I'm thinking about choosing one brand of bowling balls and sticking with them. I'm leaning more towards Roto-Grip than Hammer. I really like my Black Widow Solid. That thing still hits like a truck after about 400+ games. But I like my Cell just as much and I think I can get a much better line-up of balls for my arsenal through Roto-Grip.

My arsenal if I go exclusively Roto-Grip might be something like the:
The Cell
The Epic Odyssey
The Pluto
The Mystic
The Venus

My arsenal if I went exclusively Hammer would be something like:
The BW Venom (when it comes out)
THE BW Solid
The BW Pearl
The Rayzr
The Raw Hammer Psycho

What do you guys think about the idea of choosing one brand of balls? As well as, the possible arsenals I have listed. Do you think it is a good idea to go exclusive and get one brand of balls?

My info: Stroker, low rev. rate, right handed, I use a five-step, and the the pin on my Cell and BW solid are 2-3 inches. I use a Columbia 300 Scout Reactive as my spare ball.

Also if it's affordable, I plan to get some of the same balls and have them drilled differently like skid/flip with longer pins. Things like that. Just to see the different ball reactions in relation to the lanes as well as the balls. Do you think that is a good idea as well?

BTM just came out with a review of the new Black Widow. it's actually the weakest of the series. Where you have it in the line up, it appears you think it is the strongest. Just a heads up.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to look into that. And that's the other thing that I like about Roto-Grip. Their balls seem to me, to do what the manufactures say they are supposed to do. Whereas, the Venom is supposed to be the newest and it sounds like from the advertising the strongest in the Widow Series yet, when probably it's just like the Bite, and both are in fact weaker than the solid Widow ball (this is just speculation, I haven't thrown the Venom yet).

The bite can handle more oil than the solid, which can handle more than the pearl. The venom was billed as going longer and then having a stronger breakpoint. It does the first well.

There are a lot of people on this board who will use many different companies. I like sticking with one brand. I want a ball that does X, I go research what Storm has and find the ball that fits my need. Plus, I think that you can find a brand and a price point and fill a few holes in your arsenal fairly easy.

Yeah that's what I'm finding with Roto-Grip. It's a lot easier to fill the holes in my arsenal or at least the one I would like to have if I go with Roto-Grip.

I have quite a few Roto-Grip balls, because they deliver as promised, they do what they are advertised to do. I still would like to add the Cell to my arsenal, along with the Neptune. But I like my Hammer BW Bite too.

I went from brunsiwck to Columbia to Hammer to Columbia and now mixed array of balls from different companies.

Only Hammer i had sucess with was BW Solid. Columbia it jsut fits my game and i get a reaction that i like from them. I did get my first Roto-Grip ball the Illusion so far have nothing negitive to say about the ball. Its hard goes long and has good backend.

I have owned Brunswick, Columbia, Ebonite, Hammer, Storm, MoRich, but my last 3 have been Lane Masters. I am happy now.

Im teempted to try lane Master more than ever and that stimulus check i got might push me to go to Pro Shop and browse. I did see Terminator for about $180 out the door with drilling.