Jeff Carter

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2006, 12:28:37 AM »
The Spitfire is a great compliment to the popular Fired-Up. The Spitfire features an inverted Twin-V core, with the puck on the bottom instead of the top. With the Fired-Up, you were drilling into the cap and changing the core shape ( adding differential ). With the cap on the bottom, you are keeping the core integrity intact and allowing the ball to keep a "rollier" motion. The change of direction downlane is much smoother with the Spitfire, and the direction change comes 4'-5' sooner than the Fired-Up. To me the Spitfire is perfect for fresher conditions where the backends are just too extreme for the Fired-Up. I can see the Spitfire being used for 3-5 games, and then letting the Fired-Up take over for the finish.

I recently used this ball on PBA regional pattern #1 in Herrin, Il during the qualifying rounds. Click on the link to read the rest

http://www.jeffcarterbowling.com/Journals/Journal2006MidwestHerrin.html
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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2006, 08:01:45 PM »
Ball: 14 lb 3oz. 3 oz. top 4" pin
span: 4 1/2" ring 4 3/8" middle left-handed, tweener
layout: pin beside ring finger, 3 5/8 from PAP, MB below thumb (135* layout)


The ball is possibly one of the most consistent, driving, readable balls in my arsenal. I don't believe that I have anything else currently that gives me the look I want when the backends are fresh. It is in box coverprep with Storm polish.

The drilling is somewhat aggressive due to the lower pin and the leverage layout. I tend to find that this ball is my go-to ball when the lanes are fresh and the backends stripped. I normally prefer a down-and-in shot, however the versatility I get from this ball exceeds my wildest dreams.

The house in question puts out a decently heavy volume of oil and has squeaky backends. If I stay firm with the speed and play up the back of the ball, I can feather it directly up 8 board to about 40 feet, where the ball rolls up and drives into the pocket. What's the fun of that though, when I can just get a little bit on it and swing some?

The ability that this ball gives me to open up the lane is the major reason I find it to be a gem. I can drop a bit of speed off, and hit it with about 30* of tilt, and shoot 3rd arrow to 6 board at about 38 feet, and it comes ripping back. unlike a lot of other equipment I have, this ball allows me a ton of versatility: if playing up the boards is giving me a few too many 8 pins or 4 pins, I simply make a substantial move right (I am a lefty) and move my breakpoint closer to the gutter for more angle. The recovery is phenomenal, the energy through the pocket is evident from the headpin coming across the deck with enough force to trip out occasional 7s and 8s. If the ball begins to blow the rack with that much entry angle, I simply move in again and take some hand out of the ball.

However, the ball definitely doesn't like alot of carry down. It becomes jumpy and has a tendency to skid when it encounters down-lane oil. There is a cure for that though: out comes the Agent.
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Stormbwlr2006

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2006, 11:03:26 AM »
Special thanks to Steve K at STORM for the layout. Wanted a good compliment to my PYRO 5 x 5 pin under fingers. Decided to use a 5 x 4.5 pin over fingers.
This ball is the perfect match. Clean through the heads with plenty of stored energy to deliver pin crushing hits. Looking forward to many high scores with another awesome ball from STORM. If you are not using STORM, you should be!!
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D Butler

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2006, 08:46:44 PM »
One nice ball ,just bowled a tournament and lanes on the dryer side and this ball was a player ,clean thur the front and midlane with a pin crushing hit and pins flying all over the pin deck ,drilled this one with a negative pin with pin in the middle finger and cg 2" off center line on positive side with a small hole 7" out on midline , this is a great ball when your big hooking ball is to much for the lanes ,with a doubles win and the only 700 at the tournament you can't go wrong with this ball ,and a great ball for price come and join the no.1 team. TEAM STORM
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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2006, 12:57:06 PM »
Just drilled the Spitfire. Shot 300 the second game out of the box.

I drilled it pin 4" from the PAP and the CG 3" from the PAP. Pin is right of the ring and CG is below the midline. Extra hole is out from the center of the grip through the CG on the VAL.

I started to see how much I could get out of this ball. I was playing out side of 3rd arrow out to 8 at the break point. I could swing it out to 4 at the break point or bring it in 12 at the break point, all were flush. Interesting thing was other people throwing Ebonite and Hammer stuff playing the same area didn't have anything close to that look and had touble with carry.

