Why is it now day everyone is so brand loyal to the companies?

You don't see too many people with multiple company balls in their bags.

If you are not being paid or your balls are being comp from that company why limit yourself

for me i used to be brand loyal to hammer then dv8 and now storm. When i was with hammer i loved the taboo series and mostly threw that, dv8 came out with their divas and nightmares and stuck with their brand for awhile, but the thing is both brands were very inconsistent for me. If i miss just a little left or right it could be a washout, weak 10, or 4 pin, very touchy on how accurate i needed to be. With storm, i threw one ball and the error margin was larger, more continuous. So then i got another storm ball, same results, and then another and then another. Mostly everything had more room for error than the other brands. Basically what I'm saying is me being brand loyal to storm is because i don't have to be as precise (which i know is bad) as the other brands, more room for error, better carry, and average sky rocketed.

Oh should also put during this time I have tried other brands such as motiv and other ebonite brands. Just didnt work for me especially the famous venom shock that everyone loves.

simplicity. saves money and it works.

Bingo…..
 
I was (almost) exclusively Lane#1 for many years. A few years ago, I started building an arsenal  primarily across Columbia, Motiv, and Storm. It's grown to the point where I have a full top-to-bottom tournament quality line-up across each of the three brands. Which company I consider to be the best overall is the subject of another topic….
 
But what I've found in cherry picking across brands is that's it's too easy to buy too much and end up with too much overlap. When you focus on one brand, it's easier to fill gaps without guessing what another company ball is going to do. One brand really is simpler, and in most cases you can find everything you need without straying.
 
If I can ever wear out what I already own, I'll pick one company and stick with it.   

Quote from: xrayjay on July 31, 2015, 04:16:00 PM

simplicity. saves money and it works.

Bingo…..
 
I was (almost) exclusively Lane#1 for many years. A few years ago, I started building an arsenal  primarily across Columbia, Motiv, and Storm. It's grown to the point where I have a full top-to-bottom tournament quality line-up across each of the three brands. Which company I consider to be the best overall is the subject of another topic….
 
But what I've found in cherry picking across brands is that's it's too easy to buy too much and end up with too much overlap. When you focus on one brand, it's easier to fill gaps without guessing what another company ball is going to do. One brand really is simpler, and in most cases you can find everything you need without straying.
 
If I can ever wear out what I already own, I'll pick one company and stick with it.   

I did the same thing.  I sold all of them and started fresh. To say I'm limiting myself is bull IMHO. I've cashed using one brand, paid for the balls and extra, so I'm good

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Using only one company is smart because all companies build arsenals for their lines. From top to bottom, companies want you to only use their equipment!

Even before I was on staff I only tried to have one companies product in my bag. It is to hard to adjust with all those different covers and cores from multiple companies. The fewer variances you have in a aresenal the better.

On a side not, if you only throw one companies gear many people on this site will tell you your reviews are totally worthless. LOL

For the last few years, I have primarily stuck with a single brand.  This is mostly because I found it easier to fill in holes with the arsenal and limit the guessing game. 

When I was throwing balls from EBI (Track, Hammer, Ebonite- did not throw C300), I noticed that with the exception of the Track 505T at the time, the EBI stuff simply was not matching up well with my game.

Going Storm/Roto Grip gave me a much better look, and I definitely liked what I saw from them.  But, I started switching to Motiv last year and really enjoy what I see.  They're very similar though I notice the overall reactions are slightly smoother.  Big plus is the cover durability where I don't have to bake them constantly to extract oil.  Also, I like that Motiv only offers 3 balls in each performance line (except the low end).  It means less overlap and less guessing in leagues or tournaments.

Currently, I have Motiv covering my medium-heavy, benchmark medium, and medium-light parts of the arsenal.  I still use Roto Grip for my heavy oil balls but expect that to eventually change.

For me, sticking with one company was better, because I could fill needs with less research.  I knew which balls in the line were stronger than other balls in the line.  Basically simpler choices.