Which Is Better Brunswick or Storm

[x-mantwohand]

I will say that they both make good bowling balls. But I will say that storm is better, because the max balls kinda suck(in my opinion) and the storm high performance balls are a lot better. Tell me what is better

[striker12]

well brunswick dose make some good bowling balls but most of them are just not that good but storm they make alot of good bowling balls soo for me i would pick storm cause they have alot too choice from and that would work on mostly all lane condtions

[JaMau24]

Its your own personal preference.. Picking one or the other doesn't make sense to me, just choose what ball you want to bowl with! Both make great balls.

[bowl1820]

Its your own personal preference.. Picking one or the other doesn't make sense to me, just choose what ball you want to bowl with! Both make great balls.

I agree here its your own preference. Both are good companies, its just a matter of matching with which ball will work best for you.

[DanielMareina]

Of course one is better than the other. Look at television shows for the PBA, other than Sean Rash, how many brunswick guys do you see on there regularly? Storm has one or two in the the top 5 every tournament. The Nexus is a great line, but Storm makes a ton of good balls. I am not just saying that because I am on their staff. I owned 12 Storm Balls and one Columbia before I signed my contract. Storm makes more great bowling balls than any other company, hands down. Brunswick is notorious for making balls that use all their energy to hook, and roll out before they get to the pins. They work well for women bowlers, due to the lower rev rates, but are not good balls for the general bowler. Storm makes the strongest, and most versitile equipment on the market. The Storm Hy-Road has stayed on the shelf, and sold well since it came out in 2008! Tell me another ball that can stay in production and continue to sell for 3 1/2 years? Storm is the best bowling ball company there is.

[Timmytomma]

Storm also sponsors most of the top athletes, so it would make sense that you'd see more of their guys on TV shows, so I feel like that argument is kinda weak. Regardless, Storm is probably "better" when you look at it on paper and everything, but at the end of the day for most people, its going to be about what works for them. Not everybody is a world class level bowler, so they may like how they throw the nexus, revolver, csystem, etc more than they like how they throw a nano, marvel, crossroad, etc.

[JaMau24]

Of course one is better than the other. Look at television shows for the PBA, other than Sean Rash, how many brunswick guys do you see on there regularly? Storm has one or two in the the top 5 every tournament. The Nexus is a great line, but Storm makes a ton of good balls. I am not just saying that because I am on their staff. I owned 12 Storm Balls and one Columbia before I signed my contract. Storm makes more great bowling balls than any other company, hands down. Brunswick is notorious for making balls that use all their energy to hook, and roll out before they get to the pins. They work well for women bowlers, due to the lower rev rates, but are not good balls for the general bowler. Storm makes the strongest, and most versitile equipment on the market. The Storm Hy-Road has stayed on the shelf, and sold well since it came out in 2008! Tell me another ball that can stay in production and continue to sell for 3 1/2 years? Storm is the best bowling ball company there is.

Earn that check! Nice pitch ;)

[JaMau24]

Storm also sponsors most of the top athletes, so it would make sense that you'd see more of their guys on TV shows, so I feel like that argument is kinda weak. Regardless, Storm is probably "better" when you look at it on paper and everything, but at the end of the day for most people, its going to be about what works for them. Not everybody is a world class level bowler, so they may like how they throw the nexus, revolver, csystem, etc more than they like how they throw a nano, marvel, crossroad, etc.

Agreed.

[striker12]

yeah it just depends on how the ball feels to your style like me i use to bowl with hammer for 3 years and i loved there balls but after awhile i threw a couple more different company bowling balls and i seen that columbia300 and tracks balls worked much better for me i do still carry a hamemr bowling ball just in case ifi need abit of a kick to the pins.

i have never thrown a storm bowling ball but i know alot of people that do and they love them like the frantic one of my buddy got his went to leuage and right out of the box shot a 300 in his 3rd gme finished with a 786 series and then the next week at a turnny he shot another 300.

but one thing i would like to do is get a brunswick bowling ball like the nexus and try them out and see how i like them my brother has a twisted fury solid he liked it but it never always worked for him and his 2 handed style but the nexus would do great cause sean rash has got abit of revs jsut over avg mabyand he throws it fast and he dose pretty good with it i think if he used a storm ball it might be too reactive for him.

[swingset]

I bowl with both, and I can tell you this much. If you put a Brunswick ball and a Storm ball in the same bag, they'll go at it like cats and dogs. They don't respect each other. Thankfully, I can only bowl with one at a time, and this has saved my game.

Seriously, if there's a difference in quality, I can't tell it. Neither magically makes me better than I am with the other.

Maybe if someone gave me a bag full of one brand, some shirts and paid my way to go roll in tourneys, I could be swayed on that. hint hint.

