2Fast™ and 2Furious™

The variety of product lines within the Storm brand help the bowler understand what level of performance to expect from a ball. But don’t just assume because a ball is more affordable that it does have some serious teeth! Just ask Pete Weber who recently won his 35^th title using the Furious^™— a popular choice of professionals worldwide.

For the new 2Fast™ and 2Furious™, Storm chose the "R2S™" material that is aggressive and durable.

Making this new piece available in either a pearl (2Fast) or solid (2Furious) was a must. The 2Furious sports a 500 then 2000-grit Abralon® matte finish in Victory Red/Daytona Blue. Fragrance: Cherry. RG in 15# is 2.53 and RG Diff. is .045.

The 2Fast features a 1500-grit Polished R2S™ Pearl Reactive finish in Amethyst/Peridot to create a smoother glide to the break point. Fragrance: Grap. RG in 15# is 2.53 and RG Diff. is .045.

Oil patterns are different from day to day and night to night, even game to game. So, with the new 2Fast and 2Furious you can keep up with changing lane conditions. 

Looking under the hood, you’ll find an entirely new shape known as the "N.O.S. ™" weight block/core system. Storm created an increase of flare potential by more than 15% with this higher volume core. This new shape, with its elevated differential, created in a stronger ball motion when tested against the original "Turbine" core (from the Fast, Furious and Natural).

Storm Prodigy

With the intent of creating the new cornerstone of the Storm Master Line^™, the Prodigy has a new "Centripetal™" core featuring a lower center of gravity to create stronger ball motion.

In addition to total hook, you have to take note of the shape of the ball motion. Stronger asymmetrical cores produce an increased angle on the backend, but some situations demand a strong yet predictable motion. This is where you, as a bowler, should choose a ball with a symmetrical shape, like that which will be found in the Prodigy. It’s consistent while still providing a strong overall motion. Coverstock details: R2X™ Pearl Reactive with E.T.M. in Carbon/ Sapphire/Sterling colors, finished with 500 then 4000-grit Abralon®. And, of course the new aroma of the Prodigy is Blueberry. 15# ball Radius of Gyration (RG) 2.48, RG Differential .050.

Hammer Bowling Balls You Will See This Summer

Joining the Backlash(s), Midnight Vibe and Axe, Hammer products for the future include: The Jigsaw Trap (a Blue/Purple/Yellow pearl version of “Quick Corner” coverstock, finished 800/800/1000/1000 and then polished) a 19 Hook rating on the new FCC (Finish/Cover/Core) Table. #15 lber Radius of Gyration (RG) - 2.49, with RG Differential - .058.

The Plague (a Purple/Red/Gold “Level 2” Reactive finished 500, 1000 and 2000), FCC rating of 21. #15 lber Radius of Gyration (RG) - 2.50, with RG Differential - .055.

Hardcore Hammer Grind (color Black/Green, covered in “Violent Reactive” stock like the Hammer Jacked) finished at 800/800/1000/1000 and polished. The FCC rating for the Grind is 16. #15 lber Radius of Gyration (RG) - 2.56, with RG Differential - .045. More details, including pictures of cores and covers will be available May 18th.
  
All of Hammer's polished finishes are done with Powerhouse Factory Finish polish.

Walter Ray Williams Jr. Wins on The Senior Tour

Recently-crowned Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, picked up where he left off at the conclusion of the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season in April by winning the Senior Miller High Life Classic Wednesday at George Pappas Victory Lanes.  
Making his PBA Senior Tour debut, Williams, the PBA Tour’s all-time leader in career titles with 47, notched his first Senior Tour win by defeating Keith Sharp of Orlando, FL, 267-245 in the championship match. 

“It’s a little more relaxed out here than the regular tour but that doesn’t mean these guys aren’t competitive,” said Williams, who now owns a record seven

PBA Player of the Year honors. “Fortunately I averaged close to 260 today and I 
needed to bowl that well because I had some tough opponents who were bowling 
very well including Keith in the final match.

“In general it was a lot of fun and the guys made me feel very welcome out here 
on the Senior Tour.”

In the semifinal match Williams defeated Roger Kossert of Lithia, Fla., 269-211 
and Sharp defeated Dave Patchen of Oregon, Ohio, 218-147 to advance to the 
championship match.

“I didn’t bowl as well as I would have liked in qualifying but in match play the 
condition seemed to be a bit tighter which was a better match up for the ball I 
was using and where I was playing on the lane,” Williams added.