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2007, 12:05:25 AM »
This ball is amazing. for the price this ball is a steal. I'm a mid speed bowler with average revs and this ball has no trouble finding the pocket from anywhere. don't be fooled this ball "IS NOT" for dry lanes. another great product from storm.
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bruceklebejr

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2007, 01:42:46 AM »
this ball is great when you want to open up the lane. it is a step up from the jolt pearl. it reads the mid-lane better when the jolt pearl squirts to far.
im a power player and sometimes i have to put this ball down when the fronts and mid lane start to burn up. this ball is great for all style of players. not a dry lane ball at all !!!  but it is very predictable on fresher shots with backends clean or mild carrydown.
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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2007, 10:48:38 PM »
I saw Norm Duke using it on t.v., and i knew i had to have it. It is one of the best balls i've ever owned.  pretty much im a down and in bowler and it works pretty well for me. good ball and pretty cheap. its just another good ball from storm.
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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2007, 04:43:22 PM »
This is only my second year bowling on leagues and i bought the Spit Fire about two months ago. It was the second ball that i have bought and it is also my favorite. In my first year i averaged about 168, then i bought an Excel Pearl and my average went up to 190 and i bowled my first 700 with that ball. this year i average about 200 between two leages and i bowled my first 700 with the Spit fire last week.

This ball has the best back end of any ball i have thrown and i love the way it cuts at the pocket. It hits extremely hard and i would recomend this ball to anyone who throws a high rev, fast ball. The only problem i had was at first it was hitting so hard that i kept leaving pins on the back row but now i have adjusted and mainly taken out my back row leaves.
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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2007, 07:01:35 PM »
Just signed back with Storm after being with AMF300 for a year and drilled one yesterday. I can see why Duke loves this ball. Shot 286-228-247=760 out of the box. Very easy read in the mid-lane and continuous backend motion. Drilled it 5 by 5 1/4.
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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2007, 04:32:14 PM »
Pin to CG Distance - 3"
Topweight - 2.5-3 oz.

Layout:
Label with pin above fingers for length

Reaction:
Good length with strong late midlane and hard arcing continuous backend.

Comments:

I didn't like this ball at first because the span was too narrow (wrong pro shop guy drilled the ball).  When I got that fixed and threw it a little bit I noticed that this ball is basically a weaker version of my Agent.  It has good length with a very strong late midlane and hard arcing backend reaction.  If I put a little more hand into it, I can make it more angular.  As many have already said, I now know why Duke used this ball so much on TV last season.  I've used this ball at 2 or 3 different centers so far and it destroys house patterns until the head oil breaks down so much that it takes a lot of effort to keep it right long enough.  I'm sure if I used a 5" or 6" pin to PAP drill, it would work better on broken down conditions. The hit and mix of this ball is very good as well.   From what I've seen so far, this ball is very versatile and will work on everything but the extremes.  I'll post an update after I throw it on some different conditions, but I like what I see so far.
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Mike Austin

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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2007, 02:02:56 AM »
I drilled my Spit Fire with the pin 4 3/4 inches from my PAP with the mass bias at 65 degrees.  This looks like pin over my fingers on my span line, with the cg barely right of the grip line, and no extra hole.

This ball is supposed to be a rolly smooth ball that gets down the lane easily.  That is exactly what this ball does for me.  Bowling with it on resurfaced (this summer) wood lanes, and about a 40 foot typical house shot, this ball gave me a nice compliment to my Special Agent.  (I am revamping my arsenal slowly, making grip changes on the fly).  Shot 671 tonight for first night of league with 3 missed spares.

Nice length on the fresh house shot, but without a gigantic back end movement.  I kept waiting for the lanes to change, as has been said about this house, but they never really did.  I ended up 3-2 right of where I started, using the Spit Fire the whole time.  Very predictable move to the pocket, very similar to a Zone Classic.  Smooth not jerky.  Almost wishing for a little more pop.

This ball is exactly as described, pretty good bench mark ball.  Crankers will like this ball for the good control.  I know now why Chris Johnson and Norm Duke like this ball so much, good control.  Straight players will like this ball on a short fresh pattern, maybe like Cheetah to control the back ends.  May be too much ball for a dry lane ball.  The tweeners will like this ball about the same as the straighties, good control ball, good bench mark ball.

This ball is nothing fancy, nothing spectacular, just a good piece of equipment, pretty nice value for the money.  SMELLS NICE!!!


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Re: Spit Fire
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2007, 11:27:14 PM »
I’m a high rev/speed player 17-18 mph and 400-450 rpm

at first I hated this ball....I couldn’t get it to go down the lane and hit.
The ball would rollout easily and shoot back to the pocket with no hitting power.

with this said I have it drilled for a heavy roll...described in the storm drilling instructions.

I put this ball in the bag and forgot about it for a few months and recently  bowled with it again

Typical house shot

I polished the ball with black magic polish 5 times and the coverstock was as glossy as can be.
Today I bowled with it for the first time and shot poorly the first game…not being used tot the ball but than made up for it the second two and shot 705.

The polished spit fire seemed to hit way harder than the stock 1500 grit out of box.
The light hits would shatter the pins and messengers were flying all over the place.

Good ball, consistent….just don’t give up on it too easily.
Some small changes might make this ball very suitable for your swing.
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