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Hope all is well, would love to see more uploads

Good 1-2 punch for magic gem?

How does this compare with a vebo for 1st ball out for house league game 1

Best ball to fit below Phaze 2 I’m looking at a journey or lightning blackout

Great to see you back! 👍

Honest review. First review showing this ball doesn't necessarily walk on water.

Is the cover on the ion Pro stronger than the cover on the Sublime? In other words, if both covers were at the same finish, which one would handle more oil?

How do you know what pad grit to use on balls. I'm quite to new to this but have a ball spinner and want my balls to last. Are you using same grit on every ball no matter what then a little polish or what. how would i know what surface these different pads would put my ball to. So many questions. I heard that i was local to you and someone mentioned your channel to me. I like to reach out to you if that is a possibility.

Look like Storm is Ion top of things with this ball

Man it’s been awhile! I’ve been waiting for ur reviews on some of these balls n just never seen anything. Thought u juss gave up. Glad to see ya back

Thanks for the content THB. The Storm Ion Pro definitely looks like a good one to add to the bag. Looking for something for in between my Phaze 2 and Motiv Black Venom.

The power looks a Lil better to me

Alright. Back at it. Thought the channel had died. Lets goooo.

Noted and tks

Do this benchmark ball good for dry lane or oiling lane...?

Welcome back man. Wondering if you plan on doing a optimum idol video?

This ball looks good. It didn't jump off the friction and smoothed everything out. It would be nice to see where this ball should be used for most miss room with your type of roll. When you laid it down on about board 20 and rolled it over the third arrow, The Ion Pro looked very nice. I seldom get that far left unless the lanes are really burned up. Maybe your 20 and 15 roll is the best place for this ball for you... Good to have you back in town...

I'm Debating or not between this ball or the DNA Coil, for a replacement to the Nuke cell, and the VEBO is strong like the nuke but still angular if you have to get more left, then the DNA coil is weaker but more backend, But also depends on what the bowling expo releases I'll have to see but what you Recommend

Nice video have all the Zens thinking about getting the Summit. Thanks.

Do you have to skip sand with those pads 500 > 2000? How long do you have to sand each side for?

I just got the Magic Gem and it's amazing

Should you still use bowling ball cleaner on the scotch brite pads or is that not necessary?

regular IQ better than both

I just bought one, prolly have 20 games on it, and I love it so far. If you hit your intended arrow or board after release, it will do exactly what you want like a beast, my gem cracked so the absolute is what i chose. Seems to be stronger for sure.

Also Im a low rev, speed is around 15 to 17 mph

So Im starting a summer league. And its a sport league, where oil pattern changes. What do I pair Phaze 2 with? Right now have Phaze 2 and Hellcat DV8.

I love the Soul.

Hit mine with 3k pad and it bowls very well.

How often would scuff the ball with these scouring pads? I have a primal shock and thought about trying these at 2000grit. Thanks

Nice vid! Quick correction on core specs I think you had the numbers backward: RG is 2.48 and Diff is .052 I have this ball and have been trying to figure out where it fits amongst my other pieces before I give up on it. Watching you roll it across those various areas of play was super helpful and reassuring (I cannot keep this thing on line playing anywhere up the right like some seem to manage in my league, looks like this is may be a nice transition piece for me to open the lane up once I build some trust up with it). Keep up the nice work & thanks for the great content.

Honestly Id go by how the ball looks lol like I chose drivers based on there NASCAR liveries. Cool vid. Always enjoy the technical side of sports

Can you link the 3000 grit pad you use?

Thanks for the great content. How do you feel about this vs the IQ Ruby

Just cause you don't like it doesn't mean it's a bad ball.

Nice video! - 3/13/2024 - I hope your are bowling nationsls. If so, good luck!

Great to see the old Holler House. Went behind to set up pins in the 70s for a few frames. Hope the bras are still hanging.

I bought one. It definitely moves more than what I see here. Wonder if my typical house/league shot is just dryer than the lanes in this vid.

Just bought one. It's definitely not the purple.

As a youtuber myself I appreciate this content man. Damn good. I just bought this ball yesterday and used it in league last night and practice today. I’m a hybrid new and not new bowler. My sister toured like 2nd tier WPBA and we grew up in the bowling alley with the Prather family and other great bowlers in Pensacola. I haven’t played league since I was 8 years old until the last 6 months. I avg about 175 and just now in this second season I’m getting into it, so I bought this ball. I’m kinda hating it. Same problems Darren Tang and others are having, I’m also having. I feel like I have to be perfect or I’m either Brooklyn or punching through or I send it out and it never comes back. Guy next to me this morning was practicing with his and said the same. He took it all the way to a 6000 so he could get it down the lane. Pro shop guy, who is one of Hawaii’s best bowlers, said that no one likes it out of the box. I am no exception. I’m going to take it to 3000 and see how I like it, but as he said in the vid, I think this a specific and unforgiving ball for certain conditions and not even 3 full games, but idk much. Last thoughts: - this ball has made me learn a bunch of technical terms and get the lingo down just trying to figure it out, so that’s good I guess haha - Lastly, I should’ve gotten (and if you’re reading this and newer, you should get) a Phaze 2 instead 🤙🏽

Cool find Im really interested in trying scuff pads. Its annoying having to hit my solid balls with surface after 6 games of league so I can maintain that consistent ball motion.

What do you use for over 2000 grits

Do you do it without a ball spinner ever? Does it work just as good in your opinion?

I've seen a dude surface his ball so much he knocked the logos off the ball within 2 weeks

Wouldnt scratching remove ball material? Creating a crevice in the ball surface means something is removed that was there. Did u word this wrong? I used these types of pads to scuff paint on cars and it definitely removes the paint. If ya keep going, the paint wears away.

If I can roll a 701 with this ball then I am buying it today...Haha

I was using these 40 years ago As well as using different polish with scotch brites for different reactions.

Bruh, scuff pads are the best 👌

What you’re saying makes no sense as to one product removes the surface vs another that somehow doesn’t. They are all sand paper, what does sand paper do, remove surface…dughhhh. This is simply a promotional video just be honest. FOH

Nice review! I like the 5 arrow challenges and the stats on the right side. Your style is relatable, so it's relevant to the viewers. Not sure if you are limited to the SPI brand or not. A suggestion for future videos would be to get away from this pair of lanes and out into the "real world" with a league night segment or something so we can see how these balls match up in real world conditions.

Thanks for this video! I may try these out. I used Abralon for a few years and switched to CTD pads in August 2023. They work well, but I am concerned about wearing away the covers of my new pieces. Too bad there isn't a 3k grit available. That's what I use on my pearl covers.