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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Gunny on August 16, 2006, 12:54:51 AM

Title: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Gunny on August 16, 2006, 12:54:51 AM
a friend of mine has one nib, and said if i pay
shipping he would give it to me.  my question is,
is anyone currently throwing this ball and having  
success?  what type of reaction would i be looking at?
thanks for any info...
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Gene J Kanak on August 16, 2006, 09:09:22 AM
Overall, the XXX-treme did not seem to be well received. However, from my own observations, I think the ball is more than worth picking up for such a low price. The ones that I saw in action were very smooth and continuous with a lot of hitting power. I'll tell you what, if you don't want to pick it up (for the price of shipping), I'd gladly take the ball off  his hands.
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 16, 2006, 09:20:04 AM
Nah, I'll take it off his hands.

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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Gene J Kanak on August 16, 2006, 09:27:15 AM
You stay out of this, Bunnie! Pick yourself up a Paradigm; it smells like Trix
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 16, 2006, 09:43:16 AM
No way!  The Paradigm doesn't smell like Trix or I would already have it.  While you mention it though, the XXXTreme smells like delicious strawberries.

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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: JessN16 on August 16, 2006, 01:52:26 PM
All Storm solids seem to react well to surface adjustments, probably more so than any other brand I've used. (Same good qualities for Storm-poured products like Roto or older DynoThane balls)

I'm convinced you could take the Curelyon or AccuTread cover stocks (XXXTreme is AccuTread), drill as many of the same ball with either coverstock as you want, and you could make infinitely varying balls with identical drills just by changing the coverstocks.

Jess
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 16, 2006, 02:27:54 PM
Take the XXXTreme!

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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: LuckyLefty on August 17, 2006, 05:03:24 PM
I can't imagine how a ball with the same chassis as the Triple XXX could be bad!

I always thought they looked good on the lanes!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS I love my deuce built on a slightly weaker chassis!
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Slopsurprise on August 17, 2006, 05:53:15 PM
My personal opinion,

The XXXtreme was one of the biggest turd balls Storm ever made. Storm makes GREAT stuff but, that aint one of them!
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: LuckyLefty on August 17, 2006, 11:07:07 PM
I want a ball that will make me look like Steve Cook!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS how come the Deuce was SO good...this with same coverstock and just one extra puck considered soso or worse?
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 18, 2006, 07:51:52 AM
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The XXXtreme was one of the biggest turd balls Storm ever made.


I don't understand why this ball is a "turd" like you said.  It has ACCU-TREAD cover and the RAD core.  I am serious, I don't get why some people say this ball wasn't good.



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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: themachine300 on August 18, 2006, 04:57:04 PM
I hated mine.  Way to inconistent
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Gunny on August 18, 2006, 07:01:59 PM
well i paid him the shipping. now have to wait 3-5 days.
wonder how to lay it out?hmmmmm....
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: jablosa on August 21, 2006, 12:48:10 PM
I bowled my 1 and only 800 with this ball, and refuse to get rid of it.  If there is ever a night where I am just lost, I pull out the XXXtreme and usually get lined right up....

One of the most consistent balls I have ever owned....
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Brickguy221 on August 21, 2006, 03:56:13 PM
quote:
I want a ball that will make me look like Steve Cook!

REgards,

Luckylefty
 


Luckylefty, you are going to have to add some height and lbs. first, and then we will look at a ball for you....
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: LuckyLefty on August 21, 2006, 05:10:17 PM
I thought even with less...height I want a ball that ROLLS like Steve Cooks...

As I think the used the term...was it "rumbling" or was it "thundering"!?

My Deuce(good ball...can't figure out how the TriExtreme was such a dog...triple wasn't!) almost does it...but I want MORE!

REgards,

Luckylefty
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Slopsurprise on August 21, 2006, 05:34:49 PM
quote:
quote:
The XXXtreme was one of the biggest turd balls Storm ever made.


I don't understand why this ball is a "turd" like you said.  It has ACCU-TREAD cover and the RAD core.  I am serious, I don't get why some people say this ball wasn't good.



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If you want a ball that dies quicker than an Ebonite, get one! I was not a fan of most ACCU-tread and Rad cores with few exceptions. I didnt like either XXX, I didnt like the ACE, I never threw the Vertigo but, I liked the Trifecta and the X-factor. That is about it!
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: rackattack on August 27, 2006, 12:38:51 PM
I got one of these from a friend who left Storm staff for Big B.Took it to my driller and he layed it out just like Doust suggested.
THEN I read the least favorite ball thread in this forum.After it showed up on almost every hate list I lost interest.
About 2 months later I took my son to have a ball drilled my my driller told me to get it out of his shop already.
Well we went to throw his ball and do the fine tuning and I figured I'd put a game on the XTreme.
I love this ball.It saved my season.I went from even to ++ in prize money,Shot a 300 and won two sweepers with that ball.
BIG lesson for me.One man's trash...

As far as burning out I look at high performance balls like racing tires.I don't put high performance tires on the family SUV cause it is a waste and they wear out quickly.

Every major company today has at least one ball in their mid-priced line that wears forever and will handle THS with no problem.

I save the high end stuff for those conditions that call for it.
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Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: crankncrash on August 27, 2006, 12:58:38 PM
I don't know what the hating is on this ball honestly... I hated the duece with a passion  but this ball hooks up well for me.  It was exactly as I told them I wanted... a Trauma ER on steroids, it reads the mids and strong arc to the rack.  It may check up early on you if you drill it to really roll, but I went with what the driller wanted to do once I told him what I wanted.  I wanted this to be my oiler ( I have a heavy hand) and I wanted length with a strong backend, this resulted in a pin below the ring and kicked the rad out a bit if I recall correctly.  I couldn't find oil enough to slow it down for a while, so I hit some shine on it and voila I have a great spotty condtions medium ball. I love it. Now I don't like to hook the lane, I prefer straiter up the boards (my rotation doesn't though) so a ball that is controllable is great to me, and what I consider to be mediums might be a  little heavier than what most consider medium, but I think its a great ball and if you get it and decide its not what you want to drill then I will make you a reasonable offer for it.
Title: Re: Triple Xtreme ??
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 28, 2006, 07:57:11 AM
I just got one as an all-arounder.  Drilled label and polished up.  It works great for me so I don't know why anyone doesn't like it.  However, I am assuming someone that didn't like it was probably using it OOB, and I haven't used it like that yet.

The ball carries bad/light hits for me and it hooks.  What more do you want?  Strawberry scent?  It has that too actually.


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