Central Illinois' bowler-trusted pro shop. New & used balls, bags, shoes, accessories — drilled, fitted and finished by hand on the Storm VLS Drilling System. No guesswork. No upsells. Just a ball that rolls the way you throw.
Storm VLS Drilling System. Layouts engineered to your rev rate, axis and house pattern. Fitting consult included with every drill.
Sit-down with Rick or Eric. Span, pitch, thumb, fingers. We measure twice, drill once. Walk out throwing exactly what you should be throwing.
Rick opened Solid 9 inside The Olde Bowl in 2010 with one rule: every ball that leaves this shop is fitted to the bowler who's throwing it. Not the catalog, not the spec sheet — the bowler.
That's still the rule. Whether you're rolling your first house ball or chasing a 300, you'll get the same hand-fit, the same drilling rig, the same straight talk about what the ball will actually do.
SUMMER HOURS: The shop is open by appointment only through the summer. Call, text, or email — Rick or Eric will get you scheduled, usually same day.