Storm
Hy-Road Solid
PatternStTwCr
Oily:9.59.59.5
Medium:765
Dry:NANANA
Sport:777

(1-10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR))

Coverstock Info
Name:
R2S Solid Reactive
Type:
Reactive Solid
Box Finish:
2000 Grit Sanded
Color:
Black / Red
Core Info
Name:
Inverted Fe2 Technology
Type:Symmetrical
RG:2.57
Total Diff:0.046
Int. Diff:NA

The Hy-Road Solid is the newest entry into Storm’s Thunder line. This ball takes the highly successful Inverted Fe2 weight block and wraps it with the R2S solid reactive from balls like the T-Road and Victory Road Solids. This time, the cover is finished at 2000 grit, providing plenty of hook on our heavy test pattern.

All three testers were able to have miss room right of target on the heavy pattern. We are only able to accomplish this with really strong bowling balls on this pattern. Even our lower rev tester was able to hook this ball with...

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Performance Ratings

NameValueComments
Torque
(1-10)
6.5
The Hy-Road Solid is the smoothest of all the Hy-Road bowling balls. The sanded, solid reactive cover provides a big arcing motion through the entire lane.
Length
(1-25)
11
The 2000 grit box finish can create friction on the slickest lane conditions. This rough finish wants to create traction as soon as it touches the lane surface.
Back End
(1-20)
15
The early friction created by the rough box finish will bring the break point much closer to the bowler. The earlier breakpoint results in less motion at the back end of the lane.
Total Hook
(1-100)
54
The box finish and the strong solid reactive coverstock formulation easily makes this ball the most hooking in the Thunder line. This ball will cover more boards than some balls at higher price points.

Strengths: The amount of total hook created by this ball is its biggest asset. The arcing shape that it creates will help tame down over/under reactions created by other balls that respond too quickly to friction.

Weaknesses: Dry heads will keep this ball in the bag. At the box finish, keeping the angles in front of the lane closed off was a key to consistently carrying the corner pin.

Overall Summary: The Hy-Road Solid easily provides more total hook than any previous “Road” series ball. This ball will be most useful on heavy volume and flatter oil patterns.