[striker12]

yeah defently swingset i would lvoe to get paid just to go to turnny and show off there stuff but in anycase i wouldmore perfer it to be storm unless brunswick makes a few extra good balls that can work on both dry and oil cause mostly i see then make matte and sanded balls onlya couple pollished balls and storm makes a even amount cause when they make a sanded or matte ball they will go and make a pollished ball right after

[DanielMareina]

I don't think it is fair to right off the equipment just because they are good bowlers throwing them. Yes, Norm Duke and Pete Weber are amazing, and would probably be successful with any company. If you look at the young guys making a name for themselves, most of the guys making the show are throwing Storm or Roto. Maybe the best bowlers are throwing Storm because it is the best to throw. I think Chris Barnes is one of the best talents on the PBA, but I really think Columbia equipment lets him down. If he threw Storm, Ebonite, or Track I think he would win twice as often.

To the average joe, any ball drilled well will work. Lots of people think that whatever they throw is the best ball for them. As a person who drills balls from all companies, and sees them thrown in league and tournaments, I think it is easy to see which balls are better. Or look at the Sales report of the distributors. My February 2012 report from Complete Bowling Service shows the 5 balls that sold the most out of their warehouse. Ready for this? 1. Defiant (ROTO GRIP) 2. Frantic (STORM) 3. Taboo (HAMMER) 4. Crossroad (STORM) 5. Modern Marvel (STORM) I think that says a lot! I know not everyone will agree, and every company makes good balls sometimes. Storm makes the best balls and is the most consistent.

Also, just as a side note, Brunswick makes their balls in Mexico. So I recommend Storm/Roto Grip/Ebonite/Track/Hammer/Columbia/900 Global/Lane #1 who all make their balls in the United States.

[JaMau24]

I don't think it is fair to right off the equipment just because they are good bowlers throwing them. Yes, Norm Duke and Pete Weber are amazing, and would probably be successful with any company. If you look at the young guys making a name for themselves, most of the guys making the show are throwing Storm or Roto.

Seems like Rash makes almost every show throwing Brunswick.. Just saying

[Timmytomma]

Im not writing it off, and I agree that storm roto is the best out there right now, but I felt like the first post you made felt very much weaker than this second argument. Well played, I concede :P

[Stormed1]

There are no "bad" bowling balls per say, just bad match ups. Brunswick has been known for years as having a hook/set type reaction where as Storm has been known more as a skid/flip type reaction. An example of that perception was Storm's Invasion. A great ball but because it didn't go 45 feet and turn sideways people percieved it as a dud. Brunswick came out with the DV8 line because the colors and ball motion did not match up with their "image"

[hoppy1605]

I have only been bowling for about a year and a half, and my first ball was the storm 2fast. I have bought several since, and will stick with them. C'mon if a bowling ball doesn't smell what's the use!!:) I just got the Vivid for my b-day and will be using it tomorrow night in league. I went from a 130 average last year, to a 175 currently and just bowled my first 704 (Marvel Pearl).

Even though they sponsor the most "pro bowlers", you still have to make it to the finals and Storm has the most!

[Upriser]

Seems like Rash makes almost every show throwing Brunswick.. Just saying but when is the last time he ever won anything? still an accomplishment to make as many shows as he does though... but you'd want to win one sooner or later.

[JaMau24]

but when is the last time he ever won anything? still an accomplishment to make as many shows as he does though... but you'd want to win one sooner or later.

That's on him not the equipment. I was just making a point. The Storm staff member pointed out how successful the Storm bowlers are and I was just saying Rash is making it on TV almost every event. He just lets his mental game get the best of him when he gets on TV.

[DanielMareina]

Sean Rash's Mental game is definately the issue. You nailed that one on the head. Also, it definately is not his equipment. The Nexus line is the first line Brunswick has made in multiple years that I actually recommend to people. As a storm staffer, that says a lot.

As for the skid/flip reaction from storm. Although, that used to be the case, they do make a lot of early, heavy rolling balls. Take the Reign of Fire, Marvel, Invasion, Virtual Gravity Nano, Double Agent, and a decent amount more. The reason why people still think that skid/flip is their reaction is because their balls keep hooking through the pins. My Reign of Fire would start hooking at 25 feet, and could still crush a pocket hard enough to leave a 9 pin. Storm has a full arsenal of balls with many different reaction shapes and strengths. The reason the Invasion didn't go over well is because the economy switched people to buying cheaper equipment, and the Invasion didn't have enough success on TV to inspire people to purchase it. It had a bit of an over/under issue with it's reaction, and the Reign Line that was out at the same time was better for most people for $70 less. Not because it rolled heavy.

[resstealth]

I can say this about Rash, even if he never wins another tournament, his wife is smoking lol.

[JaMau24]

I can say this about Rash, even if he never wins another tournament, his wife is smoking lol.

Most definitely. She is smokin'.