The cat probably out weighs the 18 pound bowling ball..

Probably the last video before Christmas so Merry Christmas peeps!

The effect the offset core had on ball motion was really cool to see. Extra weight didn't hurt the carry, but the way the 18 enters the pocket compared to the 15 was like night and day. Maybe do a rematch between the balls with some surface on the 15lb? Surface can only effect ball motion so much, but it would be interesting to see the stock ball have closer motion to the 18 to see how weight effects the carry "alone".

This reminds me of a story that Mo Pinel (probably the most influential person in the history of bowling as far as ball technology is concerned) told me and my dad during a coaching session. He was experimenting with ball dynamics and had drilled a hole in a rubber ball and filled it with mercury before plugging it. It was reacting just like your 18 lb Mix. The interesting thing is that a PBA Tour pro saw the ball's extraordinary carry and wanted to try throwing the ball. Mo let him throw it and he was so impressed he tried to buy the ball from Mo, offering hundreds of dollars. Of course Mo could not sell it to him in good faith because the ball was filled with a toxic liquid metal and not tournament/league legal, but he liked telling that story as it kinda marked the beginning of core technology in bowling balls

Any thoughts of drilling a hole in the opposite side filled with foam or cork to make the 18lb ball a "legal" 16 pounder with even more weight bias towards the metal side?

You deserve a hell of a lot more views and love with these crazy things you do, I love it all!

The Mix does have a pancake core right on the pin. You've put the bb core on your pap it looks like, as the ball rolls around the plug down the whole lane. So I guess with the pancake core + the bb core, you've made a weird asymmetric core plastic ball 😆

Just got into bowling a couple months ago and now I’m averaging 160 and I’ve noticed I’ve been improving just from watching you man, you seem like such a chill dude and I love your content I’ve went through and watched all your vids and btw I got a mustang too🤙🏼

This a great video. It really shows what that 18 is doing. No deflection, just straight through the pocket. Keep these videos up. Have you ever tried throwing a ball that has a layout for a left hander? bowler?

The Storm Mix is a mix of plastic and urethane, hence the name.

Real Talk Mike, you should get some kind of R&D role with a ball manufacturer. Would love to see these tests done with more tools at your disposal. Also Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love the vid. Also merry Christmas. GL on 1 mil

You should get a 12lbs Mix and do the same thing so that way it’s 15lbs ish Mix w a core inside. Basically like the urethane on the market.

Digging the lower angle at the end that ball hits hard!

I bowled with a 13 pound storm x factor deuce for many years and i loved it. But it did not hurt the pocket the way my 16 pound pink solid core Hammer does. I love seeing the difference between a 15 pounder and an 18 pounder.

one of the best bowlers, deserves more attention👍 i am playing two handed but learned a lot just by watching your game 👍

The good news is that when you pitch it over a bridge after shooting 470 in a tournament, somebody can put a magnet on a line and fish it out!!

Dang! awesome way to shoot this! Different and much more betterer than any other bowling channel. This is the top, number one, bowling channel, on KZfaq. Merry holiday inn. If you end up giving away a million bowling balls give them all to one person and ruin them lmao

That hole you drilled into the bowling ball to make it heavy looked like one of those house balls with the giant holes in them

i'm a two-hander and i actually use a storm mix as my strike ball, and it does hook a decent amount

I liked the video alot I was thinking about getting a ball with a offset balance because I bowl 2 finger and curve thought it would curve more glad I seen it actually hooks less and hits flat love it ur a great bowler

Great videos. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...

Almost no deflection from 18lber pretty cool to see compared to 15. Merry Christmas! 🎅

Lol the 2016-2017 GTA stunt montage music. Also merry Christmas 🎄

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Good way to end the year!!!

The hammer sounds lining up with the music was immensely satisfying

The color coordination of the fit and the ball was pretty slick broski!

The cats like "bruh, you're the one feeding me!" Lol

I have that same vacuum and I love it!

3:06 BIG. CHUNGUS.

Love your sense of humor, let's get that million subs!!

Best Christmas gift ever❤

Not gonna lie.. that 18 might be my favorite of yours. The roll the carry and you look like you just throw it easier . Merry Christmas

He's just standing there........MENACINGLY!!!

Behold: the poor man’s Mo Pinel (RIP)! I’m really enjoying your videos, 220, and I always look forward to each new one’s zaniness! Seriously. I’m always wondering, ‘What’s he gonna do THIS time???’ Keep up the awesome (and hilarious) work!

That cat is a damn bowling ball. Like Jesus Christ. What a beast.

Looks pretty clean all the way with no hooks like plastic

Before you started I thought you might leave a few 9 pins with the extra weight pushing through the 5 rather than deflecting and taking out the 9. I used to have that problem with my 16 lb. urethane.

1 million ‘normal’ bowling balls is probably only like 900k 18lbers. Idk I suck at math, but hey it’s a silver lining! Let’s go 1 mil! Lol Merry Christmas 220!

Cool tech bowling ball

It must be so fun to bowl with these heavy balls because they just smash through the pins. Also, i wonder if he placed the bbs specifically for a hoook like that.

