Author Topic: Trauma Response (Read 23899 times)

admin · « **on:** December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »

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STORMâ„¢ is recognized as the leader in the development of innovative products to help bowlers of all abilities reach their maximum potential. STORMâ€™s newest innovation continues with the release of the new Trauma Responseâ„¢.

From the all-new weight block/core system, comprised of five different densities to an all-new particle 3-color coverstock, the Response offers an unprecedented ball reaction.

What are we talking here? We are talking HOOK! And when Storm talks, bowlers listen.

Benefits:

Low Radius of Gyration with built in Core Mass Bias for fast revving mid-lane, strong continuous backend, precise fine-tuning layout options and supreme hitting power.

CRMâ„¢ Particle Technology is comprised of an exact mixture of select sizes of particles making the coverstock less sensitive to oil, creating a more Responsive ball with unparalleled hook!

Increases the ability to read the motion of the ball throughout the entire lane - A big advantage when reading the ball motion!

Features:

Vertical Dual Density Twin Cylinder Weight Block / Flip Block / Differential Block / Ceramic integrated Core

PRO-Thane MTâ„¢ Plus w/ Co-Polymeric Reaction Mixtureâ„¢ Particle Technology Coverstock

3-Color Coverstock

--Technical Specs.

Coverstock: PRO-Thaneâ„¢ MTâ„¢ Plus with Co-polymeric Reaction Mixture

Weight Block: Internal Motion Control Core Technologyâ„¢

Ball Color: Violet/Lime/Auburn 3-Color Coverstock

Ball Finish: 600-grit matte

Logos: Trauma Response, Storm, Flying "S"

Gyration: 2.514 (Low)

Differential: .0492 (High)

Durometer: 76-78 Rex D-scale

Track Flare: High (7â€ plus)

Hin Hale · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2002, 08:02:11 AM »

This is a another great ball from Storm.
Pretty much like a La NiÃ±a, but much stronger trough the pins.
I got the first ball in the country, just before a tournament, and I felt that my competetors left cornerpins and didnÂ´t.

Doug Sterner · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2002, 09:16:46 AM »

Just got my Response courtesy of Storm's jumpstart Program for pro shops and decided to drill it just like my Trauma ER for a little more bite in the oil.

Predrill specs:
Gross: 15lb 4 oz
Top: 2.30 oz
Pin out: 3"
Alignment: cg kicked a little left of the pin to mc2 line

Drill pattern:
4-1/2" pin to axis
mass bias strong

Post drill specs:
Gross: 15 lb 1 oz
Side: 3/4 oz
Finger: 5/8 oz
Top: 1-1/8 oz
No weight hole currently

I tried to use this ball after of Wednesday night scratch league where we have a sport type oil pattern and did not have much success. The ball did roll earlier and stronger than my ER but not quite what I had hoped for. First off I have to say that the cover on the ball is AGGRESSIVE!!! It really needs head oil and I think this was the problem on that shot. The heads were getting pretty bad by then which I felt caused the ball to die.

So I went on to Thursday and tried it on our normal league pattern...top hat to 32 with a 38 foot buff. The Response prokected well thru the freshly oiled heads and started left immediately when it hit the dry...and I mean IMMEDIATELY. The ball played well but with my slower speed I left a lot of solid 10's. SO I put it away and pulled out my ER and shot 225, 230:-)

In summary I feel this is going to be a good ball but may require some surface prep attention that some bowlers may not be willing to deal with. The cover is very porous which is great for oil...and that's what this ball needs...if you don't have it, leave the ball in the bag or you will be very disappointed.
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
www.dougsproshop.com

BuddiesProShopcom-Chris · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2002, 03:36:29 PM »

Well let me start by giving layout specs. The ball came from the factory with a 2.5 - 3 pin and top 3.25. I laid the ball out as follows: Pin 4 3/4 from Positive axis point and MC2 11/2 from vertical axis line. The pin ended up above my ring finger and put a weight hole on my vertical axis line. The first night I threw it was on a second shift condition and the heads were toasted. Needless to say the ball only lasted about 2 frames, hooked at my toe, and was back in my bag. So, after that I wanted to see how the ball would combat more oil then a normal league condition. I oiled a pair with one of our tournament conditions. 42 feet, 8 units on the gutter to 50 units in the middle. The ball was greatly stronger then any ball I currently have by Storm. The ball was much stronger then the Xit, which I consider to be Storm's most early and aggressive ball on oil. The Response out hooked the Xit by 5-10 boards overall. The ball was very arcing but had a continous strong motion throughout the lane. Not only that but the ball hit like a truck. I expect this ball to be a large seller for Storm. Once again, Storm has showed why it is the bowlers company, with another solid release.

