Mid level ball would be the way to go. Ebonite offers the Gamebreaker and Playmaker. Columbia has the Dead Flush or Rival. Hammer has the Psycho or Vibe. Storm Street Rod would be a nice addition for you also.

I'd personally recommend the Storm Street Rod or Brunswick Avalanche Solid. I can speak for the latter though, which is an awesome ball at its price point. If you bowl on medium and lighter I don't think the ball can be beat. As for ball weight, 14lb will probably be good for you from a 12lb. At some point you may be ready to go up to 15lb, which is why a mid price ball is recommended for now. But if you never really feel like you can handle the weight, don't worry about it because sometimes 14lb will perform better for you.

So the Gamebreaker and playmaker is still going to give me a lot more reaction than my tornado?

Pretty much anything but another entry level ball or plastic is going to give you more reaction than your Tornado.

Alright I thought so, sometime when my brother comes with me to bowl (doesnt get to much except for when our league is going on) I will make a video and post it in this thread so maybe you guys can see how I bowl and help me narrow everything down.

Just a bit of clarification here. I don't really think you should make the jump from 12 to 15 at once. Therefore, going to 14 is fine, but I would not invest in the most expensive equipment doing so because you will be sooner or later going to 15, both with your strike and spare ball. Size is not always a good indicator of how much you can throw. Did you see Amanda Burgone on TV this morning? There are plenty of teenage boys that are built same as you. They all will probably end up at 15lbs sooner rather then later. But I would not make the jump from 12 to 15, because I think you are a little late moving out of the 12lber. Its too big a jump right away, therefore, I would not get into a very expensive 14 right now.

Erin

I wouldn't go to a heavier ball until your wrist is strong enough to handle a heavier ball. If you can easily do the strength test described in Ron Clifton's tip: http://www.bowl4fun.com/ron/tip20.htm
and you are able to keep your wrist in position until the release, then you may want to look into going to a heavier ball.

If you can't do the strength test or the release, but think you should move up in weight because you are 15 years old and your age should match your ball weight, or you are throwing the 12lb ball too hard, then you should learn to bowl instead of throw the ball. Let the ball swing your arm and just keep your wrist in position until the release, when you can do this, move up in weight to a 14lb ball, then go to a 15 when your wrist has caught up in strength again.

It is better to bowl properly with a light ball than to toss a heavy ball poorly, even if you would score better for now with the heavier ball, the investment of learning to bowl properly will pay off down the road, and prevent you from having to unlearn many bad habits that will follow with bowling with a ball that is too heavy.

Alright thanks Coach Jim, I will try that out on a 14lb and see if I can do that.

Well I think I have narrowed things down to three balls, all are within in my price range. I just hope you guys can help me out because I dont want to go wrong with my purchase. The three: Ebonite The one, Ebonite Playmaker, and Ebonite Gamebreaker. I haven't yet decided which to get. I think the one has the most reaction from what I've seen and I'm so far leaning towards it. Also, I read on a different webpage where someone had said they owned the one and it lost its hook within three weeks. I dont know if that was from not cleaning it or what but it kinda scared me but I dk.

The Manager where I bowled PBA shots this summer used a One the whole league and his is still going strong. Just make sure you maintain it.