Roto Grip Rising Star.

+1    I had allot of success with this ball, and I still use it on occasion.

Got a used Roto Grip Saturn from my good friend, DP3. He said he was taking a sabbatical and cleaning out his closet. I never re-drilled the ball because it fit my span perfectly. I thought this ball was going to be a light oil, to dry, condition specific piece, but I loved this ball so much on all conditions, I hunted down two more on E-Bay, and now have quite the arsenal, with a few surface changes. Love this ball. The Planet Series was vastly underrated!

Meteor Flash...  It turned into a benchmark ball for awhile..

The Storm Frantic.  I thought it would be a dry lane only ball but it bailed me out many times on some really tough and/or flat patterns.  Only recently did I retire it for a Motiv Tribal Fire.

I have had a number of balls that far exceeded expectations. But the one that stands out for me was the Roto Grip Rising Star.
Other than a flood of heavy oil this ball this ball would perform and perform well on a variety of conditions.  I tried the Wrecker, but for me it never quite lived up to the Rising Star.

Ebonite Pursuit
- Super aggressive down the lane on everything I throw it on.

For me it was the Roto Grip Mars, so skid flip with a time of backend for a low-end ball that acted more like a benchmark than a low-end ball, regret giving that one away.....

Seismic Solaris Blackout. A great  ball better than I ever expected

If we were making the opposite list (highest expectation/biggest disappointment) this would be at the top of my list.

But for purposes of this list, the Columbia 300 Rival or the Storm T-Road Pearl.

Fun topic.