I think it would be nice if ABC or some other group would step in and make a standard for balls. With every company having a different rating system it is hard to compare balls from different companies. I would also like to see the manufacturers show ball reaction graphs for different styles, instead of comparing it to other balls from the same line or balls for the same condition. It would not be hard to make a rating system, when a company makes a new ball they would submit it to ABC and they use the ball robot to determine its characteristics and then either use a number system or graph, this could be part of the certification for legality. They could do this testing on a standardized oil pattern and then have a ball comparing program that a person could input a ball they already have and compare it to others they are interested in. I would also like to see a cover stock friction coefficient rating for balls since coverstock has more to do with length than RG factor.

I agree, there should be a standardized measurement system for things such as hook rating, backend hook, etc.  At present (as Mumzie pointed out), the closest head to head comparison you can find is Bowling This Month.  There needs to be some type of industry standard where every company has to use the same scales, so that the ball purchaser knows what he/she is getting into.

What really muddies up the picture here too is the difference between scuffed and polished balls.  There needs to be a standard scuffed value to compare, as well as a standard polished value to compare for each ball....this way, the purchaser has a clue what they might get from a particular ball versus another ball.

At the present, there is absolutely NO standard, except for what can be derived from BTM.