Jesper has made the first 2 shows of the year throwing the Fever Pitch, avg over 240 for both tourneys so its working for him. Jakob avg 245+ the last 2 tourneys leading throwing Purple Urethane go figure. I dont think they would just come out with a ball if they didnt think there was a slot for it. I like throwing urethane occasionally and like the variety that comes out.

 
All the above is largely true, but doesn't change what happened in the finals to both Jesper and Jacob. If you remember, Jacob switched to a resin in a failed attempt to salvage the final match.
 
Urethane is fools gold for most except for the highest rev players. Participate in most PBA events and you'll barely be able to buy a hot dog and a drink if you have a dollar for every bowler throwing Urethane. The exception is really short patterns, but even there, resin dominates.

Best be a lefty as well or else going to have a heck of a time moving in deep with urethane due to transition and still carrying.  Thus why Belmo rocks it with his Hy-Road even with the revs.

 
Excellent point. I hate getting into the right/left stuff but the reality is that the left side keeps it's head/mid oil much longer than the right. No matter your revs, you have to stay fairly squared up to use Urethane effectively.
 
Belmo is also an excellent case study. If there is a righty who can take advantage of Urethane, Belmo is the guy. He does use Urethane occasionally, but resin is his go-to choice on most patterns.

I read all of the posts on this thread.
There seems to be a feeling that only if you have very high revs can urethane work for you and that urethane is not great for house shots.
I would have to strongly disagree.
I don't have high revs or high ball speed or a heavy hand.
I have about 150 rpms on a good day, 13-14 mph launch speed, zero tilt and I am a Full Roller. Yet, urethane hits very hard for me.
I have pretty much used every modern urethane release in the last 5 years as well as some older ones as well.
Of all the urethane balls I have used, there are three stand outs:


-Black Widow Urethane
-Purple Hammer
-Midnight Scorcher

These three balls are totally unique and give unique looks on the lane and are complementary to each other.

I also have many resin balls, but my experience with resin is always up and down.
Resin, unlike what most say, is for me, very environmentally condition specific.
If the lane is even a little different it can make a huge impact on a resin ball's behavior, while a urethane ball and especially the three I pointed out above, can blend that difference out and keep the ball in the pocket for consistent carry.

Also, a urethane ball can keep going for a long time requiring only minor adjustments of the target line, while a resin ball can eat too much oil off the lane too fast and get you into trouble just as fast if you are not a very aware bowler.
For myself, I am at my most consistent and most clean when using urethane.

Of course I am very curious about the Fever Pitch and how it compares to the Purple Hammer.
It looks on paper to have more flare potential than the Purple, which could be good or bad.
Both the Purple and the Fever have a very high RG to help get the ball up the lane with good conservation of energy. In 15 lbs, Fever RG 2.61 and Purple RG 2.65.
The diff on the Purple is .015 while the Fever is .030.
So on paper the Fever seems to have a higher flaring, slightly earlier core than the Purple.
We will have to see what the reviews look like in February when the Fever is released.

So will this ball be like the SuperNatural if everyone saying its a blend? I loved the SuperNatural.

As soon as I heard about this ball, my head was screaming SUPERNATURAL!  I have and love my SN on the right conditions, so much control, pushes down and doesn't over react, but I notice I leave quite a few corner pins.   

I pulled mine out yesterday to practice (after not using it for about a year or so) and averaged 200+. 

I got my Fever Pitch last night (just in time for match play in our big annual season tournament). I used it for about a game and a half in league before one lane got really wet dry. The reaction was exactly what I was looking for. Cleaner than my Hot Cell and Combat Tank, and more hook on the back end. Gives me a good 1-2-3 punch with urethane. I also still have the Shadow Ops, but I left that drilled for one handed (recently switched back to two handed).

I gave my Black and Purple Hammers to my son, but I would say that this ball is definitely closer to the Purple Hammer than any other urethane I've thrown. I want to say the Purple Hammer may be a tad cleaner with more back end, but I have not done any direct testing.