Hey, so I went to see Kurt a couple of weeks ago, and I must say he was excellent with very competitive pricing on most of his equipment.
I ended up getting a Storm Street Rod and it has been working great. I only had one problem with the ball at first. I rolled 2 games and noticed that it was pulling on the top of my thumb. Thus, I took it right back to Kurt and he new exactly what was wrong. He put it back under the sander and gave a more teardrop shape to the thumb hole. Since then, I have had no problems with the thumb.
It is so nice to be able to roll more than 3 games and not have your hand fatigued. I am still getting a little used to the finger tip position though, compared to the conventional grip.
Thank you for all the suggestions and input!