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Thread: Not sure on the new Storm Balls...any thougts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy clemons View Post
    don't forget the butter scotch, personally I do not like the fragrant ball smells period. It is interesting that they have the
    tech's for incorporating it but i don't see the sense in it.
    Well, I think he meant three balls that are nearly the same (Though the Frantic is slightly stronger than the other two).

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    I personally think it is more of a marketing ploy than anything
    else just to make you think you're getting a better ball when it
    is the same ball basically just a different fragrance.

    That is one of the main reasons I no longer use Storm equipment
    now days as I just do not like having a ball that smells like an air
    freshener.

    I used to use Storm equipment pretty much exclusively back in the
    late 80's and early 90's but not now days just because of the smell.
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    Based on reaction videos I've seen, the Freak'n Frantic actually looks slightly tamer than the Fringe on the back end. I'm in the market for a drier/shorter oil ball, and this new one is pretty attractive initially although I'm also looking at the Roto Grip Wrecker and the regular old Frantic.

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    Just horse traded a buddy for a Frantic....headed to the shop in a few minutes to have it plugged and re drilled...If it works for me on our med-dry lanes, i may just pick up the freak'n when it comes out....The pro shop ordered a bunch of Lights Out, so it seems that they think it will be the right ball for summer league...

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    At first I found it odd that Storm would introduce three lower volume oil pattern balls at the same time. But then again they recently released the IQ Tour, IQ Tour Pearl and Sync for higher volumes.
    I don't like the fragrances and don''t really like skid/flip balls too much but they do make a good product. Pretty ingenious how they change the fragrance, color and name to sell the same design again and again. That's not a knock as the auto industry has been doing it for decades upon decades.
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    Looks like the Lights Out gives a nod to the Tropical Heat....since the summer leagues here have fairly dry lanes, I may opt to go with this since my Heat is getting a little long in the tooth...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy clemons View Post
    don't forget the butter scotch, personally I do not like the fragrant ball smells period. It is interesting that they have the
    tech's for incorporating it but i don't see the sense in it.
    I read some time back that the fragrance was to enhance your mental game, and to relax you, Fragrance therapy! Then they found out that the chemicals used had a unexpected positive effect on the balls properties. So what they wound up with was a ball that smelled as good as it rolled! ( I didn't make this up!) TRUE

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