Storm-Fate-15 lb.-Reactive Solid Bowling Ball-No Thumb Drilling
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Bowler Ratings
PATTERN
ST
TW
CR
Oily:
NA
NA
NA
Medium:
9.9
9.8
9.8
Dry:
9
8
8
Sport:
6
6
7
Bowler ratings are from 1 to 10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR)
General Info
Brand:
Storm
Name:
Fate
Reviewed:
November 2022
Empty
COVERSTOCK SPECS
Name:
ReX Pearl Reactive
Type:
Reactive Pearl
Box Finish:
Reacta Gloss
Color:
Sapphire Pearl
Empty
CORE SPECS
Name:
F-8
Type:
Symmetrical
RG:
2.52
Diff:
0.053
Int. Diff:
0.000
The Fate continues the Signature line for Storm, and it features a new core design and the ReX Pearl Reactive coverstock. This latest Belmo ball uses the symmetrical F-8 core, which gives it an RG of 2.52″ and a differential of 0.053″. For comparison, the Piston LD core from the Trend 2 had a higher RG of 2.54″ and a lower differential of 0.041″. The result is a very angular motion at the breakpoint with very strong downlane continuation. The Fate gave all three of our testers plenty of drive through the pins across multiple conditions, with enough traction to handle some oil in the middle of the lane even with its shiny Reacta Gloss box finish.
Stroker liked the Fate just a little more than the other two testers on the fresh medium oil pattern. He really liked how strongly the Fate picked up in the midlane, setting it up for a big move when it saw the friction. He liked that his good shots put all of the pins in the pit, and even on a missed release, the Fate managed to pick up and provide enough hook to get into the light shaker zone of the pocket. He was left of where he played with the Phaze V and Night Road, and he was only a board or so right of the Infinite PhysiX. As the pattern started to break down, it was very easy for Stroker to keep his Fate in the pocket by making small moves and opening his angles through the front of the lane, letting the ball come flying back downlane. Stroker had the best reaction of our three bowlers on the dry pattern, thanks to his lower rev rate. Lining up in the same place as with the Phaze V, Stroker’s Fate went high, so he moved a few boards farther inside and found plenty of strikes. On this pattern, he could get away with spinning the shot a bit too much off his hand because of the strong downlane move. Where balls that are more forward would go light and leave the 2 pin, the Fate’s stronger response to the dry at the end of the pattern got it all the way through the pins. In transition, whether caused by reactive resin or urethane, the Fate was strong enough in the midlane to drive through any kind of carrydown and continue on the back end, while still easily clearing the fronts. This core and cover combination matched up very well for him with the Reacta Gloss polished finish. Stroker struggled slightly on the fresh sport pattern with the Fate at its box finish. The shiny coverstock was very clean through front of the lane and it wasn’t quite strong enough to hook out of the out-of-bounds. When he tightened up the angles and moved inside, the strong move at the end of the pattern made it hard to keep off the nose. He took the ball to the spinner with a fresh 2000 grit pad, which allowed it to pick up earlier and smooth out the motion. This surface was best for Stroker even as the lanes broke down. Without a great look on the sport pattern, Stroker still had the best look out of the three testers on both the dry and medium patterns, with the medium providing his best overall matchup.
Cranker got lined up very quickly on the medium test pattern. The box finish gave him plenty of back end motion to allow him to start left and go around the lane with lots of drive through the pins. From the same alignment that struck with the Fate, his Phaze V left 2 pins on the fresh. As some carrydown built up and he moved more into the oil, the Fate was a bit lazy if he didn’t get it out all the way into the dry. The box finish was best for him throughout the session, as Cranker loved the back end from the polished finish. Cranker had a surprisingly good reaction on the fresh dry pattern. He needed to get the ball going toward the gutter quickly, but the Fate gave him the length he needed to get it to the breakpoint. He didn’t have any hold on the fresh, but a bit of carrydown helped to improve his look by blending out the downlane motion. His reaction was best after urethane started hooking too early and didn’t have the downlane angle needed to strike. The box finish allowed the Fate to store energy and cut through the oil that was pulled downlane, making it a great option for this kind of pattern after it had been broken down. Cranker had a slightly better look on the sport pattern than the other two testers, but he still needed a surface change for his best reaction. At the box finish, the ball was very angular, with enough hook to give him some room outside, but no room for error to the left. Moving left in transition gave him a bit of over/under. After sanding the ball to 2000 grit, Cranker had a much more controllable reaction. The duller finish allowed the Fate to really dig into the midlane and blend out the response to the back end. This allowed him to get left and cover more boards than he could with the box finish. Even with this change, Cranker’s best look in testing came on the medium pattern.
