Storm Lightning Blackout | Low End Core Number, High End Price??? | The Hype
2024 ж. 9 Мам.
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This definitely a huge switch up for the Storm and the bowling industry this ball reaction is departure from typical bowling balls that fall in the middle of the bag. This ball gives you a lot of control the more forward you get your hand but can really make a move when you want to get left.
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My initial thoughts on this ball is it's basically a Hustle with a stronger cover. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but it makes the price a little hard to swallow.
I love my M&M Hustle one my balls in my bag
This is what SPI has been signalling for years now. See the sun storm and !q ruby
@@iceman5117 Sun storm was a limited release so the high price was somewhat justified and the Ruby is the same price as every iQ, so those aren't great examples.
Have y’all forgotten it has the ai outer shell? 🤔
@@eddieworley3409 who cares? It's just marketing, storm balls are still bound by regulations regarding core density, rg and differential.
Overpricing the Entry level ball
Reinventing the benchmark ball🤣 more like that ^
@@jadencampbell7091he’s right tho. This ball should be in the Master or Thunder line. I wouldnt go as far to say ‘entry level’ but it sure shouldnt be in the Signature line.
@@John_Redcorn_ it sure shouldn’t cost 230 bucks drilled. Storms getting ridiculous.
I wonder how it compares to the Gold Label.
Yessir. Another bagger. Needed this! Thanks
One reason I love Motiv is because they only release a new ball, like, maybe once a month. And each ball’s reaction is distinct or at least has some type of noticeable difference that stands out from other balls in their lineup. Storm releases one every week. And many of them feel no different than others.
Neither of those time frames for either brand is accurate
@@John_Redcorn_he’s just lying for dramatic effect
Nice video sir got the og hy road and pearl just drilled THE ROAD a touch weaker Vebo, The Road and Lightning pretty close. Thanks 👍
I haven't been a fan of Storm in a while. I feel like for every ball they release, another company has a comparable ball that is better. But they are top notch when it comes to marketing.
I disagree with that point, but my problem with it is SPI releases so many balls that it constantly feels like theres more overlap than uniqueness in each ball. Only ball Storm has that I cannot find anything even comparable to, is the Summit. And I have 2 Summits lol
I feel like his shots are everywhere in this video
I'm a subscriber/supporter and I feel the same way about alot of his reviews. Keep posting tho chuck.!!
Thats what I’m doing jumping around the lane, trying different things. Some work and some don’t.
@TheHype-Bowling literally can't win. Reviewers that throw balls in the exact same spot over and over and over striking everytime and saying every new release is the greatest ball ever are a dime a dozen. I'd rather see a review like you do from different spots and not perfect execution everyshot
Thats a good thing imo. Makes the reviews way more relatable.
@@upstatebassing3437 Yeah this is the thing, there's always a gripe no matter what. On Darren's reviews, it's "pros can make everything strike, I'd rather see a regular bowler reviewing balls." Then you show a "regular bowler" and then it's like "well they're so inconsistent that I can't tell what the ball is doing." So you edit down to better or more consistent shots, then it's "so all this ball does is strike huh? I hate seeing reviews like this that just show the ball striking every shot." So you try to add some misses in there, then it's, "I don't know, this ball doesn't really look that great, several shots in there that didn't strike, and if that many misses made the cut, I can't imagine what got edited out." So you don't edit anything, then it's "damn this video is 20 minutes long? I don't need 30 shots to get a read on the ball." So you trim things up, then it's "that's it? One layout, one condition, one surface prep, and 8 shots from one bowler doesn't really help me figure out what this ball does." So you start adjusting things by trying a different surface, "well but how am I supposed to know what I'm going to get if you change the surface? And why would you change how the manufacturer intended it?" So you go back to box, then it's "box surface only lasts for like 2 games and you can't replicate factory surface, plus it's usually not that consistent, not sure why you wouldn't reset it first." Then you get a lower rev bowler, "well how am I supposed to tell what a ball does if somebody doesn't put enough revs on it to get any decent ball reaction?" So you get a higher rev bowler, "well they put so many revs on it that everything is just going to hook and look the same, most people can't throw it like that." Then you mix up layouts, "well how am I supposed to tell what the differences in the balls are if the layouts are different??" So you use the same layout for everything, "I don't usually drill stuff pin up, I wish you'd use some different layouts sometimes so I could see how stuff would react with different layouts." Then you try a house shot "well everything is going to look the same and strike all day on a house shot." Then you try something tougher, "I'm not sure why you'd throw this on a sport shot, most people don't bowl on sport shots so I don't know how I'm supposed to know what this is going to do for me in league." Then you try to line up where the ball wants to be, "I really wish you'd move around a little bit, I don't play that straight/deep, so your videos don't help me figure out how the ball will work for me." So you try to move around, "I feel like his shots are everywhere in this video." Literally can't win, if you put 5 bowlers with 5 different layouts on 5 different conditions in 5 different centers with 5 different surfaces playing 5 different places on the lane, then it would be too long and complicated. JR Raymond keeps it simple and gets dragged for not explaining enough technical stuff, I get deeper and more technical and get dragged for making boring videos, Hutch doesn't cut stuff and moves all over the place and gets dragged for 20 minute videos, BrunsNick gets dragged for being a manufacturer employee, so on and so forth. The only way to win is to not make bowling videos, because few people stop and think before clicking away in the comments section.
