The new Storm Crossroad utilizes the same core as the two previous balls in the Thunder line, the Victory Roads. The performance is similar, but there is more motion compared to Victory Road. Depending on the rev rate and release of the bowler, the Crossroad will show different motions. The one thing all three testers agreed on was this ball was best suited for our medium test pattern. After that, the testers had a wide variety of reaction shapes all different from each other, especially compared to their control balls.

All three bowlers saw easy length out of the Crossroad. Stroker saw a more controlled type reaction when the ...