Tweener had a very good reaction with the Fate on the fresh medium pattern. The ball provided effortless length and a strong move at the friction. It handled the oil well enough to eliminate any over/under on this pattern and he could keep moving left in transition without seeing any wiggle at the breakpoint. In terms of total hook, only the Nova and Super Nova allowed Tweener to cover more boards. The Fate is the type of ball he would be able to use for a complete night of league bowling from start to finish, and there was enough separation between it and the Phaze V that both could make it into his bag. Tweener liked his reaction on the dry pattern, though not as much as Stroker. The polished pearl cover gave him plenty of length before making its move back to the pocket. He really liked how well the ball still went through the pins as he got softer with his hand to help him stay in the same part of the lane as the oil started drying out. It was only after urethane had gone down the lane and pushed oil to the breakpoint that Tweener could start moving left and going around the lane more. The versatility of the Fate allowed him to keep the ball at the box finish, and he was very impressed with the angle it created getting to the pocket. The fresh sport pattern was a little tricky for Tweener with the Fate at the box finish. He had a bit too much length and too much back end angularity when the ball came out of the pattern. He made a surface change with a 3000 grit pad to get the Fate started a bit sooner and smooth out the breakpoint. In competition, he would start with a stronger ball like the Nova or Super Nova to break down the oil before switching into the box-finished Fate. Like the other testers, Tweener’s best reaction with the polished Fate came on the medium pattern.
Performance Ratings
NAME
VALUE
COMMENTS
Torque
8.3
The Fate is the most angular of all the Belmo Signature line bowling balls. Its polished ReX Pearl cover and new F-8 core make for a ball that is very responsive downlane.
Length
16
The Reacta Gloss polished cover gives the Fate some easy length, helping it retain energy for a big move downlane.
Back End
18.6
The Fate has more back end motion than the Trend 2 or any previous Storm ball. The ReX Pearl cover is very angular on a number of bowling balls, but it seems to have found a perfect partner in the F-8 core design.
Total Hook
59.1
The total hook from the Fate is impressive considering its shiny pearlized shell. It out-hooks the Trend 2 and Phaze V, with only duller balls with stronger cores such as the Nova offering more total motion.
Strengths
The Fate offers easy length and a strong move at the back of the lane. Despite being polished, it has a strong midlane reaction that keeps it from being overly sensitive to oil, giving it good versatility on medium to dry conditions.
Weaknesses
At the box finish, the Fate offered a bit too much length on our fresh heavy oil pattern, but that's about all there is to complain about with this ball. Storm has other options for heavier oil, and this ball excels at what it was designed to do.
Overall Summary
The Fate provides the most angularity of all the Belmo Signature line releases, with plenty of hook that gives it a surprising amount of versatility. It provided our testers with a forgiving motion and slightly more total hook than the Trend 2.
PATTERN
ST
TW
CR
Oily:
NA
NA
NA
Medium:
9.9
9.8
9.8
Dry:
9
8
8
Sport:
6
6
7
Bowler ratings are from 1 to 10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR)
General Info
Brand:
Storm
Name:
Fate
Reviewed:
November 2022
Empty
COVERSTOCK SPECS
Name:
ReX Pearl Reactive
Type:
Reactive Pearl
Box Finish:
Reacta Gloss
Color:
Sapphire Pearl
Empty
CORE SPECS
Name:
F-8
Type:
Symmetrical
RG:
2.52
Diff:
0.053
Int. Diff:
0.000
The Fate continues the Signature line for Storm, and it features a new core design and the ReX Pearl Reactive coverstock. This latest Belmo ball uses the symmetrical F-8 core, which gives it an RG of 2.52″ and a differential of 0.053″. For comparison, the Piston LD core from the Trend 2 had a higher RG of 2.54″ and a lower differential of 0.041″. The result is a very angular motion at the breakpoint with very strong downlane continuation. The Fate gave all three of our testers plenty of drive through the pins across multiple conditions, with enough traction to handle some oil in the middle of the lane even with its shiny Reacta Gloss box finish.
Stroker liked the Fate just a little more than the other two testers on the fresh medium oil pattern. He really liked how strongly the Fate picked up in the midlane, setting it up for a big move when it saw the friction. He liked that his good shots put all of the pins in the pit, and even on a missed release, the Fate managed to pick up and provide enough hook to get into the light shaker zone of the pocket. He was left of where he played with the Phaze V and Night Road, and he was only a board or so right of the Infinite PhysiX. As the pattern started to break down, it was very easy for Stroker to keep his Fate in the pocket by making small moves and opening his angles through the front of the lane, letting the ball come flying back downlane. Stroker had the best reaction of our three bowlers on the dry pattern, thanks to his lower rev rate. Lining up in the same place as with the Phaze V, Stroker’s Fate went high, so he moved a few boards farther inside and found plenty of strikes. On this pattern, he could get away with spinning the shot a bit too much off his hand because of the strong downlane move. Where balls that are more forward would go light and leave the 2 pin, the Fate’s stronger response to the dry at the end of the pattern got it all the way through the pins. In transition, whether caused by reactive resin or urethane, the Fate was strong enough in the midlane to drive through any kind of carrydown and continue on the back end, while still easily clearing the fronts. This core and cover combination matched up very well for him with the Reacta Gloss polished finish. Stroker struggled slightly on the fresh sport pattern with the Fate at its box finish. The shiny coverstock was very clean through front of the lane and it wasn’t quite strong enough to hook out of the out-of-bounds. When he tightened up the angles and moved inside, the strong move at the end of the pattern made it hard to keep off the nose. He took the ball to the spinner with a fresh 2000 grit pad, which allowed it to pick up earlier and smooth out the motion. This surface was best for Stroker even as the lanes broke down. Without a great look on the sport pattern, Stroker still had the best look out of the three testers on both the dry and medium patterns, with the medium providing his best overall matchup.
