not trying to hi-jack this topic at all but just had my own quick question since i seen some discussion in here...could someone please tell me how much diference i would see between a sky rocket and hyroad pearl? i have the hyroad pearl but was looking into the sky rocket but figured they would be to similar in reaction to really justify having both?

Yes it's oil soaked. I'm taking it to have it baked and resurfaced if there's enough cover stock left? It sounds like the haywire is best on heavier oil not lighter? There's so many balls that it's giving me a headache.

Thanks for the great replies cool zero. I'm learning a lot. I'm on the fence about getting another pearl or hybrid. I never new this ball was a pearl😉 It appears I like the action of the pearl coverstock. It won't let me add a picture, but it's drilled with the pin under middle finger.

I have the Phaze and love it. I am left-handed and play mostly on house shots and have relatively medium speed and rev rate.

The best way to compare it to other Storm/Roto equipment is in terms of RESPONSE TIME to friction. The Phaze is slower than most other storm-roto pieces. That does not mean it does not hook as much. It just changes direction more slowly.

The main difference that I like is that when the ball encounters friction before I wanted it to (because I miss left, for example), the Phaze does not overreact. I would expect a Hy-Wire to turn left quickly when hitting friction, similar to my Rocket.

Another way to look at it is that the Phaze reacts more like a ship, while the rocket reacts more like a speedboat.

So, when I hit friction early with the Rocket, it quickly changes direction and kind of rolls out. If I hit friction early with the Phaze, it changes direction more slowly and hits the pocket a lot harder.

In this way the Phase is more forgiving. It's just not what a lot of people expect from Storm in a Pearl.