Author Topic: Tour Power (Read 23573 times)

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Developed as the â€œBenchmarkâ€ of the STORM bowling ball line, the Tour Powerâ„¢ combines a single color ACCU-Treadâ„¢ coverstock with the lowest rg core in the line for an extreme mid-lane read without over-hooking. A favorite amongst the pro staff!

Features:
Ceramic Integrated Core, 1-Color ACCU-Tread solid reactive coverstock.

Benefits:
Medium Flare for Mid-Lane Control, Low RG (2.46), Added Strength and Hitting Power, Tremendous Controllability, Smooth Midlane Transition, Smooth Arcing Backend.

Coverstock: ACCU-Treadâ„¢ Reactive
Weight Block: 5â€ FEÂ² Mass within a 7 Â½â€ Core
Ball Color: Fire Engine Red
Ball Finish: 800-grit Sanded â€“ Can be Polished
Logos: Tour Power, Flying "S", Eye of the Storm, Center of Gravity
Gyration: 2.46 (Low)
Differential: .042 (High)
Durometer: 75-77 Rex D-scale
Track Flare: Medium (3-6â€)
Ball Length: 5 on a scale of 1-10
Back End: 8 on a scale of 1-10
Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium to Heavier Volume Oil Patterns

BowlPro · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2001, 09:13:33 PM »

Today we recieved Our Storm Tour Powers, and we have been waiting for sometime for this type of ball from Storm Bowling.

I drilled our Tour Power Full Leverage with a 3-3/8" Pin from the CG and a weight hole straight across from the grip center at 5-1/2"

We went to the lanes and tried this one on freshly oiled lanes, (Normal House Pattern) and the ball rolled very smooth with a strong arching hook at the break point. The pin hit and carry was excellent! after two games of almost every shot in the pocket we noticed the ball wanted to check up early, so we went to the ball spinner and applied a lite polish with "Black Magic" and again we were able to get the ball easily down the lane with a strong arching hook to the pocket!

This is one friendly ball from Storm! Friendly in that it rolls smooth and has a very controlled hook! But hard hitting in that is contains a 5" inpregnated core that gives in a pin bust'in hit!

Those of you who "Crank-it" or "Turn" the ball alot will enjoy this one!
Those of Us who are "tweeners" or down and in type players will also find a use for this ball in our bags! It is very friendly and the cover is also very adjustable and that will give you the ability to get the specific ball reaction that you are looking for!

Watch your TV Sets in the weeks ahead! because you will see this ball on the PBA TV show alot!

I highly recommend this ball and encourage anyone to try it without fear!

BowlPro
www.discount-proshop.com

Mike Austin · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2001, 01:43:50 AM »

I drilled my first (so far) Tour Power over a month ago, and have bowled with it on a large number of lane conditions, in at least 7-8 centers. The ball came with the pin out 2 1/4 inches and a 2.78 top weight. I drilled the ball with the pin almost under my ring finger and the cg swung out slightly towards my PAP. This would be about a 4X4 or 4 inch pin in a 75 degree layout.

This ball is great! For me it will be what the Erase It is for most other people, the first ball out of the bag. My Tour Power gets good length, pretty similar to my very shiny Super Power, but it has a sharper move to the pocket, being a resin ball. The hitting power is very good, carries very well. I have had success with this ball from every line from first arrow to the fifth arrow, although I haven't used it up the crack. Haven't had a slick edge shot on a long time. I used it some with the box finish, but like it better shined. Mostly just use Black Magic to shine it every 15-20 games or so. It has nice hit in the box finish, but burns up a little too quick for my medium speed. This ball reads the middle third of the lane very well, and has a firm backend motion, no super flippy. I think a diffent layout may give more/less backend, depending on individual requirements.

On a 1-10 scale of total hook, I would give this ball a 7. Not the strongest, but definitely a good place to start an arsenal and build around it.

I think with proper surface adjustments, this ball is one of the most versatile Storm has come out with in quite a long time. This ball won't be well suited to the extreme oily/dry lane conditions, there are better choices here. The straight players may find this ball a little weak, but still usable for mediums to dry for them. This ball will be great for everyone else, and the extra $30 or so in price is justified.

Hope this helps ya......
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Mike Austin
Mike Austin's Precision Pro Shop
Houston, TX
strikes4days@aol.com

Christopher Marchand · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2001, 06:43:02 AM »

Started with 16 lb Tour Power with 2-3 pin and 3.74 top weight. Selected Storm's #2 layout putting the pin and cg 4 1/4" from my PAP. Tried ball once out of in the out of the box condition to find the need for polishing. Polished ball to 3000 and took it to substitute in league last night on Halloween. This ball really came to life with polish, scores for the first series in league play were 256-299-245 for an 800 series on the nose. The lanes were synthetic and the condition was a medium crowned shot. This ball is very forgiving and rolls very true. This is my new benchmark ball to pull out of the bag first. I am really looking forward to rolling this gem in the center where I currently bowl league. On the scale of 1-10, 10 plus is the rating I select. This is probably the best ball by Storm to date. The beautiful part of this ball is the price. Recommend checking this one out for yourself!

