Storm Rocket AI Review

5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Good day, Storm Nation. Belmo here. I am in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Uh just outside of Detroit at one of the most incredible bowling facilities in the world, Bowling IQ. And I thought we have something new. So, why not kind of talk about it in a place like this that is incredible. Uh we have the Rocket AI.

>> [music] >> I'm really excited because this is the first time that I've taken an older bowling ball, one that I've used, loved, won tournaments with in the Rocket and worked with the Storm team to put a little Belmo flare on it, to kind of talk them through how I would love to see this ball rolling in today's game, and to see the new technology wrapped [music] around a wonderfully successful core. So, you're probably wondering, well,

what is in this ball? What is on the outside of this bowling ball? Well, we have the original Booster weight block that was in the original Rocket. We have put it in an AI core to give you that little extra bang around the pins, and then we've wrapped it in the Equinox cover stock. And why did we do that? Well, the Rocket was predominantly a ball that we like to see when there was a lot of friction. But, in today's game, there's so much talk about control and about

making sure that our bowling ball is doing the right thing in the mid-lane and down the end of the pattern. So, throwing that really great Equinox solid cover stock on the outside gives you that very controlled and consistent ball reaction down lane. But, we do know that the Rocket was great when the lanes had a little friction. So, we've thrown a little pearl into [music] it. It's shiny, so you're going to get that really clean look through the fronts and the mid-lane, but the extra

boost in that weight block with the AI uh core and the Equinox cover on this means the down lane reaction is going to be really rounded, controllable, but you're going to be able to play a little in the in the dirt with this ball. And that's something that even on tour, we love to see. We want to see that control even as the lanes are transitioning, breaking down, and when we feel like, "Hey, there's not a lot of oil left in the fronts. We need something to get through it." So, we've put together this combination of weight block cover stock

uh going back to our roots in a really successful ball in the Rocket series. I'm very excited to show you what it looks like going down the lane, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at just how clean it is through the fronts, but also how controlled it is down lane. So, a question you might be wondering is uh "Hey, Belmo, why are you doing a collaboration uh like this where we're taking an existing ball and we're working with the Belmo brand to create this kind of uh symbiosis of Storm and Belmo, rather

than uh a traditional Belmo ball collaboration, which is starting from scratch, uh building it from the ground all the way up?" Well, one of the conversations that I've been having with Storm and that I hear from a lot of parents in particular is, you know, my my son, my daughter, they idolize you, they love you, they love Storm, but we felt like the uh the Belmo balls were probably just a little bit too expensive for my 11-year-old son. And I talked with Storm about this, and I

completely understand as a parent of four children myself, um you know, bowling isn't uh a cheap game. So, I said, "We we need to do something for the demographic of bowlers out there that want to see Storm performance, that want to use something that is collaborated by me, but in a price point that makes sense to mom and dad um also." So, that was the initial idea. Once we brought the idea of lowering a price point, naturally my competitiveness, Storm's competitiveness

to be the best ball manufacturer in the world was, "Well, why don't we make a ball that's a little cheaper in your collaboration, but we throw a lot of tech in it. We make sure it performs. So, whether you are an 11-year-old child willing to get into a Belmo collaborator ball for the first time, or you are a seasoned professional, uh competitive tournament and league bowler, this is going to be very useful in your hands. And so, adding that AI uh core mixed

with the latest and greatest cover stock technology that we have on the Equinox, which has been a great bowling ball for everybody in league and in tournament play, it really is a bowling ball that has a lot of bang for its buck. And I think that's important because it's not just about making a cheaper bowling ball for entry-level players to get into or kids, but it's also about, well, what if I need a bowling ball? I I bowl league. I'm a competitive player. What if I want a bowling ball that when the lanes are

starting to burn up a little bit, I want that push through the fronts, but a little control down lane. What if I want that? So, naturally Storm was like, "I think we're going to really make this ball a high-performing bowling ball in a very different price [music] point." And that's part of the reason why I'm super excited is a lot more people will have access to this bowling ball. The performance of it is great. It is not limited either. So, I think that's super important to know that this ball will be on the on the market for a long time to come. And even university and college students that want to bowl for their

college teams will be able to use a Belmo collaborator ball with Storm for the first time because of the way that we have incorporated the logo. So, there's a lot of things that we've been working on, thinking about, um and I'm really impressed with what we've been able to create. I'm really excited for you guys [music] to get a chance to throw it. Um so, why don't I throw some here at Bowling IQ and let you see for yourself what kind of ball motion I'm talking about.

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[music] [music] >> Okay, there you have it, the Rocket AI Belmo collaboration. As you can see, I kind of played a little bit over the lane there. I was able to stay a little

further to the right, throw it a little firmer, and then I was able to creep a little further left and and hook the whole lane a bit. And I think, you know, on this, I think it's a 42-ft oil, 5:1 ratio oil pattern. Um having that versatility obviously is one of the staples of Storm bowling balls that you get that um incredible versatility out of a bowling ball. But, for me, the it was really the way that the ball went through the pins. I mean, we're bowling on string pins, notoriously hard to send messengers. And, you know, this Belmo

Rocket AI had sent a bunch of them across there. Um I think it's kind of special in a sense where when I'm watching the ball go down the lane, I can see how clean it gets through the front half of the lane. And normally, the cleaner the ball through the front path, the more angular, the more aggressive, the more harder to control. And as you saw with the way that I was throwing it, when it read that friction, it kind of just saw its

path and stayed on that path. It didn't overcorrect itself. It didn't try to create a lot of angle. I wasn't doing anything special with my hand. I was really just kind of throwing it very simply, very normally, very naturally. And just to see the ball be able to do different shapes, but also go through the pins really well, um is one of the reasons why I'm really excited to throw this out on tour. Right, before I close this video, I just want to give a massive shout-out to everybody here at Bowling IQ, just outside of Detroit in Michigan. All the guys and girls here have been

incredible. So, if you are in the area, please stop by. This facility is amazing. And if you're here from May 1st onwards, you'll be able to find a Rocket [music] AI collaboration with me up here on the wall for you to test, try. Or if there's a matchmaker near you, please get your hands on one. I think you'll be really surprised at just how much technology, how much power this bowling ball can give you in the Thunder line. Hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did throwing it. Till then, ball up a

storm. Cheers, Storm Nation.