Another Storm front
Written: Dec 16 '02
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Pros: Even rolling and hard hitting,versatile if you alter the cover stock finish
Cons: Rolls early on dry and for slow speed players
The Bottom Line: You won't go wrong buying the Erase-It, experiment with the cover stock and seek advise before you get this ball drilled.
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| paulv's Full Review: Storm Erase It |
Storm bowling continues to develop and produce some of the most consistent and heavy rolling bowling balls on the market today. The Erase-It is no different.
This modified Thunder Road weight block has a moderately high differential which equates to moderately high hook potential. The modification to this weight block comes in the form of Storm's "power ball" technology. This is simply a very dense sphere inside the main core. The "power ball" adds hitting power giving the Erase-It explosive carry. The shape of the main core is, my all time favorite, light bulb shape. The bottom of the light bulb is more dense the than the bulb itself. This shape produce a very even roll and causes any ball with this type of block to be very predictable and fairly stable rolling. The light bulb shape also tend to give any ball very good end over end rotation. We need these qualities when we aren't as accurate as we like to be.
The cover Stock is Storm's ACCU-TREAD Reactive. This is a low load particle cover stock and adds to the even roll and predictability of the the Erase-It. This cover stock can be altered easily giving bowlers more option after it has been drilled. The problem I have with this cover stock is it tends to hook a little early for me with the factory finish. Storm's reaction guide shows this ball being used for a basic outside, down and in type of reaction and frankly on most house lane conditions there isn't enough lane conditioner outside the ten board to keep this ball from hooking early and rolling into the head pin or crossing over. The Erase-It won't roll out except on very very dry lanes. To solve this problem you have three choices;
1) Throw the Erase-It very fast
2) Polish the Erase-It to a high shine
3) Drill the Erase-It with a lot of finger weight and minimal or even negative side weight.
The Erase-It rolls well in oil and doesn't loose much hitting power in carry down. Any ball rolled poorly will be weak reacting and unstable.
That being said, I must remind you every bowler is different. If you already have naturally high ball speed you need to drill the Erase-It with less finger and more side weight. The 600 grit (dull) factory finish works well with faster speeds. If you don't turn the ball a lot or you are a full roller this ball can be used on the drier parts of the lane. High rev players can create extra area with this ball from different angles in oil because of the stable roll.
The Erase-It is a very good ball in the Flash series and is easily adapted to a variety of lane conditions and bowler's styles. I don't recommend it for players with naturally slow ball speeds. For those players I suggest the original Eraser because it has a pearl cover stock and thus it will skid longer and will react later.
As always I'll finish by reminding everyone, talk to the folks at your favorite pro shop before you buy this ball! Tell them what you want to do with the Erase-It. What part of the lane you prefer to play and then the pro shop people can give you the drilling that will match up best with what you want to do. Don't be afraid to alter the cover stock with polish or more sanding. A slight change on the Erase-It cover stock will change reactions to suit your needs better.
Have fun bowling, buy this Storm ball and you will be happy with it's performance.
Recommended:
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