From left of the big dot, reviews of the Fast and Furious.
I decided to drill both balls weaker, both with 5" pin to PAP, 3" pin buffer, CG just left of grip center. Both balls were left at factory finish.
Both balls were used on a fresh house shot, toasted wood. Unfornately, no regionals for a while until Wichita in two weeks when we see Viper. I'll add updates then.
The Furious gave me better length than I expected but still read the lane in the oil just before the end of the pattern. The big difference was this ball didn't go sideways like the VG's, Dimensions, etc. It made a smooth, arcing move off the breakpoint with a predictable, continuous finish. This ball reminded me of the best parts of the T-Road Solid, just a little cleaner in the heads. To compare with another brand, think anything with a V2 core in it. I threw several shots that didn't look at first like the entry angle would be very good and yet the ball helped create strong pin action on less than perfect hits. This ball should do very well on most fresh house shots and fresh medium to long PBA patterns.
The Fast was thrown at the same time as the Furious and quickly showed that pearl balls aren't best suited for fresh oil. However, after moving left (farther than usual for this house) on the approach, I still had a good look to the pocket and carried better that expected. I decided to wait for a while until the pair had some more lineage thrown on it (no leagues that night, just open play) and tried it again. What a difference! I was eight boards right with my feet, and got a good bounce off the breakpoint. Like the Furious, no hockey stick movement but tore through the rack anyway. I how feel I have a strong medium to drier lanes ball that doesn't sacrifice hitting power for less hook.
These balls replace the Street Rods in price point but with the R2S shell covers, far outperform them in duty.
Thank you, Storm Products for yet another strong addition to the menu.
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