You mean the mini tornado.

You are not completely wrong. But every once in a while people luck out and they tweak it just right and a star is born. Hammer Black Widow , purple hammer the motive jackal ghost, Storm Hy-Road. The list can go on. Not to mention all bowling balls loose performance every time they are rolled. So everyone should upgrade every year or two at the least... Just to keep a good reactive surface and get the best performance possible. That and every 60 games they should be scuffed up baked or soaked in hot water to get the oil out of them and re polished to desired finish . Unless you use urethane or plastic. Most people that are not addicted to this game do not know that.

I want to make one with a 20lbs weight block LOL!

@@TraumaER you can do that now. Just drill a hole into the center of the ball and fill it with lead or tungsten. Then plug the hole. Just don't get cought in a sanctioned event. I'm talking make a functioning ball that works best for me. You know? Make a batch of 4 with my favorite cover/core combo

@@stompingpeak2043 haha I've seen it all now. I was just joking. I didn't know people actually did this. Not surprised if it happens though. We had league bowlers try to sneak in balls with weight holes still last year and got into fights with other teams when they saw the ball. It gets suspicious when you take your ball off a chair or bag, roll your ball, then after your frame is over, you take the ball off the ball area and put it in some secret location. Have idiots still using ball cleaner after every shot all night. No one calls them out. As far as favorite balls. Yeah I'd like 3-4 HyRoad Pearls in different colors. Gold would be nice. And I'm not paying $300 for some 'overseas' HyRoad Pearl that happens to be gold haha. I'd also like a Pitch Black that wasn't actually black. Maybe gray or wooden looking.

@@TraumaER well you're allowed to clean your balls now I guess. They at least changed the rule everywhere I've been because of covid. I just want to make the perfect pearl cover on my perfect core. Then I'd be stoked. Also yes people have cheated in the past by doing that. Get a black ball and fill it with something heavy and plug the hole with black fill. Nobody will ever know unless they weigh it lol. I don't do it cause 15 is more than enough for me. I wouldn't want a 25lb ball. That thing would tear up my wrist big time

@@stompingpeak2043 there's a video of someone doing that, they had to get permission from the center before using it.

Well thats a relief that Hammer at least still makes them here in the US...

@UCdpM-vRTszJXWUI9ZUrtsJQ really? smh... That is such a shame.

Not sure where you got this info from, but it's not correct. BW's are poured in Mexico.

@@timanders3151 Well in that case, Hammer needs to get that taken off their website.

@@acdii where on thier website does it say that?

This is just 1 company and they are overseas based. You have more people involved in the plants in the US and Mexico.

The pin is inserted into the hole that they drill at 1:20 and at 1:57 they hammer the pin into place. The pin should be holding the core up from the bottom of the coverstock mold but you are correct; in this video you can see some of the balls are not exactly centered.

Pretty much, but with updated coverstocks. The BW 2.0 is the same as the original, but has a different coverstock. At least that is what most reviewers keep saying.

Normally they don't. Most just pay for the drilling. But a lot depends on if the bowler is sponsored or not. And if that person is sponsored, it will depend on their contract.

It is but this isnt motiv. This is Swag

at 5:59, you can see a determinator nearby. Probably not showing every exact step...

Atleast Storm balls are I think. Lots of overseas brands etc

@@MetalJuggler Most overseas places use (supposed) US brands tho.. I know there are a few Korean and Japanese brands tho

Oh. I just expected asians to rock their own brands etc, as they usually have alot of unique, and weird, stuff!

@@MetalJuggler Korean and Japan seems to, but they are also incredibly homogenous and make a lot of their own stuff. Which is cool, I just hope the US also continues to manufacture and make their own stuff too.

@Jon Hop Storm and Motiv have plants in the USA. Brunswick has its plant in Mexico.