A 1-inch hole saw bit would give you a more accurate hole, instead of the wobbly bit you're using

Hello bro~ which sides of the bowingball should i put the copper bb? in order for the ball to hook more~ need help

Don't think you guys understand the patience it takes to do this with a hand drill. That's devious work right there 🤣

The 15 didn't hook as much because: it was traveling faster, and because it is lighter, it didn't bite into the lane as much as the 18.

Can you start with a light ball and then hand-drill/custom core it into something "legal"? Merry Christmas and thanks for a great year of videos.

Access to a pro shop but still destroyed house with ball dust 🤣 this the content I’m here for !

Cat-"the tiles feel good on my beans and belly."

This 18 lb Mix is the hardest hitting illegal ball you have ever made! WOW! The 15 lb hits like a 6 lb by comparison. Need to see more videos with this please! Question: Why did you put the weight on the right side of the ball? Were you trying to put the weight on your PAP? It sure worked!

Your actually my favorite KZfaq bowler.

4:00 Welcome to gravity!

Yay cat rules! Thanks Michael!

Y’all gotta do this to a tropical surge, or whatever the entry level storm ball is.

The mass likely accounts for most of the “harder” hit-but still cool to see that hook

Merry Christmas. And are you back to only doing one handed bowling again?

Have you tried making super light balls? Perhaps they'll have less power than a heavier ball but you can offset it with increased speed.

Hey, Merry Christmas and is the 18lber for sale lol

the impact in the pins of the 18 pound ball is just ridiculous xD

Definitely show more shots from the lat view angle it was spot on for watching how the ball rolls up and reads the friction. Also just a thought use contrasting inserts so you can see the ball rotation. You will thank me later.

So if I'm thinking about it correctly that huge plug turned into the Preferred Spin Axis but I could be wrong.

Merry Christmas!!! Use the 18lbs against darren tang...lol

Lol I was bowling next to you this day. I remember seeing those two balls

I maybe late on this video, but damn that 18lb ball sounds so nice hitting those pins though!

I'm not sure if you measured it out but i think the best spot for the weight would be directly opposite of your PAP (At least to keep the orginal core dynamics of the ball). It looks like its close already and being slightly offset of the PAP would create an asym type of wind up, more flare, and just more overall hook, likely on the back end. It works out pretty well it my head because that core is driving directly down the lane. I'm not sure if a company could recreate this on a mass level. There would at least need to be a left and right handed version. Also, I have no clue on the core regulations but it seems like a good idea. I'm sure somebody has an extra gem laying around that you can try this on. A strong ball with a low RG and place the mass on the opposite side of PAP... or if you want to get crazy i suppose you could have a weight on both sides of the PAP and the ball should naturally go to that axis while the engine drives it!

My guy love the videos 220

220's Balls coming to a store near you soon.

cats and bowling best video ever....

I bet you could win a ton of money bowling pot games with that ball.

you need a lane masters tempest to do all the crazy stuff you do they are a reactive resin pancake weight ball you might actually get some hook out of that

That 18lb ball would fatigue the crap out of my arm, holy smokes

I think this goes to show how different it would have been if Balance holes weren't made illegal because you could have crazy side weights (not quite like this) that would drastically help the carry

new sub.. would love a bowling ball. havent played in over 30 years

offset core is a cool idea. wonder if you just got lucky with the way your drilled it?

Lol 1 million bowling balls!!

You can see the difference between the deflection angles

Yeah I’m sure there’s a sweet spot in there somewhere but there’s not enough extra angle to contribute that kind of carry to mainly the extra weight. I’m sure that’s why somebody decided 16 was max. Still a cool video though!

Urethane is a type of plastic. So they're both in agreement when one calls it Urethane and another calls it plastic.

Storm is wrong bc i use storm white mix as my spare and yet im a 2 hander it has more alot skid than roll or hook

At the very least, you should use an old urethane from the 90s or earlier. Those have more hook potential than the spare balls. Perhaps even try an old reactive ball like that.

Big Chungus the cat needs his own YT channel... just sayin'.

Yes...Darren/Jessie were wrong. The Mix is a weak urethane cover for durability, hence the increased price over the Ice.

I never knew Zlatan played bowling

To be fair any polymer is considered plastic. Including paint. It’s a blanket term. If dude meant acrylic he miss spoke. And is wrong.

Those BBS have steel cores. I use them

That ball goes through the pins much better than the twenty pounder......I think the cover stock has alot to do with it........not sure about the static weights.........

Someone please, PLEASE send him a shop vac with a drywall bag!

Once upon a time, it was completely legal to use 18lb bowling balls.

I wonder how many drills he’s gone through

I am impressed with how good that 18 pounder did compared to the 15 pound

overpowered

My dude has a friend with a pro shop yet he STILL drills his ball with a hand drill hahaha.

That cat needs a treadmill

What happened to the two handed thing?

damn thought ya was goin to go for the 300. but it looked like you got tired.

Always the best content! Thanks for another high quality video. You're the best my friend.

That cat is chonk!

You need a rematch with DTang with the 18 pounder.

Man that 18 lb is cleaner through the fronts than a frickin iq tour

1v1 match with 18 pounder when my back isn’t broken?😃

Loved the Darren callout.. lol Also, you should get a wireless mic setup.. just saying 🤷🏻