I have never thrown the hyroad,but I have a friend that used his religiously on any ths with great success. I have a rising star and its the best ball in my bag. In my hand its a medium oiler,too strong for much less than that . I think the two balls are verycomparable to each other and you definitely wouldnt need both,but either one would be grat in any arsenal. Good length great backend motion and great carry percentage, I love my rising star.