Chris Marchand
Bowl Mor Pro Shop
cmarchand@snet.net

Bob Hanson · « **Reply #4 on:** November 06, 2001, 10:30:18 AM »

I don't usually post on a ball I haven't thrown, but I think an exception is warranted on this one. I layed this ball out for my step son who has been really struggling on a tour pattern ( not sport condition ) oiled to 29 and buffed to 45. He is a power player who struggles with speed control. On this shot he had been using a polished rock star that was giving him a boat load of greek churches and washouts. His other ball was a higly polished messenger tec. It gave him a little more control, but he just wasn't comfortable with it. The Tour Power came with a 4 inch pin which I put at 4.5 inches from PAP just above and to the right of the ring finger. We didn't use a balance hole but did put a very light polish on it. The first thing I noticed when he threw it was incredible axis rotation due to the 2.46 rg. It got down the lane very clean as long as his speed didn't drop. The next thing I noticed was a very smooth hard arc on the back end. It was amazing to watch the ball set up instead of jump. Carry was good although with the revs he gets everything carries good when he finds the hole. He still struggled because he just wasn't real sharp, but he got several more shots to set up high pocket that would have knifed through the middle. For you power players who have trouble on slick heads with fresh back ends this would be a ball I would look at very hard. It will let you get deep, and keep the ball inside of the OB without over reacting.

Bugsy Kelly · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2001, 04:02:26 AM »

I drilled my Storm Tour Power with the pin below my ring
finger, 4 1/2 by 4 inches from my PAP, with a medium
sized xtra hole on my verticle axis about 5 1/2 over...
This ball is great. I got it a few days before a tournament
and won the first game side pot which paid for the ball.
I have above average revs and am able to use it on a wide
range of conditions, sanded or polished. It is a ball that
I am able to push to many of my customers and friends
because it is so versitile and would work for pretty much
any style.

Bugsy Kelly
Bowlers Depot Northridge

D-Kyanite-D · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2001, 09:25:54 PM »

This ball reminds me just a little of the red alert zone ball from Brunswick. Ball shows a nice even arc without over reacting despite having a fairly aggressive cover. The ball has a ton more pop a the pocket though.
I had this ball laid out with controllable smooth arc. Pin 3 3/8 and 4 5/8. CG kick out right about 1/4 of inch..... had to locate mb..... and placed it just left of thumb hole. Ball possesses a beautiful arc to the pocket nice and controllable, just what I was looking for ...... maybe the most controllable mid-high price ball storm has produce in the last two years!!!!!!! made sure to put the mass bias in a less aggressive or non-rev heavy position because I was affraid of having the ball roll out on me......The Main reason why I wanted this ball is that I heard that the ball doesn't overreact on stripped backends, not real overly aggressive. What I heard was true. The ball rolls nice and hard and makes a smooth break for the pocket on jumpy backends. ball recovers real well when missing target left, and doesn't due to bad when target is missed left(ball seems to hold a bit). Very, Very versitale ball.... I like it a great deal.....not gonna rate the ball for I have only thrown it twice... 197 and 213 on a real tough sport condition.
Could be a "1st ball out of bag" ball.........

Thanks for reading, hope some of this helped someone out there if they were deciding on purchasing a new ball and had this one in mind........

Dann

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Mr. Treehorn treats objects like women..., man!!!!
-The Dude
The Big Lebowski

TONY BILBAO · « **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2001, 11:11:02 PM »

ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS BALL IS THIS 701 RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX
NEXT BOWLING NIGHT 750. THE BALL IS DRILLED WITH THE PIN RIGHT ABOVE MY RING
FINGER AND THE CG SLIGHTLY LEFT OF MY PALM. THIS IS MY FIRST STORM PRODUCT AND I MUST SAY ITS A FANTASTIC START.IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY CONTROLABLE BALL
THIS IS IT i WILL BE TRYING IT ON A SPORT CONDITION SHORTLY AND I WILL REPORT ON
THAT I SOON AS I CAN

gr8tbowler800 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 13, 2001, 07:55:08 AM »

This is the first storm ball i've ever had and i must say that i am impressed. It is the most controlable ball i have ever thrown and seems to work under any condition (except very dry lanes). In the 5 weeks i've used the ball, 674 (second shift shot) is the lowest i've had with a 738 out of the box. I'm a mid 220's average bowler that struggled the first part of the season on the second shift shot-this ball has more than taken care of that, bringing my average up almost 10 pins in the last 5 weekes!!!! I find howerver, that when the lanes are hooking, corner pin carry goes down, but it's still extremely controlable and predictable. Overall i would give this ball a 9.8 out of 10 and highly recomend it for any one looking to improve there average. It's definatly a first ball out of the bag!!!

