I have been looking for a ball like this for a long time. It has a strong roll with a real nice arcing/driving backend. You will need head oil for this ball. It hits real hard. I like the smooth transition this ball has from wet to dry. If the pearl X-Factor is getting a bit over and under for ya this will smooth it out. This is probably the best ball I have thrown.. ever!

Had this ball for a week or so now, and have used it in a couple of different leagues and tournaments.  Deuce is 15 lbs., and drilled close to stacked leverage.  I love the ball reaction on this piece of equipment.  Good length, and an explosive backend.  Not a super sharp snap, but rather a hard arc to the pocket.  One shot in a tournament this weekend was very oily on the outsides but good backends and this ball gave me a great look.  Outhooks my Monster SmashR by a few boards, and is not quite as strong as my Swamp Monster.  Works in good tandem with my Eraser Boost, as the Boost goes a bit quicker when the Deuce starts to leave 10 pins.  Only problem I have with this ball is I like the surface dull on it, and after I dull it, the cover gets that glazed over look kind of quickly on it, and it begins to lose a little reaction.  Other than that, a great ball from Storm, and I think I will do very well with this ball.

well i drilled my xfactor deuce up with the #6 drilling on the storm sheet it was kevin mitchells drilling his favorite pin above the right tip and the cg kicked out and hot spot in the strong position and wowwwww what can i say this ball is unbelievable it is so strong at the mid-lane it just killed the pocket all night 1st time using it...when the lanes start to get dry forget about it put it in your bag way to strong for dry lanes thats for sure....this ball is meant for oily lanes thats for sure...plus this ball hits like no ball i have ever had and that would be many balls in my day haha...well when i have my reviews on this ball i will let everybody know i give this ball from a 1-10 a 10 in my book well im outta here PETE WEBER IS THE MAN ON THE PBA TOUR KEEP UP THE GOOD BOWLING PETE...RAY REVS IS OUTTA HERE

Ok! I just got my Deuce on the lanes today. Here's the setup:
pin-4", above ring finger
top-3.5"
fingertip-drill
lanes were medium to medium dry.
Well, let me say that I have a X-Factor, a Track Freak Out, and a Track Mutant. This Deuce is WAY stronger than all of them! Even though the lanes were a bit dry, this ball still hit like a tank! I'm medium speed, medium revs, down-&-in! Even when I went wide(outside of 5), it still came back to the pocket(Lacked a little energy, but didn't leave any crazy splits!). If I pulled the shot at the bottom and went brooklyn, There was more than enough backend to pull all 10 off the deck!

Just a sidebar-I shot a better game with my Mutant(221)than with my Deuce(191), but I attribute that to the fact that I've been throwing the Mutant for a while. We'll see what happens tomorrow!

UPDATE: Ok, I've had this ball for a while and I have come to the conclusion that this ball doesn't fit my type of game. I've done everything from sand it to a high gloss polish and I'm finding that it rolls out and loses all it's punch. It worked ok on a synthetic lane with a broken down shot, but I am not on synthetics very often. I'll give it a little more time, but..(Plus I hate the way it smells.LOL)

My first Duece was drilled as follows:  15lbs, 3-4 pin with 3.40 top weight.  I put the pin on my span line, under my fingers with the cg kicked out to the right, and a low hole.  This is about a 5 inch pin for me, with the RAD at about 45 degrees.  I had to use a fairly large hole, I think 1 1/32 deep to get the ball back to legal.

I have been using this layout alot lately.  5 to 5 1/2 inch pin gets me decent length, and mass bias position gets me good read on the midlane without a big booming back end.  My speed is kinda soft and I like my stuff geared for the PBA conditions.  Controlling the break point and pocket is important for me.

Bowled with the ball on a broken down shot (after league) with box condition, and the ball burned up very early.  Heavy roll in the midlane, nice smooth backend motion.  A little bit weak, but I think would be excellent on fresh oil.

I then shined this ball with Storm #2.  Not super shiny, just buffed up.  May go too long on the fresh for high speed guys, but was awesome on the after league condition.  Hit very hard, threw 9 in a row twice.  (wasn't keeping score)

I tried this ball in a regional last weekend, wood lanes, bad heads.  Worked fairly well, as I was playing out, using as little hand as possible, had good control in the midlanes.  Just not quite enough length.  (Shot 141 over my last 4 with a Boost drilled same layout to get a check!)  The first two boards were scorching dry, and this ball did not bounce really hard off that, gave me a good read, forgiveness.  Actually hooked a little less than my Tour Power on this condition.  The ball used up alot of energy in the first half to two thirds of the lane.  With a little more oil in the front, or better heads, this ball would have been nasty on the gutter.  

Overall, I think this will be a pretty good ball.  Nice for fresh oil.  May flare too much or too soon to be used for dry lanes.  I think the tweeners and straighties will like this ball because of the midlane revs.  Not used to seeing a ball that rolls like this from Storm.  Will have to drill more of these.  Pretty good compliment to the X Factor, as it rolls up much earlier and smoother on the back end.

Ball hits good, and most anyone can use this ball effectively, with the right surface adjustment and layout.

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

Compared to the first X-Factor, this ball covers 5+ more boards for me on a condition with freshly oiled heads and clean backends.  I have both the Deuce and the Original drilled 5 x 5 with no extra hole.  The Deuce coverstock makes this ball more angular in the backends. I polished mine with Storm's Reacta-shine, but I recommend trying the box finish first and shining only if necessary.

Another excellent ball from Storm!

Al in AZ

I picked up a Deuce because my original X-Factor fell victim to house damages and the center replaced it.  So, I figured, let's get something new, right?  Wrong ...

Visit my profile for my personal specs/ see my X-Factor review for layout info.  Basically, it was drilled to roll early.

I used the same layout on the Deuce that I did on my X-Factor .... oops.  This ball has WAY too much cover combined with a very aggressive layout.  It's really tough to control this ball where I bowl normally, there's just not enough oil to get the ball down the lanes.  The Deuce is approximately 8-10 boards STRONGER than the original.  But, I have to keep this ball between 15 and 10 the entire way down, otherwise i'll pay the price.  If this ball squirts outside 10 and hits the dry, it comes back too hard and almost goes jersey.  However, when it's kept on the oil for most of it's ride don the lane, it holds its line and gets into a very hard roll.

As far as rating this ball, I give it a 9 out of 10.  This ball will work great on synthetic houses, or wood houses that flood the outside of the lanes.  It rolls VERY hard, and hits even harder.  

If you want a Deuce, and you have a decent amount of rotation, use a length layout.

UPDATE:  I polished this ball with Black Magic(black bottle)  I was able to get the cover to where it read the lane better, and delayed the reaction.  I'm able to keep this ball on the lane longer, and my scores have been higher.  I just bought a Hot Rod to complement this bad boy, will be posting a review sometime this week on it.