I look forward to other opinions as well;  I also feel the same, as talked about in a previous post, parity is needed more, and it's great to see Ebonite, and Brunswick back in the mix after futility ( especially Ebonite).

I will agree. Look what Storm has done on Tour recently. I have watched several telecasts where 4 of the 5 bowlers are Storm or Roto Staffers. People use what works as well as what get the advertising dollar I myself have used almost exclusively Roto since 2005. Purchased a couple of Storm Products as a well as a Lanemasters and a Visionary ball but Roto gets most of my equipment $$. ...

RG/Storm has done a great job marketing. My arsenal is more than 50% Utah pour.
And with living in Utah there is a very strong brand loyalty.

The other day my PSO was joking and said " if it wasn't for the odd ball customer like me, he wouldn't even pay attention to the other brands"

I'm starting to think every brand has their gems and duds. Its just tough to decided what each ball is due to marketing.

The overall traffic and activity on this site seems way down compared to where it was years ago, so I think that has an impact too. Now, aside from that, I think the bowling ball market tends to be cyclical. I can remember various times when all of the "major" manufacturers got a lot of talk/attention. Obviously, some of that was tied to what we were seeing used on TV at that time. It also depends on what brand(s) the local shops push. When we had a Brunswick staffer in town, the racks were filled with Brunswick. When he moved to Ebonite, so did many of the bowlers.

WSOB this year had a good showing for all brands if you ask me.Even Radical made a show.900 global even had a showing.Anybody that has not thrown 900 global are missing out on some very good balls.
  They seem to be like Motiv targeting specific ball motions.You want control they have it want hook they have it.My only gripe with all ball companies is the entry level. stuff is as strong as most medium priced balls
   Low end to me should be geared for less hook.Here in the south most of the time you need very weak balls for these dry houseshots.Unless you can throw 20+mph.I don't understand why its like this.Look in your leagues 75% of us are over 50.And don't say urethane It hooks early on dry and pukes.Just make a weak reactive cover with a weak core.Tropical breeze would be ok with the .009 diff but the cover is still to strong on toast.
  My area only sells EBI brands.So mostly that is pushed down your throat.Glad I drill my own stuff .I throw what ever fits my needs.All brands make good balls its your decision on what you need that matters.

my arsenal is mostly storm; reason being that I have had a lot of success with their stuff, and as I need to replace or potentially augment stuff it is easier for me to stick with storm so I don't have to research all 2,865 brands that sell bowling equipment.  Heck, my only Roto ball is a 2nd hand original cell.

I agree....but....in the leagues I bowl in, I would have to say Storm and Roto are about 50% of the market share of the balls being used. So to say the discussion is slanted toward Utah would make sense.

Yup, this is the case for me too. Storm is the biggest seller in my area by a good margin so seeing a good portion the discussions around here involving them fits what I would expect.

Doesn't really bother me much although I'm a believer in any brand is good, just have to find the right ball for what you're looking for. Or maybe more like just going for any ball that's a good deal...