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J_w73

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Storm Urethanes
« on: October 01, 2014, 04:01:20 AM »
Can someone give me a rundown on the strength and reaction type for all of the different urethane cover balls from Storm?  From what I found it looks like there are these urethane covers.  U1S U2S, U3S, Control Solid urethane

polar ice U1S -solid, pearl, hybrid
mix U1S-pearl, hybrid ---is there a solid?
natural U2S SOLID
natural pearl U2S PEARL
super natural - U3S HYBRID
pitch black- CONTROL SOLID URETHANE

Which of these would be the weakest?
Strongest?
Smoothest?
Most Angular?
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avabob

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Re: Storm Urethanes
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2014, 11:02:54 AM »
None would be angular by the standards of resin.  Strength gets tricky when you talk about pure urethane.  Pearl natural would be the weakest by most peoples definition, Pitch Black probably the strongest because I think it has some additives that modify it slightly from the purer urethane.  All of these balls will make a strong move off the dry if you take the surface down to 400-600 as was typical back in the 80's.  However they still polish to the lane and absorb oil, making the strength difficult to maintain even with constant tweaking of the shell. 

Bottom line, I am not sure talking strength should even be a criteria when comparing urethane balls.  If you have to hook the lane very much, it is not working to the best use of the ball.   
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J_w73

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Re: Storm Urethanes
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2014, 12:31:26 PM »
Quote from: avabob on October 01, 2014, 11:02:54 AM
None would be angular by the standards of resin.  Strength gets tricky when you talk about pure urethane.  Pearl natural would be the weakest by most peoples definition, Pitch Black probably the strongest because I think it has some additives that modify it slightly from the purer urethane.  All of these balls will make a strong move off the dry if you take the surface down to 400-600 as was typical back in the 80's.  However they still polish to the lane and absorb oil, making the strength difficult to maintain even with constant tweaking of the shell. 

Bottom line, I am not sure talking strength should even be a criteria when comparing urethane balls.  If you have to hook the lane very much, it is not working to the best use of the ball.   

I know they aren't going to be "angular" and they are all going to be weak.  I'm looking for the one that would be the weakest and smoothest.  I would like to carry one of these for super dry lanes and also use it as a spare ball.  I don't want one that moves at the back. I'm going to try to control most of it with the drilling but I would like to start with the right ball.  From what I have seen the pitch black is out of the question.  Seems that ball moves too much.  I've seen videos where the super natural is weaker than others but I would have to think the polar ice or mix balls would be the weakest since they are using a pancake core. I'm just not sure which version to go with, hybrid, pearl, or solid.
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Re: Storm Urethanes
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2014, 01:58:38 PM »
I can't compare all those balls and only own the RG Grenade and a Storm Super Natural. The Grenade is drilled Rico, and is very smooth, rolls a long, slow arc.  The SN is drilled pin over and although it goes long, the backend is pretty strong.  I do use the SN as my dry lane/spare ball, but because of the backend, I sometimes whiff the ten pin to the left, LOL.  But that's just me.  I gave the Grenade to my son. 
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