Storm Bowling Balls for Dry - Med Lane Cond.?

[larossho]

Hello everyone! I am in the process of buying another bowling ball. I’m looking for storm bowling balls that handle well in Dry - Med oil lane conditions. Anyone have any good experiences with storm bowling balls that handle well in this range?

Thanks
- Chris

[chip82901]

Hello everyone! I am in the process of buying another bowling ball. I’m looking for storm bowling balls that handle well in Dry - Med oil lane conditions. Anyone have any good experiences with storm bowling balls that handle well in this range?

Thanks
- Chris

Most people would think urethane, but, you have to remember that urethane will try to hook as soon as it finds friction, so it's not necessarily the best option. I've seen a lot of people have some success with the Match Up Hybrid (black/yellow/royal) and the Match Up Pearl (black/orange). On the Rotogrip side, the Hustle line has been awesome. The HYB hybrid and the INK (solid) have been the go to's around here for when things start to dry out. Haven't seen many people throw the Hustle POW, but it is the pearl version of them all. That should give you a general idea anyway for low end Storm/Roto balls that should work for what you're looking for.

[Jeeper_12]

I was thinking Urethane myself. And if you wanted a Storm ball...Pitch Black.

[djp1080]

Chris, You should take a look at the bowling ball reviews on Bowling This Month to get a great idea of which balls are well suited for what. They have ratings for various conditions and ratings for three types of bowlers being stroker, tweener and cranker. Since you're looking for something in the medium to dry conditions, the Storm Hy-Road has good ratings for dry and great ratings for medium for all three types of bowlers. For Roto-Grip the All-Out Show Off seems to be one of the best they have to offer for an all around ball except for heavier conditions. I have the Hustle INK and it's great on THS. It's especially good once transition sets in during league outings. Good luck!

[larossho]

Thanks guys for the help+opinions. Honestly you don’t know how much this helps!!
I’ve been probably thinking about the Hyroad or the Pitch Black maybe Match up Hybrid!

[Amyers]

Thanks guys for the help+opinions. Honestly you don’t know how much this helps!!
I’ve been probably thinking about the Hyroad or the Pitch Black maybe Match up Hybrid!

The hyroad and the pitch black are about as different as you can get.

Hyroad- if your looking for a medium strength ball with some backend this is it. It will tend to get jumpy on lower oil conditions and may make you play deeper lines

Matchup Hybrid- Most people I know haven't been real sold on the matchup line but it will be similar to the hyroad but a little less aggressive due to the weaker coverstock

Pitch Black- I'm not a fan of urethane. Frankly for most bowlers there's almost always a better choice. Urethane should only be used by higher speed higher rev bowlers on shorter patterns not dryer patterns.

A few other ideas

Hustle Ink- I don't have one but from what I've seen one of the better less aggressive balls on the market. Not as aggressive as the hyroad but more than the matchup. it's pretty close to the hyraod but not as jumpy in my opinion

Tropical storm- The least aggressive of the balls here it can help blend out a pattern but still packs plenty of boom in the trunk.

With any of these balls don't think they are going to hook less on dry conditions they aren't they very well may hook more. Don't think your going to ball down and stay in the track once an area on the lane is dried out it's dried out and you can't bowl there anymore. The function of these balls are to go longer before they hook and may have more backend than your starting ball depending on what it is. You may find that you are better off learning to play deeper on the lanes with your existing ball than buying a new one. Just a friendly warning lots of bowlers think they'll buy a less aggressive ball and play farther right that's not really the case these balls may force you farther left they just save more energy down the lane to help kick the corners out when moving in.

[chip82901]

Pitch Black- I'm not a fan of urethane. Frankly for most bowlers there's almost always a better choice. Urethane should only be used by higher speed higher rev bowlers on shorter patterns not dryer patterns.



Honestly, I think EVERY tournament bowler should have a urethane ball in their bag. Myself, I have 2 of them, and throw them religiously in my home center, even on fresh shot. Then again, I am a higher rev/higher speed bowler. But, if you have over 250 revs and throw it more than 13.5mph, you definitely need a urethane ball for any serious tournaments. Just my opinion.

[larossho]

The hyroad and the pitch black are about as different as you can get.

Hyroad- if your looking for a medium strength ball with some backend this is it. It will tend to get jumpy on lower oil conditions and may make you play deeper lines

Matchup Hybrid- Most people I know haven't been real sold on the matchup line but it will be similar to the hyroad but a little less aggressive due to the weaker coverstock

Pitch Black- I'm not a fan of urethane. Frankly for most bowlers there's almost always a better choice. Urethane should only be used by higher speed higher rev bowlers on shorter patterns not dryer patterns.

A few other ideas

Hustle Ink- I don't have one but from what I've seen one of the better less aggressive balls on the market. Not as aggressive as the hyroad but more than the matchup. it's pretty close to the hyraod but not as jumpy in my opinion

Tropical storm- The least aggressive of the balls here it can help blend out a pattern but still packs plenty of boom in the trunk.

With any of these balls don't think they are going to hook less on dry conditions they aren't they very well may hook more. Don't think your going to ball down and stay in the track once an area on the lane is dried out it's dried out and you can't bowl there anymore. The function of these balls are to go longer before they hook and may have more backend than your starting ball depending on what it is. You may find that you are better off learning to play deeper on the lanes with your existing ball than buying a new one. Just a friendly warning lots of bowlers think they'll buy a less aggressive ball and play farther right that's not really the case these balls may force you farther left they just save more energy down the lane to help kick the corners out when moving in.

Thank you Amyers for the advice! It’ll definitely look more into this!