Dear Team Storm:

After moving up to 15lbs, I am looking for a good ball for a fresh shot to use when there is some oil on the lanes.  I do not need a ball for floods but something that is good for a nice fresh shot and as it changes for a couple games.  I think I am going to use a label-drilled Tropical again for light oil because I like how that worked for me before.  I think something like this will really work for me on game three of my league play and for open bowling conditions.

Here's my confusion...  I am looking at possibly doing a polished Dark Thunder again or Thunderstruck solid for my next ball up but I am also looking at the Agent.  They both have the nice arc that I like but one is pearl reactive.  I have yet to use a mid or upper level pearl and I am wondering how they work on oil.  Would it be better to just go with what I had before (Tropical and Dark Thunder/Thunderstruck) or would an Agent also work?  I have seen people use the Agent and it seems like it could also be the type of ball I am looking for.

For my financial situation and general use, I am not looking to build a super arsenal here, just a couple balls that I can use on the stuff that I bowl on right now and I will use adjustments to fill in the gaps.  

For reference, here is what I had before:
Tropical Storm - Label drilling
Dark Thunder (polished) - High flare drilling (maybe I went a bit too nuts on the drilling here but it still ruled when I encountered some oil)

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I mean what's next, WRW in a Codpiece if the mens tour suffers? - Nodsleinad


Edited on 9/19/2006 10:44 AM

Well see if I was going to get a Diablo, I would just get the Dark Thunder or Thunderstruck again.  I know those will work great for me.  The question is more of what kind of differences can I expect from an Agent?

Does it need a lot of oil?  It seems like it could be a better choice but I am not sure.  The Storm website has them listed for use in the same type of oil conditions.
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I mean what's next, WRW in a Codpiece if the mens tour suffers? - Nodsleinad

The Agent is great for a fresh shot.  That ball will read dry and turn hard at the break.  After a couple of games, u gotta put it away coz it doesnt like carry down or transition.  On a fresh shot, that ball is great.
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Well I have both of these balls, in fact I have had the Agent since it first came out. They are both close to the same for me, but with the Agent handling heavier oil much more than the TS. I have been throwing the Agent more lately, and I have just come to realize that it destroys most house shots. It doesn't really snap for me and is more of a smooth angle (I got the FU for the snap), but when it hits any dry, it does do a snapping move and just crushes. I throw my TS when I need to get a ball through the heads, or the insides and too burnt up for any of my other balls. Usually the TS gets right through it all. Overall I have really grown to love the Agent in just the last month, since I have been throwing it so much more, where I have loved my TS from the start. I just have to find the right conditions to where I can throw the TS. I have been meaning to put some reviews on both of these balls lately, but I have not had the time. Hopefully soon, so watch out! Haha... Anyways, both are winners.
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Cool.  Keep us posted!

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I mean what's next, WRW in a Codpiece if the mens tour suffers? - Nodsleinad

So the moral of the story is GET BOTH.  Ok, I can't argue with getting more Storm balls.  However, I think I will get the Thunderstruck Solid first and then try an Agent.

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I mean what's next, WRW in a Codpiece if the mens tour suffers? - Nodsleinad