Seems like I'm not the only
Storm guy on the board (mkee)...
Anyway, here's what's in the bag...
Storm Thunderstruck (have found it works on almost anything)
Storm Fired Up (still my benchmark ball)
Storm SpitFire (haven't thrown it as much as I'd like, funny story about it later)
Storm Eraser PBT (still a great ball after 5 years)
Storm Paradigm (or at least it will be tomorrow after I get it drilled)
Tropical
Storm (advertised as low end ball, but is very aggressive. I shot 714 with it last week)
Storm Spare (just ordered a new one Tuesday, current one is 5 years old and a bit worn)
Coming soon...
Storm Shift...looks like a great ball. I think that will complete my arsenal. Still contemplating the Paradigm Passion, but I don't know if I'll hit any heavy oil any time soon.
OK, now on to the story about my SpitFire...last night, I'm practicing with a buddy of mine. A real practice, working on timing and release for me...then we started playing 2-count. Basically it's where I try to pick off the ten pin first and then the 7 leaving the other pins intact. For him, it's the opposite because he's righty. We always go after the opposite side pin first. My record is 5 frames in a row...
Anyway, there's this other left-handed guy who has never really respected my game...one day I complimented him on being one of the lefties I really like and jokingly said that when I 'grow up' I wanted to be like him. His reply, "You'll never throw the ball good enough to be like me or beat me." The night he made that comment my buddy wanted me to thrash him, but I wasn't really feeling it, so I left it alone but kept it in my memory bank.
Fast forward to him walking in the bowling alley last night and seeing us practicing and making this comment, 'I heard you shot well at the scratch tournament last weekend, but you're still a scrub.' Not only was it me and my buddy but about 3 or 4 other bowlers in the area and we were all like wow...I guess he just doesn't like me because I was able to pick up the game so fast. I've known him every since I started 6 years ago, and people are always comparing us because we have similar body types, both lefties and have similar styles...purely coincidental.
Well, my buddy said, 'If you don't have the money, I'll spot you, but please shut this fool up once and for all.' So I agree to bowl him 1 on 1, best of 5. Here's the catch...he tells me, 'I get to pick the ball you throw.' Wow...but I agree, if it's in my bag, I should know how to throw it. So he picks my SpitFire, because it's at the bottom of my bag.
Well, five games and a 239 avg later, I was $100 richer and he was highly upset. I threw through the nose on my first ball in the first game, because I truly hadn't thrown my SpitFire in a while, instead focusing on my Thunderstruck and Tropical. My games...212-267-240-222-255. I have to admit that I even surprised myself...I was calm, made good shots and picked up spares. Even after he opened with the front 6 in the last game, I didn't waver and he started talking, only to leave a 7-10 and 6-7 in the next two frames, while I went X, 9/, 7-1 on a baby split, then got the back 9.
Needless to say, a very fulfilling night...on a personal and bowling level. I don't think he'll bad mouth my game to much anymore...
.......................Brandon
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