After a three-week break, the Senior Tour will resume with the PBA Senior 
Northern California Open in Brentwood May 30-June 2 followed by the PBA Senior 
U.S. Open and USBC Senior Masters in Las Vegas.

“I’ll bowl in Brentwood and the Senior Masters for sure,” said the 50-year-old 
Williams, “Because of my schedule it doesn’t look I’ll make the Senior U.S. Open 
and I’ll just have to see how things work out during the rest of the summer.”

Bob Kelly of Dayton, Ohio, rolled three 300 games in the tournament which tied 
the record for most 300 games by an individual in a tournament with reigning PBA 
Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr who set the mark in last week’s Senior 
Columbus Open. Kelly now has four 300s for the season which also ties that 
record.

Final day coverage of the Senior Miller High Life Classic was streamed live on 
pba.com’s Xtra Frame.

PBA SENIOR MILLER HIGH LIFE CLASSIC
George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C., Wednesday

Championship Match
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla. ($8,000) def. Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla. 
($4,500), 267-245.

Semifinal Round (losers earn $3,000)
Williams def. Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 269-211.
Sharp def. Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 218-147.

Round of 8 (best-of-three games, losers eliminated, $1,700 each)
Patchen def Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill., 2-1.
Sharp def. Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2-1.
Kossert def. Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 2-1.
Williams Jr. def. Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 2-0.

Round of 16 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,300 each)
Patchen def. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 4-1.
Holman def. John Chapman, Canada, 3-2.
Kelly def. Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 3-0.
Sharp def. Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3-2.
Kossert def. John Pepper, Albuquerque, 3-2.
Lickliter def. Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3-1.
Williams def. Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3-0.
Parks def. Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3-0.

Round of 24 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,150 each)
Patchen def. Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3-1.
Chapman def. Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 3-1.
Berke def. Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3-1.
Brazeau def. Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 3-0.
Kossert def. Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3-0.
Lickliter def. Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3-0.
Williams Jr. def. George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3-0.
Buckley def. Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3-1.

Round of 32 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,050 each)
Ferraro def. George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C., 3-0.
Shultis def. Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3-0.
Harvey def. Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3-0.
Neff def. Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 3-0.
Kossert def. Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 3-0.
Popp def. Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, S.C., 3-2.
Lord def. Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 3-2.
Buckley def. Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 3-1.

300 games – Gary Shultis, Bob Kelly, Kenny Parks and Steve Lickliter.

Hammer Has a New Vibe

The new Hammer Midnight Vibe is Black/Blue Pearl "Shredder" (on the Raw Hammer Burn) coverstock wrapping the "Vibe" Symmetric core. #15 RG (2.51) Diff (.042)

Sharp Leads PBA Senior Miller High Life Classic

Keith Sharp of Orlando, Fla., averaged 247.7 to lead after the first round Monday in the Professional 

Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Miller High Life Classic at George Pappas Victory Lanes.

Sharp had games of 247, 239, 266, 255, 258, 258, 256 and 203 for a 1,982 pinfall total to hold a 57-pin

lead over Dave Flemming of Fairborn, Ohio in second.

“It was one of those rounds where I had the right ball for the right condition,” said the 55-year-old Sharp

who owns one Senior Tour title. “I drilled a new ball before the round and I guessed right. I was able to

play the same shot for most of the games and it’s always a good thing when you don’t have to make a

lot of adjustments.”

Reigning PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr., making his Senior Tour debut, finished the round

in 11th with a 1,861 pinfall (232.6 average).

“I bowled four good games and four not so good, but overall I bowled decent," said the 50-year-old PBA

Hall of Famer. “We’ll see what tomorrow brings and go from there.”

The 157-player field will bowl another eight-game qualifying round on Tuesday after which the field will be

cut to the top 32 players who will advance to best-of-five match play beginning Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Match play continues all day Wednesday with the Round of 8 and championship rounds scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

PBA.com’s Xtra Frame video service will provide final-day coverage of the Miller High Life Classic on

Wednesday.

PBA SENIOR MILLER HIGH LIFE CLASSIC
George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C., Monday

FIRST ROUND (8 games)

1, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,982.
2, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,925.
3, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,923.
4, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,921.
5, John Chapman, Canada, 1,911.
6, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,909.
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,895.
8, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,885.
9, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,881.
10, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,868.
11, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,861.
12, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,853.
13, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,852.
14, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,845.
15, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 1,844.
16, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,841.
17, John Pepper Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., 1,839.
18, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,834.
19, Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill., 1,830.
20, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,828.
21, Tom Howard, Rushville, Ind., 1,824.
22, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 1,823.
23, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,811.
24, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,810.
25, (TIE) George Lord, Lakeland, Fla. and Chuck Gardner, Charlotte, N.C., 1,807.
27, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,798.
28, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,787.
29, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,786.
30, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,780.
31, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,777.
32, (TIE) Charles Fitzgerald, Statesville, NC, George Pappas, Charlotte, NC and Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, NC,1,775.
35, Mark McNutt, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,773.
36, (TIE) Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,769.
39, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,765.
40, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 1,761.
41, Nicholas Serino, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,760.
42, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,759.
43, (TIE) Kerry Painter, Henderson, NV, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, SC, and Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, SC,     1,755.
46, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,748.
47, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,745.
48, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,744.
49, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,742.
50, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,741.
51, (TIE) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska and Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 1,737.
53, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 1,732.
54, Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 1,726.
55, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1,723.
56, (TIE) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,721.
58, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,718.
59, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,714.
60, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,713.
61, (TIE) Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va. and Emilio Mora, Defiance, Ohio, 1,709.
63, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 1,708.
64, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,707.
65, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,706.
66, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,705.
67, Gregory Smith, Baltimore, 1,703.
68, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,701.
69, John Shreve, Elyria, Ohio, 1,699.
70, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,693.
71, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,690.
72, (TIE) Nick Panicaro, Ocala, Fla. and Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,689.
74, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,685.
75, Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 1,684.
76, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,680.
77, Mark Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,677.
78, (TIE) Dowell Milliken, Lake Grove, N.Y. and Robert Rogers, Brick, N.J., 1,676.
80, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,671.
81, (TIE) Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore. and Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,670.
83, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,667.
84, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,665.
85, (TIE) Jim McGee, Townville, S.C. and David Martin, Chesapeake, Va., 1,663.
87, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,661.
88, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,660.
89, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,658.
90, (TIE) Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C. and Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,656.
92, (TIE) Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., and Lee Burton Jr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,653.
94, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,650.
95, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,646.
96, Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 1,643.
97, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,642.
98, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,641.
99, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 1,635.
100, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,634.
101, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,633.
102, Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 1,625.
103, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,623.
104, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,622.
105, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,621.
106, William Tenan Jr, Hayes, Va., 1,619.
107, Bob Webb, Burnsville, N.C., 1,618.
108, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,617.
109, Chuck Fairchild Jr., New Canton, Va., 1,616.
110, (TIE) David Kneas, Annapolis, Md. And Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 1,614.
112, Lawrence Goosney, Calabash, N.C., 1,607.
113, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,603.
114, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,597.
115, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,595.
116, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,594.
117, Donna Tuttle, King, N.C., 1,590.
118, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,580.
119, Tino Polce III, Wall, N.J., 1,579.
120, Darryl Roberson, Oakton, Va., 1,569.
121, David Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,566.
122, Al Brooks, Bluefield, W.Va., 1,556.
123, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 1,555.
124, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,550.
125, Robert Moore, N. Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,547.
126, John Maloof, Park Hall, Md., 1,546.
127, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,545.
128, Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 1,541.
129, Richard Steinhoff, Asheville, N.C., 1,536.
130, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,535.
131, Brian Clarke, Columbia, S.C., 1,530.
132, Bruce Byrd, Nebo, N.C., 1,528.
133, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,525.
134, Kevin Murray, Concord, N.C., 1,523.
135, Phil Taylor, Tifton, Ga., 1,519.
136, Stan Wells, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,518.
137, (TIE) R. Barry Ingram, Danville, VA, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, FL, and Bob Oakes, Akron, OH 1,513.
140, Ron Evans, Atlanta, Ga., 1,511.
141, Hugh Bolton, Forrest, Va., 1,508.
142, Dale Diamond, Springfield, Ill., 1,494.
143, Oray Nicolai, Reston, Va., 1,477.
144, Frank Spada, Columbia, S.C., 1,468.
145, Dennis Neal, Thaxton, Va., 1,467.
146, (TIE) Rick Hood, Stafford, Va. and Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 1,464.
148, Hollis McMullen, Rockville, Md., 1,446.
149, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,435.
150, Rick White, Bristol, Va., 1,426.
151, Jim Burns Sr, Piney Flats, Tenn., 1,424.
152, Kevin Bogardus, Ararat, N.C., 1,422.
153, Tom Giffin, Martinsville, Va., 1,415.
154, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,391.
155, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,356.
156, Fernando Chea, East Brunswick, N.J., 1,335.
157, Daniel Jeffrey, Olin, N.C., 1,204.

300 Games - Bob Kelly, Tom Baker, Henry Blough, Curtis Aemisegger, Pete Bryan