Cranker got lined up very quickly on the medium test pattern. The box finish gave him plenty of back end motion to allow him to start left and go around the lane with lots of drive through the pins. From the same alignment that struck with the Fate, his Phaze V left 2 pins on the fresh. As some carrydown built up and he moved more into the oil, the Fate was a bit lazy if he didn’t get it out all the way into the dry. The box finish was best for him throughout the session, as Cranker loved the back end from the polished finish. Cranker had a surprisingly good reaction on the fresh dry pattern. He needed to get the ball going toward the gutter quickly, but the Fate gave him the length he needed to get it to the breakpoint. He didn’t have any hold on the fresh, but a bit of carrydown helped to improve his look by blending out the downlane motion. His reaction was best after urethane started hooking too early and didn’t have the downlane angle needed to strike. The box finish allowed the Fate to store energy and cut through the oil that was pulled downlane, making it a great option for this kind of pattern after it had been broken down. Cranker had a slightly better look on the sport pattern than the other two testers, but he still needed a surface change for his best reaction. At the box finish, the ball was very angular, with enough hook to give him some room outside, but no room for error to the left. Moving left in transition gave him a bit of over/under. After sanding the ball to 2000 grit, Cranker had a much more controllable reaction. The duller finish allowed the Fate to really dig into the midlane and blend out the response to the back end. This allowed him to get left and cover more boards than he could with the box finish. Even with this change, Cranker’s best look in testing came on the medium pattern.
Tweener had a very good reaction with the Fate on the fresh medium pattern. The ball provided effortless length and a strong move at the friction. It handled the oil well enough to eliminate any over/under on this pattern and he could keep moving left in transition without seeing any wiggle at the breakpoint. In terms of total hook, only the Nova and Super Nova allowed Tweener to cover more boards. The Fate is the type of ball he would be able to use for a complete night of league bowling from start to finish, and there was enough separation between it and the Phaze V that both could make it into his bag. Tweener liked his reaction on the dry pattern, though not as much as Stroker. The polished pearl cover gave him plenty of length before making its move back to the pocket. He really liked how well the ball still went through the pins as he got softer with his hand to help him stay in the same part of the lane as the oil started drying out. It was only after urethane had gone down the lane and pushed oil to the breakpoint that Tweener could start moving left and going around the lane more. The versatility of the Fate allowed him to keep the ball at the box finish, and he was very impressed with the angle it created getting to the pocket. The fresh sport pattern was a little tricky for Tweener with the Fate at the box finish. He had a bit too much length and too much back end angularity when the ball came out of the pattern. He made a surface change with a 3000 grit pad to get the Fate started a bit sooner and smooth out the breakpoint. In competition, he would start with a stronger ball like the Nova or Super Nova to break down the oil before switching into the box-finished Fate. Like the other testers, Tweener’s best reaction with the polished Fate came on the medium pattern.
Performance Ratings
NAME
VALUE
COMMENTS
Torque
8.3
The Fate is the most angular of all the Belmo Signature line bowling balls. Its polished ReX Pearl cover and new F-8 core make for a ball that is very responsive downlane.
Length
16
The Reacta Gloss polished cover gives the Fate some easy length, helping it retain energy for a big move downlane.
Back End
18.6
The Fate has more back end motion than the Trend 2 or any previous Storm ball. The ReX Pearl cover is very angular on a number of bowling balls, but it seems to have found a perfect partner in the F-8 core design.
Total Hook
59.1
The total hook from the Fate is impressive considering its shiny pearlized shell. It out-hooks the Trend 2 and Phaze V, with only duller balls with stronger cores such as the Nova offering more total motion.
Strengths
The Fate offers easy length and a strong move at the back of the lane. Despite being polished, it has a strong midlane reaction that keeps it from being overly sensitive to oil, giving it good versatility on medium to dry conditions.
Weaknesses
At the box finish, the Fate offered a bit too much length on our fresh heavy oil pattern, but that's about all there is to complain about with this ball. Storm has other options for heavier oil, and this ball excels at what it was designed to do.
Overall Summary
The Fate provides the most angularity of all the Belmo Signature line releases, with plenty of hook that gives it a surprising amount of versatility. It provided our testers with a forgiving motion and slightly more total hook than the Trend 2.
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