Ball NPS Score: Not Available
CoverStock: ProThane LT+ Pearl; Factory Finish: Factory Polish; RG: 2.55 (Med-low); Diff: .055 (high); Flare Potential: 6" + (High); Length: 7 (1 - 10 scale); Backend 7 (1 - 10 scale); Hook Potential: 20; Availabel weights: 12-16; Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium to Heavy Oil

This ball had the pin out 3" from the cg with 3.82 top weight.  I drilled this ball for one of Houston's best female players, Donna Conners.  Donna is tight with Storm Staffer Carol Norman.  The drill pattern was suggested for Donna by Carol and Rachel Perez.  I did not agree with it at first, but worked pretty well.

Carol reported that her first couple Pearl SP were very flippy.  Donna is a high speed player with a smooth tweener type release.  We wanted to get this ball into a roll quickly to try and eliminate some of the over/under reaction.

Donna's PAP is 4 1/2 over and 1/2 down from the center of her span.  We put the cg on her PAP with the pin at 10:00 position from the pin.  Because of the large top weight, I had to use a 1 1/4 hole pretty deep to get the ball back to legal, about 3/4 positive side.

This ball is pretty impressive.  Donna had no trouble clearing the front of the lane at any time during our long session.  She could move left and bounce the ball off the track area, with much control of her break point.  Almost no over reaction.  I would attribute this to the particle shell material and the very calming early rolling layout.  YET, she was able to come around the ball a little more than usual and open up the lane very well.  This is not one of her strong points, as she is more comfortable playing up the boards.  This ball hits very hard.

This test was done before and after the daily oiling of the lanes, on Brunswick synthetics.  This house is not noted for having big back ends, but this ball was very nice.  Popped that 10 very well.  

I think this ball will be a very nice, versatile ball.  Being a particle ball, don't be afraid to put some surface on it for more oil.  Hope this helps ya....

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Mike Austin
Mike Austin's Precision Pro Shop
Houston, TX
strikes4days@aol.com

Drilled mine with a 5 1/2 x 3 pattern with an extra hole on my PAP. Finishing weights were 1 oz. thumb, and 1/2 oz negative. I drilled this ball to play on a house shot which is extremely wet/dry which lots of backend. I was hoping to get the SP pearl to get into a smooth transition off of the dry outside but still maintain some carry.  Well I must say that this was a good combo of drill pattern and ball selection. This ball was cleaner through the front part of the lane than the original SP. Backend reaction is just as strong but the pattern allowed me to control the reaction while still keeping the hitting power. Overall I feel this ball will be more versatile just for the fact that this ball will clear the heads even during the later shifts of league/tournament play. Another great ball by storm.

This ball is awesome!!!

Style=Almighty Righty, Stroker with average revs.

Lanes=Guardian (synthetic), oiled 40/42 feet, bone try 5 out.

I was having problems with the extreme over/under that I was having with my equipment on these lanes/shot...so I finally drilled the SP Pearl.  The ball started with 2" pin, 3.25 ounces top weight.  I drilled it 1200 stacked, with the pin about 1/4 to1/2 inch to the right of the ring finger and 1/4 inch above...no hole needed.

I tried several lines with this ball and the most successful was standing 23 floating it out across 12 out to 6 (barely clipping the dry).  This ball provided and very strong, but controllable arc to the pocket.  If I lost one and got it out too far, of course because of the dry boards it came storming back but not over reacting.  If I tugged it a tad it still held nicely.  

If you are looking for control with a SMOOTH finish...this is the one for you.  I five this ball a 9 out of 10.  Another great ball by Storm.  Hope this helps.

Well, it's been a very long time since I've posted a review for any ball, so here goes -

Personal stats -
very high rev rate
0 - 50 axis tilt
high speed rate

The Super Power Pearl -

I haven't had much success w/ pearlized particle balls, but this one has me hooked.
This was drilled:
pin at 12 o'clock (pin was out 5") (blem, yes)
2 oz top
cg 2" right of thumb in thumb/pos quadrant (cg on thumb cut line)
no hole necessary for now (5/8 oz thumb, 1/2oz pos)
Lane conditions - your typical house block (wood lanes), synthetic (12-12 late league carry down)

This ball goes VERY long and just an unbelievable amount of recovery if sent wide on certain conditions.
I've thrown the ball on wood and synthetic lanes with no favoritism towards either one with this ball. It gets through the heads with ease on both types and the converstock doesn't make it overreact or underreact.

This ball is fantastic... i have mine drilled medium RG-strong.. (go long with sharp backend) ..sometimes i have a lil trouble controling the backend cause its so freakin strong.. and hits like a truck.. my Too Hot surpised me too.. but you hafta put alotta hand in it to dig.. but the Super Power Pearl straight out digs even when you dont have the right amount of lift on the ball.. its great.. i give it a 8 outta 10.. great ball Storm

Wow!! This ball really shocked me. I was reading the drilling specs. and they all really said that this ball was for medium to light oil patterns, and let me tell you they are wrong! This ball has the most backend I have ever seen on a ball before. Also this ball hits like a SEMI!! The pins dont have a chance. My first series I bowled with this ball I threw a 696. Which isnt bad at all. I carry a 196 average and I see that going way up. This ball has great recovery, I threw some balls to far out but this ball still came back. I drilled this ball 1 1/2in strait across from my ring finger. I would have to give this ball a 11 on a scale of 1-10. This ball just amazes me. O by the way GO BUY THIS BALL


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This is a very condition specific ball in my opinion, but it could just be the drilling I have on it. Pin is above and between the fingers to get the ball down the lane.
I think the perfect pattern for this ball is the Christmas Tree pattern. If you can send it out through oil and have dry backends then this is the ball to have. It does respond very well to differences in hand position and ball speed. The backend reaction is very sharp, but the breakpoint is very readable.

The ball does what I wanted it to, so I have to rate it high. I will say that I like this ball much better than the SP solid.

I like the ball overall, but condition specific equipment is too common these days. I give this ball a 7.5