I'm looking for opinions on a durable spare ball. I throw plastic at 95% of my leaves, with the only exceptions being the 2-8 & 3-9 combinations. I have a black Storm Ice currently and it seems to be literally falling apart. Granted I bought the ball used but the thumb seems to be chipping out after ever shot. There are several deep gouges in the ball as well. The ball seems to be "soft" and chips/gouges easily.

Usually I stick to the Storm/Roto Grip family, but plastic is plastic. I'm open to any suggestions. Has anyone tried the Pyramid Path for bowlingball.com? I figure it might be with the shot at about $45 shipped.

i flatten out my hand and do everything possible to make the ball go perfectly straight even with urethane and plastic so i would welcome that.

the NEW Hammer spare balls have some wild cool graphics - called the "TOUGH" series
arent exactly cheap for a spare ball ($99)
but have a 3 year warranty

http://www.hammerbowling.com/products/balls

i had mine replaced as it cracked around my thumb insert
could have been the frequent buyer discount at the shop, but I thought it was covered

Well, I pulled the trigger and went with the Brunswick T-Zone Hot Lava. Let's see how that holds up.

Iif you can find one....go with the Ebonite Clear Wolf. I still throw mine that I bought in 1996. I have another in the closet waiting for when this one decides to split in half, lol. Literally all I ever had to do to it is plug and redrill the thumb hole a time or two cause it cracked around the edge of it. Since I have gone to a switch grip in it, even that minor cracking hasn't bothered me and it's still going strong. It's definitely not as "clear" as it used to be, lol, but it still works great. Check Ebay, there may still be some floating around.