I have the Phaze and was wondering if anyone's was not tacky like the advertising said. The surface on mine is very slick, no way anyone is palming this one!

Quote from: morpheus on February 26, 2016, 11:29:40 AM

Any organizations product is worth what consumers are willing to pay for it. Consumers vote with their wallet whether it's a bowling ball or the any other product/service so stop saying bowlers are cheap, everyone wants value for their investment. If the product/service isn't good, the price will be reduced and organizations that no longer provide value in the eyes of the consumer go out of business.

Of course, but the ink hasn't even dried on the Phaze price tags.  What you detail will take time.  We will have to see if this one release will mean Storm is finished.

The Optimus and Optimus Solid were not hits and Storm is still in business. So I don't think Storm is going anywhere if the Phaze doesn't meet expectations for some.

You're right.  And sometimes I think people use the word "hype" and try to make it mean "big hook".  Instead, we should be using the term "advertising".  The Phaze was advertised as something different than what people are expecting. 

If the IQ Tour were perceived as having the same hype as the Phaze, people would be pissed by the fact it doesn't hook enough or handle enough oil.  But in reality, the ball fits it advertising perfectly.

I couldn't agree more. This ball wasn't advertised as the biggest hooking ball ever. It's for medium conditions and that's what most THS conditions are. I think it should be a THS killer and I'm enjoying it a lot.

I for one want to try the Phaze, but waiting to get one used since everyone is on the fence about it. 16lb anyone?

After much fighting with this ball, I have finally figured out how to get it tacky, for the people in the same situation that mine was in.  I finally thought to kinda treat it like a brunswick ball since that the reaction some people are claiming it to have.  I hit the ball on my spinner with a 500 pad, then took a dirty polish towel, and just got it wet, and polished.  Ball now has the tackiness that many of the others had.  So if your dealing with the slick feel try this.  I hope it helps some people out there. 

Mine was super shiny out of the box..... Seems consistency is an issue....

Track clean n tacky works great if still made under powerhouse

You would figure tacky = friction. I talked to a staffer that suggested you drill this with a 1/2" stronger pin than you would normally and adding a low hole to get the ball to pop a little more off of the spot. Makes sense. He also said this ball is designed to be able to be used an entire block start to finish. Sounds legit if you can line up with this on the fresh.