Storm Omega Crux Review

thanks for joining me for another video this is a closer look at the Omega cracks we're on the 2019 USBC open championships doubles in singles pattern which is 42 feet and 28.4 mils so on the longer side of medium and heavier volume this is the kind of condition this ball was designed for once again my layout is five by three and a half by two and a half which is a pretty strong layout overall the catalyst core is on the weaker side for nason mostly because you don't change much during drilling due to the cutout in the front of the core so I wanted to go with a more dynamic layout

this is an ideal reaction for me in this condition even with the stronger layout the catalyst core creates a really familiar Rolly and not quite round but smoother shape this helps keep you in the pocket more often than not it allows you to roll the ball without it really jerking when it's friction and it doesn't start up super early crux is for me are basically asymmetric versions of idle or phase-line balls I see them as stronger benchmark reactions and you don't typically say benchmark when it comes to a sims unless you're talking about heavier volumes or longer patterns

it was just a little too much ball for the house shot are a little bit more than I'd want but still definitely playable part of that I think was just being fresh out of the box now once I get 20 games on it or so and the cover settles in I think it'll definitely be a daily driver and League and just an ab roll on pad away from being back in shape to tackle something like this pattern usually pearls don't come sanded so this is pretty unusual but more and more people are starting to take the factory shine off because they recognize that it can contribute to inconsistency and create over/under so Chad and the team just eliminated a

step there those of us who actually favor the factory shine will still see it show up overtime with use I do actually prefer lane shine to using polish though so this will probably put me in an even better situation than the factory shine does after 10 games or so this initially creates a reaction more typically expected out of a solid or hybrid ball the pearl hybrid and solid designators usually give you an idea what to expect solids are typically the earliest and smoothest pearls are the longest and strongest hybrids are in between but when you start changing surfaces and cover formulas and cores a lot of times

that can be virtually ignored and I think that's the case here smooth and Rolly core pearl version of storm's new strongest cover at with gie 20 and a 3,000 grit finish adds up to a reaction that doesn't act traditionally pearl at all that's definitely not a bad thing though ball reactions always king's so don't dwell on the fact that it's a pearl ultimately that can mean very little I know there's all kinds of rules of thumb and other rules that aren't actually ruled that people think are hard and fast but when someone tells you that you need all three cover types in your bag and you're looking at the Omega versus the Astro

for example you're gonna be light-years apart and probably really confused because you're focusing on one variable out of a dozen I'm gonna be featuring a comparison video between those two so that you can see what I mean when you're building a bag shapes should be the number one thing you're looking at you can use Abril on or polish to increase or decrease traction and of course there's a few other important variables but when it comes to the Omega you have a medium length medium friction response ball that has a very strong cover formula it's going to be best on medium to higher volume conditions and medium to lower friction lanes sometimes even

if you have higher volumes but higher friction lanes the cover won't want to get down the lane and you could find yourself with pretty confusing ball reaction I hope you've enjoyed this deeper look at the Omega crux release day is February 21st thanks for watching [Music]