How many differant flavors, (smells), does storm have.

[MICHAEL]

I have had a whif of the Vivid,,,, very NICE mint smell... what other sents have they had! Any cinnamon!!! if so I want one!!

[Gatorbait724]

The Reign Supreme has a great cinnamon smell! Actually just got one yesterday, going to pick it up later today! I'll let you know if I like it..The smell is fantastic even if the ball sucks though lol

[bowl1820]

Bowling News USA - March 16, 2005

Aromatic Bowling. Competitors dismiss Bill Chrisman's scented bowling balls as a "novelty," but he believes there's more to his success than that, reports Jonathan Eig in The Wall Street Journal. Bill's balls -- marketed by Storm Products, Inc., stormbowling.com, of Brigham City, Utah -- smell of peppermint, spearmint, orange, blueberry, amaretto, banana, cinnamon-apple, and pina colada, for instance. Bill's been making the aromatic balls for about four years now, to a point where his brand is to the market leader in high-end bowling balls, ahead of Brunswick. (You might think Brunswick and the other ball-makers would be rushing scented balls to market. Storm does not officially claim that its aromas affect performance, but the company's technical director, Steve Koempken, "says the aromatic liquid chemicals added to the vats of urethane had the unintended effect of increasing the tackiness or friction of the surface area, which resulted in a tiny bit of extra hook." Not only that, but some customers report that the fragrances have the dual effect of relaxing them while distracting their opponents. Retailers also like what the aromas do for their shops. In fact, that's how Bill Chrisman got the idea in the first place: "Most of the pro shops were very small," he explains. "I'm not going to say they had a bad odor to them, but they were kind of musty. I thought if we put in a fragrance, people would go over and smell the balls, touch the balls, and read our name on the balls." If that last line gets past anyone's content filters it will be a miracle. Bill's first flavor was grape, introduced in 2000, then "a lot of citrus" flavors were introduced, followed attempts at chocolate and licorice, which Bill says were "very polarizing." About 100 flavors have been tested so far, up to and including "a beer fragrance" which Bill says "kind of stunk, really." An informal poll of a league bowlers revealed "new car" and "French fry" as potentially interesting. Whether Bill's bowling balls will sweeten the sport remains to be seen, though. About two million bowling balls are produced each year, and that number is declining. "League bowling peaked at about 4.5 million bowlers in the mid-1970s and has fallen to less than half that number now." Ron Molizon, 64, is among those who remains attached to his unscented ball. "I don't think I'd go for a ball that smells like fruit," he says, adding: "Maybe if they made one that smells like crawfish." ( Reveries Magazine)

[dgz924s]

My Storm Fast Pearl was cherry and was very potent. In my case I am obsessive at cleaning the ball using Reacta Clean often so the scent was rather short lived, but yummy none the less. Now it smells just like any other ball and is now dedicated as a lawn ornament due to the massive cracks in the cover. Now I wonder if the scent oil and the report offered by bowl1820 and the idea of it created a tacky surface played a role in the spider web of cracks in it.......humm something to ponder.

Back to scents, one guy had one that was Mulberry and it did not smell good to me.

[MICHAEL]

thanks for the INFO,,,, How can anyone not like Cinnamon!!! Yes, if it bowls, (evey close to how it must smell), I am going to get one too). Let me know what you
think,,, thanks,, mike

[MICHAEL]

thanks for the great/funny information on the smell! I know now there is more to the ball then just a sweet smell! (:)

[Gatorbait724]

thanks for the INFO,,,, How can anyone not like Cinnamon!!! Yes, if it bowls, (evey close to how it must smell), I am going to get one too). Let me know what you
think,,, thanks,, mike

Well I tossed it early this morning for 3 games. I'm more of a slower speed, decent hook, stroker.. Out of the box I tossed a pair of 200's with it.. Def going to be a main ball in my bag with my Virtual Gravity Nano and Pearl :)

Goes long down the lane and gives a nice little back end reaction..Hits very nice, i'm pleased with it!

[martin]

they're trying to give aromatherapy effects maybe.. helps to relax the bowler..
maybe next time they can go with smell of flowers?

[Stormed1]

If my memory serves me right the Diablo was hot cinimon

[americantrotter]

My Tropical Breeze is Electrify. Body Soray like, but I like it. Not sure i would want all of my balls to smell but it didnt hinder my purchase.

[MICHAEL]

Great bowling balls are like a Woman in many respects!! ITs hard to find a good looken one that smells good too!! But when you find one, its a KEEPER,, I have one!!! Lucky Me!! Now I just have to work on getting a ball with both!!

[MICHAEL]

I wounder if they make one that smells like dirty socks??? That-a-way it would blend right in with my shoes!!! (:)!

[MICHAEL]

I went to the alley the Monday and took a smell of all the storm balls, and ( Wow, I had no idea that the great smell in the pro shop was due to Storm Products)!!
I would have to say my favorite was the Vivid!!! The pro had to run me off, and then procceded to clean the nose marks off his line of Storm bowling balls!!

[MICHAEL]

they should make and market matching cologne, to match their ball!! What a way to pick up chicks for the young guys.
I can just see it now, a young lady walks up to a guy and says: " Wow, you smell as good as your balls"! (:)

[MICHAEL]

I guess you can tell ,,,, I am into smell, and if the ball roles, and smells great, I want one!! (:)~~<

[Gatorbait724]

LOL My g/f and myself have been picking our storm balls by scent too! Use to be by color, now it's by smell...:D

[The Mayor]

Hahaha, you crazy MICHAEL! I think it's a nice added touch that smells much better than some resin balls! You should never select a bowling ball due to smell or color though!

(This is my 1000th post... cool!)