Doug,

While the Ringer may have come to the public's attention first, both balls were approved by the USBC in Jan. 2013. So they were probably developed, independently, at the same time. So you could say just the reverse, that Brunswick ripped off the SuperNatural. In any case, I doubt if either company spied on the color choices of the other. Their relatively similar color schemes are probably just a coincidence.

It might have to do with the supplier of the resins. Or with what is perceived as current consumer preference. Remember all the purple balls that came out around the same time a couple of years ago. It seems every manufacturer was using a lot of purple at the time.

BIG + 1 On this......

Rip off as to how? The balls are nothing alike except for the color! The Super Natural is a Hybrid Urethane and the cores nothing alike! So if a company makes a red ball it has a trademark color? lol Come on can we come up with something a little better? Not like they tried to use the same name, core, color, etc..... Just saying!!!

Thanks Charlest. Seeing the USBC approval date, I retract my comments!

As for some of the other comments, you will note I only mentioned the color scheme and the graphics, not core, coverstock, or intended purpose.

 And, seeing the title of this thread, you said "Storm rips off the Ringer". You don't say they made a completely different ball with a similar color, you intimate that they have somehow "stolen" (ripped off) something.

 That's like saying Chevrolet "ripped off" Ford because they both make red cars.

Isn't the round bowling ball patented by someone???

Probably some old Egyptian that looked like Steve Martin on SNL?

I would like to be there for that meeting...

"I have a good way around EVERYTHING! Smelly balls!"

*rimshot*

What's funny is OP never mentioned Storm "ripping off" Brunswick with the Gold IQ.

billdozer, and the Freight Train is clearly ripping off the AMF King Cobra and the King Cobra is clearly ripping off the Brunswick Smoker.