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JessN16

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Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« on: February 24, 2009, 03:43:41 PM »
Bought one of the pro-CG balls off eBay a few weeks ago. I lucked up, because I got one with the CG kicked left, and after drilling everything ended up where I've always wanted to try stuff anyway.

This is without a doubt the most aggressive pearl ball I have ever thrown, from any company, and there's barely a second place. I get a movement from this ball that reminds me of the one my X-Factor used to make back in 95-96 or so when it was brand-new.

Strongest pearl in my bag prior to this was either a Paradigm or a Visionary AMB Bronze Centaur, or maybe a Track Mean Machine. I'm 5-10 boards deeper with my feet with this ball on a medium/dry-medium shot and already almost too deep to play. In fact, I really am not going to be able to use this very much in league because of my stats.

Ball is drilled with the MB virtually on the VAL, CG just left of grip-center and the pin high above the ring at 1 o'clock, about 1-1.5 inches off the VAL. No weight hole needed. Surface is box finish. Feels like about 1000 plus polish. If I was going to make a league ball out of this I'd have to go to 4000 easy.

You can still find these on eBay or through bowlingball.com and if you need a super-strong, highly angular pearl I would readily recommend this.

Jess
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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 12:10:56 AM »
PICS!!!!!!!!!
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JessN16

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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 10:56:12 AM »
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PICS!!!!!!!!!


I'll try to remember to shoot some this weekend. It doesn't look much like the picture on Storm's Web site.

Jess
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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 11:38:00 AM »
pro cg balls have the cg left of the reference line.  that way you can kick that mb way out and not have to drill an x-hole
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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 02:41:15 PM »
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pro cg balls have the cg left of the reference line.  that way you can kick that mb way out and not have to drill an x-hole
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They also can be kicked to the right. That's when it becomes a problem. Storm even provided a special "pro CG" drill sheet with this ball that shows you what you can do with either a kicked-left or kicked-right CG placement. I'd hate to have to make a kicked-right pro-CG ball work.

Jess
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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 03:28:44 PM »
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They also can be kicked to the right. That's when it becomes a problem. Storm even provided a special "pro CG" drill sheet with this ball that shows you what you can do with either a kicked-left or kicked-right CG placement. I'd hate to have to make a kicked-right pro-CG ball work.

Jess


couldn't you just the CG on/near the pap and put a X-Hole on the PAP?
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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 04:37:09 PM »
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They also can be kicked to the right. That's when it becomes a problem. Storm even provided a special "pro CG" drill sheet with this ball that shows you what you can do with either a kicked-left or kicked-right CG placement. I'd hate to have to make a kicked-right pro-CG ball work.


A major factor determining your success is, of course, your style of play.  From my experience, I have a Pro-CG Vertigo (cg kicked right) and I've had pretty good success with it.  I had it drilled with a 4.5 inch pin from PAP with a 2 1/4 inch pin buffer @ 105 degrees (puts the mass bias left side of thumb near my track) no weight hole required.  I was lucky because I always wanted to try this layout and now I know it will work when am ready to put it on my Pro-CG (cg kicked right) Paradigm Passion.  

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JessN16

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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 04:42:59 PM »
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They also can be kicked to the right. That's when it becomes a problem. Storm even provided a special "pro CG" drill sheet with this ball that shows you what you can do with either a kicked-left or kicked-right CG placement. I'd hate to have to make a kicked-right pro-CG ball work.

Jess


couldn't you just the CG on/near the pap and put a X-Hole on the PAP?
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I'd be worried about how much side weight I could take out of it if it had a heavy starting top weight. But yes, I could see it being possible.

Jess
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don coyote

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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 04:46:22 PM »
I have a PASSION with the CG to the right. I ended up drilling the CG out, and the ball is drilled with pin above the ring and the MB at 70 degrees. The ball is a freaking monster. Not a massive hook, but you can play up 15 with a small swing to 10 and it destroys the head pin. A lot of nights I try to splash the pocket lite and I'll leave 4 or 5 pins all over the deck.
I may have to look for a XTACY with a longer pin to work with my PASSION. don
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JessN16

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Re: Mini-review: Storm Xtacy Domination...
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2009, 05:13:50 PM »
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I have a PASSION with the CG to the right. I ended up drilling the CG out, and the ball is drilled with pin above the ring and the MB at 70 degrees. The ball is a freaking monster. Not a massive hook, but you can play up 15 with a small swing to 10 and it destroys the head pin. A lot of nights I try to splash the pocket lite and I'll leave 4 or 5 pins all over the deck.
I may have to look for a XTACY with a longer pin to work with my PASSION. don


The hook shape is really impressive on this thing. Strong midlane and then it gets even stronger in the backend.

I know this might not offer much frame of reference for anyone, but on a night I couldn't get a Banger Hole Finder Pearl or a Track Arsenal Angular to face the pocket, I had to move 5-10 board deeper with my feet and target outside 5 at the breakpoint with this ball to keep it from crossing over.

This may be true of any of the overseas Dominations -- or even the stateside Domination, I don't know. What I do know is that I've got 55 balls at home right now and there's a clear gap between this ball and any of my other pearls and a lot of my solids/hybrids/particles, for that matter.

Jess
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