How Hidden Technology Transformed Bowling

Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins.

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Storm Dark Code bowling ball

If you need the perfect combination of mid-lane roll and backend reactivity with head-turn pin carry, the Dark Code should be your very first choice. Easy power and a gorgeous look? Sign us up.

The Dark Code features an extremely dense modified disc technology shape called the RAD4 Core. First introduced in the X-Factorโ„ข series, RAD (Radial Accelerating Disc) technology produces, bar none, more torque and entry angle than traditional asymmetrical cores. Itโ€™s the new standard for high performance.

Some bowling balls immediately sink their teeth into the lane in order to provide traction in oil. Others glide through the front part of the lane with ease, saving all their energy for an explosive backend reaction. But, what happens when you have a ball thatโ€™s capable of offering both? Well, at Storm, we wanted to find out, and thatโ€™s how we came up with the Dark Code โ€“ a ball thatโ€™s so good, itโ€™s almost evil!

The engineering may be complicated, but the simple truth of the Dark Code is as confidence inspiring as anything else weโ€™ve built to date. Dynamic cores and potent covers build a solid foundation โ€“ one enhanced by industry-leading longevity. A superior factory finish signifies its place atop the pecking order. Imposing. Purposeful. This is the kind of ball you look up to.

We stepped back and took the best features of our seven most popular coverstocks: Reactorโ„ข, R2Sโ„ข, TX-16โ„ข, NRGโ„ข, SPECโ„ข, GI-20โ„ข, and NeXโ„ข. Whatโ€™s realized has more texture, more porosity, and more motility that combines the benefits of seven of the most iconic coverstocks to ever leave the Storm workshop. TractionX7 headlines the durability of TX-16, the backend of R2S, and the slower oil absorption rates of SPEC. Simply put, thereโ€™s versatility encased in TractionX7โ€™s genome that stays put for as long as it stays in your bag.

Coverstockย โ€“ ReX Pearl Reactive
Weight Blockย โ€“ย RAD4โ„ข Core
Factory Finishย โ€“ 1500-grit Polished
Ball Colorย โ€“ Obsidian
Fragranceย โ€“ Cherry Delight
RG (15lb)ย โ€“ 2.50
Diff (15lb)ย โ€“ .058

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