i am in the winter league, well will be, i was in it last year, not really any coaches though

i see you live in tn . how close are you alabama? i have a couple of things in huntsville that could help you in both ball and coach. if interested hit me up. i have a guy that can do both. he runs the Pro Shop where i get my stuff and he is my coach. i can help ya if you live near al. btw.. i like the Storm demension. its hard hitting and seems to be a all around good ball. also maybe consider the Hammer hazard i posted about. cheers !

also thanks coach and demo.! thats something i did not know. something to consider next time i'm on the lane. i learn something new every time i'm on here. wild.

The Storm Dim is AWESOME, never seen a ball hook this much at my main house which is always a flood. I practiced there earlier and I normally stand 20-25 and aim 5-6bd. With the Dim I was standing around 35-37 aim at 6bd and throw a bit slower at first then normal speed later in the night witout moving.

I had used the Kinetic a bit too, standing around 25-28 and aiming 5 board. I found this ball is starting to flip to early (pin 5" from PAP). Carries lots of power into the pocket or smashed the face if early or left a board. I noticed this at 2 other houses so I'm gonna change the surface to 4000 grit and hope I can skid it out another 3-5ft before it flips.

If you league doesn't have coaches, ask around for help.

What balls do you currently have, what lane conditions do you want the ball for and what reaction do you want to get out of the new ball?

You can go on bowl.com to find a coach, I tried just now, but it is down for maintenance. Check with the people at your church, if they are pros, they might be able to help.

coachjim, i have an Ebonite tornado, doesnt hook to much, i am wanting more in the backend, and prolly on medium oil lane conditions

i live about 5 hours from huntsville so i doubt i could do that, but thanks! i appreciate it very much!

oh. sorry about that. yeah if ya lived a little closer i could hook you up with with mike. he's good at what he does. i'll talk to mike this week man and see if he knows anybody in tn. i'll get back with ya if he does. but just keep on trying. you'll find what you are looking for soon.

The tornado is a weak dry lane ball, even weak as dry lane balls go. Try to get a good benchmark type ball that will cover many lane conditions with either surface adjustments or wrist positions.

Balls to look at would be the Brunswick Twisted Fury or avalanche solid, Ebonite Total NV, Columbia Rival or Momentum, Track UpRising, Lane #1 Ths, Hammer Psycho or original solid black widow, Storm Gravity or Rapid Fire pearl, these are just the ones that leap to mind that I am looking into myself.

thanks 180 fury, just let me know if u do find someone, and coach jim, u got that right on the tornado being a very dry lane ball, i can barely get thing to hook at all! but ill take a look at those, i have been looking into total nv and the new complete nv, do u know anything bout that one

the Hammer psycho is suppose to be more bang for your buck. its a little cheaper than the nv but it suppose to be better. mike bowls with it and an anger and he said that combo is amazing. he uses Hammer a lot and he love the psycho. pretty much my next ball. then i'm uprising