I will have to admit, this thing is a beast. Had one drilled last Saturday and couldn't believe how strong this ball was. I say was because, we had our local tournament this weekend, and I couldn't wait to break this puppy out, and to my surprise when I pulled it out of my locker I noticed it was cracked all the way around. Very disappointed, and pissed. How can a ball with only 3 games on it do this? Has anyone else had a problem with this? Was it just a bad batch, I don't know , but I am hesitant to get another one.