STORMorAMF · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2002, 07:23:23 PM »

I just recently bought the response hoping that i made the right decision to take it over the cure. I first threw the ball on my wednesday night league and my first game i threw was a 234. I had the pin put out to the right of my ring finger which was a little more up then i usually get it. I threw between the 3rd and 4th arrows which i normally cant do with my firehawk or fusion and it hit perfectly. The ball hit hard and had a very good reaction to the lane. i would say it hooks between 5-10 more boards then my firehawk which i thought had a big hook till i threw the response. i own an el nino 2000, amf fusion, trauma er, and an amf firehawk and this ball out hooked and reacted better than any of those. I would have to give this ball a 9 out of 10 the only problem being that it does not roll as smoothly as my firehawk which is a Storm ball thing.

Artimis72 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2002, 07:46:47 PM »

Just bought the ball on Friday took it out for some open bowling. Rolled 5 games. I had 2 278 games and a 245. the other two games were not that good, but I think that was more or less the load of beer I had that night. The ball hits the pocket with FORCE. I have never seen the pins fall so hard. If I didn't know better I would swear they were scared of the Response. For my type of shot the ball gave me the best back end action I have ever seen, and it took me half a game to get used to it. I had a ton of room for error all night. I would miss wide and it came back. I would play tight and it would hold. It would make its break for the pocket at just the right moment and the results were great.

I used to be a Faball guy. Never again. I would recomend Storm and there Trauma Response to anyone.

Thanks STORM for a great bowling ball.

STORM_PROSHOP · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2002, 01:31:20 PM »

JUST DRILLED THIS MONSTER UP WITH A 3 3/8 BY 3 3/8 SETUP. WITH A 1" WEIGHT HOLE 3/4 OF INCH UNDER THE PAP.PIN TO THE RIGHT OF THE RING FINGER.THIS BALL WILL HOOK ON ICE.(WOW) IT HITS LIKE A TRUCK.IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A BALL TO HELP YOUR HOOKING ABILITY THIS IS IT!LEFT THE SHELL IN BOX CONDITION 600 GRIT.ON A SCALE OF 1-10 IT IS A 9.

Low Rev RMO · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2002, 10:17:38 PM »

I'm new to this site and last Saturday I bought this ball. Wow it is a monster. I can't tell you all that stuff about the pin placement but I do have the ball with box finish drilled mid aggresseve with a side hole to add legnth. My other ball is a Track Triton Elete Pearl that is drilled to go very long and snap. The Response is huge I had a hard time concentrating on Saturday because the house I bowl in is birthday party central. It will leave a lot of 9 pins and solid 4s. Will post after my Wed league and tourney I'm bowling this weekend. So far 9 out of 10

chuckb711 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2002, 12:00:56 AM »

Ok this ball is a heavy hooker. I have almost every ball storm makes and this is by far the best hooker. Its 10 boards better than my ER. As long as you have some kind of head oil this ball is THE BALL. I have the pin under my ring finger and the cg at about 5:30 or 45 degrees from the center of my palm. Its drilled for dryer conditions and it still hooks like this. I would be scared to put a stacked leverage drill on this ball. I can hold this ball in or push it to the rail and comes to the house with a vingence. Great length for such a heavy particle load. Beware slower speed bowlers this one is not for you. This is why I love Storm. Keep it up and you will have my money.

snakes · « **Reply #9 on:** March 02, 2002, 12:49:58 AM »

My specs:
speed 18.5
PAP 5" over
375 RPM
Lefty

Ball:

drilled 4x4; mass bias to the left and below the thumb
no extra hole

I was skeptical about this one. I love my Recovery on drier conditions. I was curious about a solid version. I have a super carbide(4x4) already for the soup. Why do I have a Response? I know now.

It is a total hook MONSTER!

My super carbide really starts up early and it does not quit. I read some reviews and the response was to clear the heads well. It does. The ball goes about 5 feet longer than the super carbide and really hits solid. I used it on a pretty wet league shot where I was swinging 18 to 5 when most everyone was playing pretty straight. The super carbide was not as forgiving to release variations. This ball revs up nicely too.