David Lee Yskes · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2001, 06:37:04 PM »

Well i got this ball on Dec 29-01 and had it drilled up 2x2 for a nice controllable reaction, and left in outa box condition. Well first off its nice, although my first pocket hit left a 4-9 lol, but anyways, this ball is so forgiving, i mean even when i missed way left, i still ended up hitting brooklyn, i mean the ball just didnt have that mean turn when you missed your mark to the left. And when i missed out to the right the ball still had enough energy to make it back to the pocket. The condition i was bowling on was house shot for open bowling, a light to med pattern. But anyways, i love this ball it hits with alot of power

It deffinetly a excellent ball from Storm, and is a good ball for someone who wants a good hard hitting ball that also is forgiving when you make a bad shot. And when Storm means this ball is the Benchmark ball for Storm they mean it, this is a excellent ball to build your equipment around. Oh on another note, i used this ball on both the 29th and 30th and on the 30th it was same oil, not re-oiled and with carrydown, and even when the lanes burnt out, the ball still didnt over re-act, it either hit brooklyn, or hit high on the head pin. I give this ball a 10 outa 10 i mean you cant ask for more outa a bowling ball.

Bob Hanson · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2002, 06:13:36 PM »

If you are looking for a ball that goes long and snaps hard don't get this ball. If you are looking for a smooth midlane that takes out some of the typical over under we see today read on. I drilled this one up right off the Storm sheet with the 4 1/4 inch pin and a large hole on the axis. On a heavy 42 foot pattern out to 8 board the TP let me play pretty direct up 7 board outside the oil line. I got a nice mid lane, particle like arc to the pocket. Even in the drier area I needed to keep my speed down to get a good reaction. This ball can fill the needs of a lot of styles. For the heavy handed types this could be the proverbial 1st ball out of the bag. Just a touch of polish and you have a hard hitting low rg ball that you won't have to put away when the back ends are flying. For the rev impaired like me it is much more of a condition ball. I don't see myself getting too far inside 10 board with this ball. Control comes at a price for straighter players, and there will be lots of conditions where it just won't carry enough. Flatter patterns with fresh back ends look to be the condition of choice. The TP probably won't be shootout ball for me. I will call this my American Express ball. I won't leave home without it. One final word of warning to straighter players. Don't put a 1 or 2 inch control drilling on the TP. It will be overkill. 3 1/2 to 4 inches gives me a smoother arc than I have seen out of any other reactive from Storm.

gr8tbowler800 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2002, 09:40:39 AM »

This is my second review on this ball. For the last 2 and a half months i've been using the ball, i have yet to throw under 670 with it in 2 leagues and a couple of tournements. A couple of weeks ago I had 781 followed by a 795 the next night. The ball is drilled with the pin directly to the right of the ring finger, about a half an inch, with a pattern taken directly from the set up sheet that came with the ball (set up #4 i believe-heavy roll with smooth back end). I use the ball on wood/gardian lanes with heavy oil in the centers and dry outside board 7 with moderate back ends. I play a tight shot in-between 2-3 arrows with a swing out to around board 8 or 9. The ball works awesome from this angel with good carry, accept for a few 10 pins, and is very forgiving. When the lanes start to dry out 2nd shift, it still performs exceptionally well with little over-under. I have found, however, that i have to polish the ball every couple of weeks to keep it performing consistantly. Still, I LOVE THIS BALL!!, and give it high recomendations.

AMFMilford300 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2002, 09:10:55 PM »

I am a junior bowler, and I dont know too much about bowling balls, but all i know is that the Tour Power is one of the greatest balls I have ever invested in. My first game out of the box with it was 300. The pair I was bowling on had a ton of carry down. I have the pin to the right of the ring finger with a 4 1/4 top weight. The ball is extremly even and goes decently long with a great deal of hook in the backend. If your in the pocket this ball will carry most of the time except for those pesky 10 pins eveyrone leaves. If your looking for a even ball that goes long with a strong backend, this is the ball to get!

Mike

REVOLUTIONS PS · « **Reply #13 on:** January 19, 2002, 07:55:56 PM »

   The Tour Power and Ultra Hot were selling in our shop before we could get them in stock so we decided they would be worth reviewing. The Tour Power is a low r.g. ball with a less than highly aggressive cover-stock which is highly versatile. The promotional material that comes with the ball describes it as the type of ball that is a favorite with the pro staffers and we can certainly see why. The nature of the ball is very even and predictable, it â€˜goes where you throw it'. There just aren't many surprises with the Tour Power, it gets out to the break point virtually ignoring the heads, makes a nice move without much â€˜flip' and knocks the pins over. That may sound boring but when the pocket is less than wide open, this is the kind of ball that you will be glad you have in your bag.