You are always on point 👉 👈
Great video Charles! How would you compare this to the Hustle line? Particularly on a burned lane?
If someone else doesn’t beat me to it. It will definitely get to it!
Great work Charles. My current impression of the current state of the bowling ball industry is not good. Every year we get balls shoved down our throats (pause)from the industry but even more so by the bowling Channels. I do like the videos from this channel, somehow they appear to be honest reviews without the empty narratives of the others. The Hype members provide all the static info about lane conditions, hand, starting positions, ball speed and flip the others do not. Every year these ball companies release close to 100 balls that most other channels will tell us that we must have in our bag, for league this is far from the truth. How many of us actually bowl in sport shot leagues, I myself and my wife have not-ever; but most of these balls have been designed to allow the bowler to manipulate the lane conditions in order to strike. I know, you like what you like, you get what you pay for and all the other bs. Truth of the matter is, these higher end over priced balls are completely unnecessary; most of which are no better than the balls released only months before. I guess most of us are heavily affected by the "Something shiny" attraction as to why we have a collection of balls aging at home due to over buying something that we possibly already have purchased. Now to this video, WTF is up with everything is now black; as if this is any more special than its predecessors. Im tired of the bs, and had to get this rant out of my head. I continue coming here to the channel because the content is great and I love to watch Charles break down the lanes and ball reaction. Good job to the Hype. Stay consistent and strike strike strike.
Yeah they are reaching with this price point. Like how can you release the road with the same technology basically, and put it in the thunder line but they throw this one in the signature line? Out of touch imo. Or maybe they just don’t expect much in terms of sales of this one? Idk
Gotta tell me where got the black shoes bro!! I need those
They need to change the name of this ball to MONEY BAGGER I’ll pass for now I just got my attention star and love it it's been good for me great video Charles again
This looks like a very situational ball. For the price ill pass on this one. Nice video by the way.
I hated my VEBO I threw it 3 or 4 times (actually times down the lane), I gave it away. It reacted a lot like your was in this video, hook stop. The lightening looks much better.
Moves like a hustle wine
Its an iq ruby with a stronger cover. So its an iq tour clone.and it looks like one
What would be your personal preference between the Lightning Blackout and the Summit Peak? I’m considering both, as well as the Attention Star. Great video as always. Thanks again.
Three completely different balls for three completely different conditions
@@iceman5117 I’m just gonna use for THS. I have too many choices already, but want to find my next favorite one. My current favorite is the GB4 hybrid. I definitely favor symmetrical pearls. I don’t have any Storm pieces currently.
@@butchcoolidge3261 you shouldn't get too attached to any one ball. You'll need more than one to do your best, even on ths. If you have the gb4 hybrid now, I'd either go up to a dv8 hater or quantum Evo Response or go down to the sensor solid or radioactive vibe
The summit peak is going to be way stronger and handle higher volumes of oil better than the LBO. Two diff balls. I have the summit peak and its a monster on house shots if theres some oil for it.
@@John_Redcorn_ thanks 🙏
It looks ok. When I’m looking at a benchmark ball all I look at is how much room does it give me to miss it looks mid tbh. I feel like “redefining” is just more of storms marketing. Storm has some good stuff but they produce balls so quickly you wonder if they just want the bag.
I think they advertised it as Reinventing the "Benchmark" because of the original Storm Lightning. Its "Reinventing" because they brought back the core from like 20+ years ago
@@turtlejeremy6980 The "reinventing the benchmark" ball doesn't come out till the 7th.. This ball isn't that..
you drift about 5-6 boards left. Standing 15 but slid into around 21
not a complaint but the release point helps me more than where you started
Yes I’ve addressed this a number of times in the past I definitely do.
I drift about 3/4 right , funny how that happens
How you compare this to the fate?
I never threw a fate
I suspect the low diff in this ball is meant more for competitive patterns or really high rev players. You are seeing what happens with a clean cover over a lot of volume in one place. Would like to see this ball after like 10 games or just barely touched with a 3k pad to crack the polish a bit. I learned the hard way to not actually leave the polish off a REX ball. It gets REAL ugly.
People complain when I take the polish off the ball during the reviews, people complain when I leave it on. That’s just what I choose to do with this video. Same thing with the lane conditions. Oh every ball hooks on friction, throw it on Some oil so we can see how much it won’t hook in oil. Lose lose scenario. But I had fun.
@@TheHype-Bowlinghonestly I enjoy your videos because the lane surface is very similar to the house here in Germany, looks very high friction, but this ball looks like a high end Hustle, I love SPI but I won’t purchase a ball due to the cover being a ReX cover hustle. Love the content though. Also, you are just honest with the ball reviews, not trying to sell the ball, but genuinely reviewing the performance of the ball.
@@TheHype-Bowling I assure you, I wasn't complaining (and I'll be more careful with my language choice from now on.) My comments were more along the lines of speculation or sometimes personal experience (sanding a REX ball). I hit my VEBo with 3k hard and you would think I put 800 on it. IMMEDIATE hook at the foul line.
I get most people are just responding as they are watching the video. How I read things versus how you said it can be two different things. But I understand the necessity of putting the ball in the environment it was designed for.
@@TheHype-Bowling Side note: How crazy are these release schedules getting? It was bad enough with Motiv every 45 days but now, sheesh.
LIBO and VEBO
All that ball does is strike. I saw Napoles throw nothing but strikes with this piece, from everywhere.
As you should!
Two stone 9’s.
they all strike on KZhead