Not sure  why they don't name  coverstocks but after throwing the untamed for about three weeks I can tell ya it's one of the better balls for TPH I have drilled in a long time.

Woops I mean THS  Typ House Shot  Sorry about that

I can't tell you anything about the Untamed or their covers in general, but the cover on the Yeti is super clean through the front part of the lane.  If you are speed dominant, the Yeti probably wouldn't be a great choice unless you want something for dryer conditions.

That does make sense but I mostly am concerned with the name of the cover over the strength and here's why.. Suppose I go out and build an arsenal with all Radical equipment.. I buy a Yeti and a Yeti Untamed.. Both have the same core but slightly different covers.. Say in 3 months, another Yeti ball is made.. Are you going to make a brand new cover and keep the same core? Or tweak the core and put an existing cover like the original REAX on the new ball and call it the Sasaquatch?  Same for the REAX balls, you got a pearl and a solid but then comes the REAX2, different core, (similar to the Yeti) and a new formulization on the cover.. The problem I see is how are the consumers going to build an arsenal around covers they have no idea what they are other than whether its a solid, hybrid, or pearl? We as consumers see pictures of the core but I would think knowing what kind of cover is on the ball compared to other balls would be extremely vital when building an arsenal.. Forgive my ignorance if I'm way off base here, but I'm just learning all this technical stuff and trying to wrap my head around it all...

So Phil, who came up with that idea at 900 Global, if you approve of it?

It seems most companies don't really rate their cores or covers, just the overall ball.  Look at Storm with R2S.  Even though the name has been the same over the years, there are still slight variances between some balls.  There isn't a number assigned to it to show strength, but Storm does put the ball in a "Line" to market it for its purpose.  As long as the company markets the ball for its intended purpose, they can call it whatever they want.

The only companies I know numbering anything is 900 Global/AMF with their covers and Track with their cores.

Well, here is how I figure it works.  A ball company will have a base coverstock they have and they would tweak said coverstock to get the different variations (solid, hybrid, pearl).  For a company like yours Phil, you might have 2 coverstocks you "order" and then in house you may make alterations to achieve the performance you desire.

A company like Storm may have more coverstocks in house, but I assume it isn't a lot.  If they decide to bring back lets say R3X from the Invasion then they would just order that coverstock.  I doubt they have it in house at all times, but the formulation would be available to them, as well as many others.