   We drilled a couple of these balls, one with the pin next to the ring finger and one 2" from the axis. The first ball had the c.g. kicked out slightly and required an extra hole, which was placed on a line from the grip center, through the c.g. at the v.a.l. The second ball had the pin and c.g. stacked (12:00) and an extra hole 8" from the grip center. Both balls were wet sanded with 1000 and 1500, polished with Ebonite Factory Finish and buffed with Neo-Tac control-it.(High gloss) We were using the balls on blended conditions on synthetic lanes and then fresh conditions with a new lane maintenance machine in the same house. We were observing two testers throw the Tour Power, one with ball speed at 17 the other at 15. The first tester throws about 21 revolutions while the second is 16 or 17.

   On the blended conditions the Tour Power was very much what we expected for both players the ball skidded without any force and made a nice move to the pocket without any sign of jumping. We had the slower speed tester throw a couple of shots out into the dryer part of the lane but even then the ball would not over-react. It seemed to carry almost all of the off hits and most of the flush shots as well. The faster speed player had equal success with his feet a couple of boards right. On balls pulled into the oil, the Tour Power labored to the pocket and hit weak, which really wasn't a surprise. You can't very often have it both ways and this ball is no different from most in that respect. We tried the scuffing the shell to see if it would handle the oil any better and it did but from a scoring standpoint, we were better off where we started with the polished shells.

   The Tour Power really proved it's worth on the dryer house patterns that the new 2 in 1 lane machine produces. On these conditions we were having to put most of the other stuff away, we were throwing a reactive Gyro, Pulse and a Vortex II. Those balls represent some of the weaker equipment we have for dryer lanes and most of them are drilled with low flare lay outs. The Tour Powers were easily the best option on these fresh lanes. The slower player was seeing a little too much angle on the back end with the label drill but when he went to the 2" drilling the back end was tamed down just enough. The faster speed player was able to swing either ball into the dry without any over-reaction and was crunching the pocket. There was no way to go down and in with these balls (or any other) the outsides were just too dry. Both players were swinging the ball and were amazed at how the ball came back without any over-snap.

   The Tour Power is a great ball which will be particularly liked by the better players who aren't looking for mega-hook. If you liked balls like the Pulse, Lightning Storm and Code Red you will want one of these balls. If you have any questions, e-mail us at: proshop@bowlero.com

LuckyLefty · « **Reply #14 on:** January 26, 2002, 06:49:18 AM »

Tried to buy one of these off this site yesterday and failed so it was kinda fun yesterday to walk in to my proshop guys place and there sat one.

He said for sale. The guy (righty) who bought it drilled it negative pin and it's hitting thumb. Can I try it(lefty).

Now for me this two inch pin out ball is drilled pin under ring finger and
cg near grip center. 4 1/2 X 5. The ball was 15 and drilled for a righty with an extreme drop in the middle finger for righty and ring finger for me.

Ball has light polish.

Well this ball is really something I've been looking for. Medium everything,
great control!

This ball skids nicely threw the heads with polish while revving up very smoothly and then makes the most rounded smooth move you've ever seen in a reactive to the hole. This ball is perfect for fresh. It reminds me of what the goal was with particles that smooth no over under move at the break point but obviously because it is a reactive it has more push through the heads!

It also reminds me of what I was trying to obtain from a command zone arc I had tbut that ball had too much of a pin out and I ended up with thumb weight and too much early rev and jump at the breakpoint.

The closest thing I've seen to this ball is my old trusty sledgehammer drilled control 3 3/8 X 2 weighthole on PAP as far as reactive push rounded backend.
I already know that the Sledgehammer was one of the biggest hitters I ever used when the backends were fresh. Getting one of these babies drilled just for me and with my perfect fit will tell if this one has that same type of crushing hit on fresh backends.

To get the same reaction out of this ball no exotic drillings are needed
just a stacked or label near the ring finger will give one the same smooth move on this lower differential ball that control drillings give on most higher flare potential balls.

I can just see a beautiful coupling of this ball and the erase it. Both balls look the same down the lane until at the breakpoint with the erase it being much stronger and more angular. Both with very tuneable coverstocks.

Regards,

Luckylefty
PS This ball really looks good on the lane,(I don't like the looks of solids on the lane) and this ball looks almost solid red on the lanes(Like a money making Crimson Red Sledgehammmer!)
PSS One of the great balls of the reactive resin era is the Violet 3D offset from Hammer. To me it looks like the Tour Power and Erase it are right around this ball. The erase it a little sharper backend the Tour Power a little less backend. All 3 rev early and smoothly down the lane!

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