The color is not the greatest if you are into that sort of thing. A teammate says that it "looks like a gift that the cat gives him after eating grass and cat food". ? The grape scent covers up the old Linds aroma as well.

All that aside, This ball will compliment the Recovery nicely and it will give you all the hook you need. Just keep it in the soup and keep one step ahead of the dry and you will love the Response.

BowlPro · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2002, 10:13:39 PM »

The New Trauma Response is everyones answer to Heavy Oil!

The latest ball from the greatest ball company is nothing less
of the "Most Agressive Ball Known to Man!"

The Particle Cover stock is strong and thirsty for Oil!
Only the Brave-at-heart should pick this one up!

Most bowlers will not find enough lane oil to use this ball on a
regular basis! Even with a good shine, this ball will cut threw the
oil with no problem! Those of you that have strong releases and lot's
or rev's BEWARE! Those of you that are Rev-Challenged will find
this ball more usable.

The Trauma Response is a great ball!!! Used in the right place!
Hitting Power? Tremendous!!!! No problem here!

But getting it down the lane with energy in reserve will be!

We highly recommend the Trauma Response to all bowlers!

Just Remember, Heavy Oil Only!!!!

BowlPro
www.discount-proshop.com

Richard M Maloney · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2002, 08:34:27 AM »

Hi this ball is a lot out of the box so i had to hit it with a white trizac brunswick pad and it worked wonders, i drillled it your avereage 4x3 drilling and pin below my ring and 1 inch weight hole to take out my thumb weight. This ball has a lot to offer to a guy who doesnt have a lot of hand and and needs the help and i think with the coverstock being versitile it will be a big hit with everyone. I used it on a fresh house shot and it was a lot and i was only able to use it for a game and a half but i shot 257 and had 244 with it through half the second game, but i think this is anothe great ball.Good job storm.

thegame · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2002, 02:19:38 PM »

Purchased this ball at 16 lbs., with a 2.5 inch pin, and 3 oz. top weight. Had it drilled aggressive with layout #2 on Storm's Master drill sheet, which is pin 4.5 inches from PAP, with the Mass Bias in the "C" position (kicked out a bit to the right.) This ball is a monster. Easily outhooks everything else I have with the exception of maybe my Brimstone Monster. A word of warning with this ball. It does need oil to be effective. If there's too much dry, even if you are able to get it to the pocket, it can leave corners, due to roll out. If there's enough oil to push this one down the lane a bit, so it can conserve it's energy, look out. Haven't tried to polish it yet, but hey, it's designed to be a monster on oil, so I think I'll just leave it that way, and save the coverstock for tournaments when they flood the lanes.

Zman · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2002, 04:30:13 AM »

16 LBS. 0 OZ. Pin 3 inches out, top weight 3.14 OZ. out of the box.
Drilled 3 3/8 x 5 no weight hole required.
My PAP is 5 1/2 over and 1/2 up. 17 mph speed with average revs.
Left the ball in out of the box 600 grit surface.

1st lane condition was fresh anvilane synthetic at a tournamnet oiled to 38 feet
and buffed to 42 feet.
Strong continuous powerful arc to the pocket off a slight swing line.
Good hit and continuation thru the pocket.

2nd lane condition was a wood house on 2nd shift of a tournament oiled to 34 feet and buffed to 38 feet.
The ball hooked immediately in the midlane but still continued never rolled out.
This was too much ball for this shot.
The ball expended too much energy in the mid lane and had over under results.
plus drained some of its hitting power by hooking too much too early.

If you have enough oil in the heads and midlane the ball produces a strong
continuous arc to the pins. The Response is approx 5-6 boards stronger than the Recovery I have drilled 3x3 with a weight hole 3 inches off PAP on the VAL.

The Response reaction reminds me of the Reaction Roll but I believe the Response has a stronger hit at the pins.

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Zman

C-G ProShop-Carl · « **Reply #14 on:** March 16, 2002, 07:14:03 PM »

I knew by the particle load this ball has that I wanted to get it drilled to get down the lane. I had the exact drilling put on this ball that I had on my X-it. Flat out-there is no ball that can out hook this thing. I have had alot of bowling balls and nothing is close.

This ball revs up in the midlane and keeps it coming strong through the pins.
BUT there is a place for this ball and dry lanes is not it.

In oil there is nothing better, so for its purpose this ball is a 10 out of 10, but if you try to play this ball where it is not intended to be it could be VERY bad.

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