In all honesty its probably a revamped crux, everyone complained about the cover.  So this IMO a crux rehash..

Storm nixed the Crux line after a lawsuit with Mo. They can still sell them, but they are better off just coming out with the a new core and line. Which they are.

BRIGHAM CITY,  UTAH AND MUSKEGON,  MICHIGAN:   Storm  Products,  Inc.,  Brunswick Bowling  Products, and  MoRich Enterprises,  Inc.  announced today  that  they  have  settled the patent infringement litigation  in  the  United  States  District Court for  the  District of  Utah.  The settlement relates  to  a  MoRich  patent,  licensed  to  Brunswick,  that relates  to  a  particular  type  of bowling  ball  core, which  Brunswick  and MoRich  have  claimed is  infringed  by  Storm  Products’ CRUX and CRUX  PEARL bowling  balls.  The  core  used in the  CRUX and  CRUX PEARL bowling  balls  is  known as  the  CATALYST  core.   Storm  Products  brought  the  lawsuit  in Utah asking  the  Court  to declare  the  patent  to be  invalid and not  infringed.  Brunswick and MoRich counterclaimed  in  the  lawsuit asserting  Storm Products  infringes  the  MoRich patent  by  making and  selling  the  CRUX  and  CRUX  PEARL  bowling  balls.   The  parties  stated  that the  settlement, which ends  the  lawsuit,  will allow  Storm  Products  to continue  selling  its  CRUX  and CRUX PEARL bowling  balls  without restriction and without  modification of  any  kind, including  to the CATALYST core,  which  is  featured in the  CRUX  and CRUX  PEARL  bowling  balls  and will continue  as  an  integral part of  the  bowling  balls.   All other  terms  of  the  settlement are confidential.


This is what I have on it.

Ok, never mind. I got the info. Smh.

Mo probably thinks they are copying his finger scoop "technology"

I have no knowledge of it, but I wouldn't think so? The two scoops are intended to do two entirely different things. The Mo finger scoop is supposed to alter reactions more with different layouts. The crux divot is supposed to keep the reaction the same regardless of drilling.

Too bad, I like my crux pearl.

On second though, I'd highly doubt it has to do with the scoop, since the patent is from the MoRich days. The finger scoop is Radical stuff.

The patent was originally filed in 1998 for the one in question

I have thrown the LOCK.  It is scary strong!  Bar none, the strongest ball I have ever thrown.  I swear they misnamed it.  It should be named the Bulldozer!  I have thrown it on the USBC Nationals shot, the Shark pattern and our heavy house pattern.  I drilled it at 3-7/8 x 5 x 1-3/4 which is supposed to make a strong turn at the end of the pattern.  At the end of the pattern, it made a turn like a tank.  It continued through the pins like a bulldozer.  The pins left the deck in clumps of 4 and 5 and it looked like the sweep was pushing them off.

Same thing was said about the Sync.  We all saw how that ball sold.