alright boys and girls.. this has been the hot one of the shelf. reminds me of a barrage with more back end. Besides the good looks it has been scorching the sales for August...
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My Dt likes to bash Shawn B.

note the truth>>>>>(Dt..1st .... Shawn 2nd)

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My specs are 16-17mph, 350rpm, 30 degrees tilt, 10-12 degrees axis rotation.
Axis 5 1/2 right.

I drilled this ball with the pin 5" off my axis and MB (implied) at 6 1/2.  This put the pin in my ring finger and no hole was needed.  I left the surface at box condition and threw it on several lane surfaces and conditions.  This ball is super clean up front with a VERY big motion from the friction.  I was expecting a BigHit pearl type of roll and got much more backend.  Hit is what you'd expect from a ball like this.  It appears to be allergic to carrydown though, so make sure that you only use it when there's a bank open.  Nice cheap entry piece from Storm!

Picked up the Green/Yellow Tropical earlier this week to use at our association tournament. Word has it singles and doubles is dry, dry, dry. After seeing a guy in league using the blue/yellow this past Monday, I decided that this ball might just be the ticket.

Specs: 15lbs, 3 oz., 3" pin, 3.83oz top
Drilled pin even with and right of ring, cg under ring, box finish

Practiced with it on the leftovers of the house shot and was extremely impressed. I could play this one anywhere from straight up 7 to inside from third arrow. As long as I got it to the dry, the ball would react and come charging toward the hole. It's very receptive to hand position changes. When I went up the boards with it, the ball just arced nice and smooth when it encountered the friction on the backend. When I played from inside to out, the ball flew through the oil and didn't check up until it hit the backend. When it did, blam, left it was going. This ball will be a crowd pleaser for the guys who like to show that they can hook the ball. If there are dry boards to bounce it off of, this ball will hook. However, it does not have to. If you can take some hand out of it or come up the back more, this ball is perfectly controllable and will allow you to go plenty straight. I think Storm has a real winner here. It reminds me a lot of the Power Groove, but I think the cover is less grabby in the midlane. Straight players will find this to be just fine for a dry-lane ball while crankers will love it for opening up the shot when the backends are crisp. Be warned, however, this ball does not like oil. If you pull this one into the juice it will slide forever. Don't expect it to cut through any type of oil. This ball needs dry boards in order to react. Use it properly, and you'll love this one, especially for the price! By the way, they all smell pretty good too. The lemon/lime is sort of like Sprite.
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I can't bowl 300, but I can bench 345 : )
 I provide the muscle for the Fellowship of the Saws  

I have the Bue/Yellow storm ball. First let me say this is the best looking/ smelling ball on the market today! I drilled it for the mild length and mild backend. This ball hooks and hooks!!! On dry lanes this ball out hooks my Hawg Wild. But a good thing is that is ball is a great "down and in ball" and when it does over hook I just throw it harder and it's great. I bowled a 289 with this ball (and one other) The ball hits very nicely when your being agressive and keeping up your speed, but if you slow it down just a hair then watch out because you WILL leave a split. I call it my "split-ball". When I'm playing scotch doubles with my friends I use this ball just to make them mad! LOL anyways I'm usually a Hammer fan and still am, but Storm has defiently caught my eye (and nose) on this one. 8/10
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Crush them don't knock them down!!!

Ball was drilled on September 7th, 2006 by Mike Miller at Ten Pins and More in Rio Rancho, NM. Before drilling ball was 15lbs. 4 oz. with 3.00 oz of TW and a 2.75" Pin. Ball was drilled with the Pin above the bridge and the CG kicked out right without a balance hole. I was looking for a ball that would get through the heads with ease (and this ball does that very easily)Ball has excellent length and recovery and it's alot more aggressive on the backend on my typical house pattern(38" buffed to 45" synthetic)then I was expecting for such a High RG ball. In it's current condition (OOB-Polished 1500)it is currently about 9-10 boards weaker than my newely purchased Spit Fire(See my review or profile). I don't know what else to say except this ball is excellent on drier lanes.  Our house has cut back on the oil lately and everything else I own is way to aggressive.

Yet another excellent ball from Storm.

Here are a couple of actual pictures:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/PatPatterson1/IMG_0213.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/PatPatterson1/IMG_0214.jpg

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Pat Patterson

Left-Handed
Unknown Revs
17 mph
Tweener

15lbs
Purple/Teal Color
Layout: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/fins4ever88/Tropical%20Storm/TropicalStormSpan.jpg

Light Oil - 8/10
Not made for the condition, but can be swung with good results.

This ball is much stronger than advertised, as many people have stated before me. However, I was still able to play this ball on a light oil pattern (THS), but I did have to move to a 25-10 shot. Ball reacted beautifully, with the pearl coverstock giving it good length before it made its reaction. The reaction was a hard crushing arc. Because the ball was too strong for the condition, it left a couple of solid 8's. This ball works very well on the condition, but only if you're willing to move and swing this ball out.

Medium Light Oil - 9/10
Perfect condition, still very strong, carries exceptionally

The medium-light shot is where this ball shines. It reacts beautifully, making it down the lane easily and moving like a beast on the backend. Compared to my Classic Zone Red Pin, this ball is much longer and has more overall hook potential. This conditions really lets the ball do the work and is forgiving, allowing you a couple extra boards to miss. Lately, my leagues have favored less oil on the lanes, making the Tropical Storm a go to ball for me lately.

Medium Oil - 7/10
Will work, but can feel insufficient.

The medium shot isn't exactly the Tropical Storm's territory. It can work, but not as much as is should. It works great up the boards on this shot, but it does need some dry in the back to make it to the pocket. My SR300 was much more admirable at this shot, though the Tropical Storm can be sufficient playing a down-and-in shot.

Overall --- 8.5/10

This ball works for exactly what I want it to do. Medium light oil, this ball will be a beast on the backend and it carries great! I love this ball so far, and the smell is nice too . It is stronger than advertised, but not strong enough to be a real benchmark ball. This ball loves clean backends, have not had much experience with this on too much carrydown yet.

This is my 1st review, so here goes:

I got the Black/Red Tropical Storm at the same time I got my Ebonite Overtime.  I got them both on a Friday night, so I went the next morning to try them out.  The only problem was, the Overtime would not hook at all at the back end, so I decided to try the Tropical.  It worked SO well with the heavy oil at the back end.  The problem is that the Overtime uses up all of the hook in the middle of the lane, but the Tropical uses the hook at the back end.  Over the past few months, I've found that the Tropical is very consistent over all lane conditions, and is very good for extremely wet/ extremely dry lanes.  Great ball for about $75.

My specs: ~16 mph, conventional grip, 15 pounds.