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Thursday, 2nd July 2009.

Storm Virtual Gravity bowling ball reaction video

Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by bhalstrom

As promised, here is the ball reaction video of the Storm Virtual Gravity

Storm Virtual Gravity w/ FREE Reacta Clean All Purpose Cleaner 4 oz

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bowlingball.com News and Information Says:
October 31st, 2008 at 9:46 am

Storm Virtual Gravity Bowling Ball Reaction Video…

Storm’s next high performance bowling ball, the Storm Virtual Gravity, is going to be released November 17, 2008.
We were privileged to be able to test the ball early and we were very surprised. Read our reviews on the product page at Storm Virt…

Deltona Lanes Pro Shop Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Storm’s New Release…

Storm is release 2 new bowling balls this November 17, 2008.
They are Storm Hy-Road which is the latest release in the Thunder™ Series of balls. Storm Hy-Road is the perfect complement to the 2007 solid ball of the year; the Storm T-Road Solid.
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sidney Says:
February 6th, 2009 at 11:17 am

am a right hander and my storm virtual gravity has its pin on the right of my ring finger,
I normally would bowl from 8th-12th board for maximum carry, with the virtual gravity I can easily bowl with maximum carry even at 15th-17th board with my feet on the 28th.

Dan Says:
March 8th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

See i got this ball on a day of league..so i only got the practice time given before league to use the virtual gravity. I loved the ball at first but now, a few months later this ball is starting to not hook nearly as much as it did. Its concerning me because i miss the reaction it had. So i was wondering..would the hook again kit work?

Michael Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:18 am

I just purchased Virtual Gravity with the pin above the ring finger slightly to the right. After reading the great reviews on this ball (video sold me) i was really excited and couldn't wait to use it. I'm not sure if the layout was screwed up but i got "virtually" no hook on this ball. I'm a right handed stoker who typically bowls down and in, well this ball went down and further down. My Columbia "Beast" that i got like 15 years ago had a stronger hook than this. I was told that this ball was tailor made for bowler of my style but was disappointed when the ball hook about 3 boards straight into the three pin. How do i fix this!!

Brian Halstrom Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Hi Michael,

I have to say that this is the first that I have heard about this particular ball not hooking. There could be a few reasons as to why you may not be seeing your ball hook. First could be the lane condition you're bowling on is causing the ball to hook very early and it is not moving on the back end. If the ball is still at box finish, it may be using its energy too early. Out of the box, it comes at 4000 grit. You can try polish on the surface to get it through the heads and save energy for the back end. If this doesn't work, I would recommend taking the surface to 1000 and adding polish to add additional reaction.

If you would like, I would be happy to take a look at your ball. Feel free to send images of your ball layout to brian@bowlingball.com. I'll see if there is anything that I can tell by looking at your layout.

Thanks Michael

Ryan Says:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Im not a expert at bowling, but i have done a lot of research on all brands of balls and found that the most popular ball out today was the Storm's Virtual Gravity, so i decided to purchase the ball not knowing if i would get the same hook and results as everyone else. When i first bought the Virtual Gravity the first six games i could not get the ball to hook to save my life so fustration set in and i started throwing the ball as hard as i could. Now when i say this bowling ball hits the pins with power and energy it hits them like a 18 wheeler hitting the back end of a Toyota Echo just destroyes the pins sometimes even sending the pins into other lanes. i absolutely love this ball its just so sick, makes you want to call a doctor. The Best thing about this ball is the back door strikes all night if you over shoot your target. Can't waite for the Virtual Energy

glenn Iriawan Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 10:17 am

Hi brian…..
thx for ur advise by this blog , im glenn and i would like to ask u about this virtual gravity ball ….. im considering to buy this ball but before that i like to ask u a couple question specially for drilling lay out
1.what is the best layout for this type of ball(virtual gravity)
2.what is the different if u drill the ball if the pin above or below the finger
finally i need ur recomendation about all of this and last thing i would to know …compare this virtual gravity and roto grip rogue cell which one is ur recomend
thx bfore

Brian Halstrom Says:
May 21st, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for your comment. On the Storm Virtual Gravity, I've seen quite a few different layouts work well on this ball. Depending on what you're looking for, you're going to want to bring the pin closer or further away from your PAP to determine where on the lane you want the ball to start hooking. For me, the ball tends to push further down the lane and give me a more angular reaction when the pin is above my fingers. With the pin below, the ball tends to give me a good mid lane read and predictable roll off the break point.

Compared the the Rogue Cell, I feel the Virtual Gravity is going to give you a few more boards of hook. Both are great balls and compliment each other very well. I would have to say that they are two of my favorite balls in my bag.

Brian Halstrom Says:
May 21st, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Hey Ryan,

I can't wait for the Virtual Energy either. With how good the Virtual Gravity has done, I'm sure this ball will be just as good. The color scheme looks pretty cool as well.

Ryan Says:
June 15th, 2009 at 2:03 am

Hi Brian

I have seem to have made an error with my Virtual Gravity. I had decicded to drop the grit on the Virtually Gravity to 500 grit because i wanted to have more hook for the fresh oil in my leagues. The 500 grit worked to perfection giving me all 600 series and my first ever 736 scratch series back to back weeks. but after my last 600 series i took my ball to the pro shop and did another 500 grit and ball clean, now my ball does not want to stay on the lanes or hook anymore. Is there a certain direction or way to apply the grit to the bowling ball to keep it consistantly hooking?
The Ball now goes long and does not snap back to the pocket.

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