I use polish on mine.....too much for me OOB for me on a THS.  Even then need some oil to use it.

I actually prefer letting a ball just lane shine naturally.  Phaze 2 did so for me as well, but it seemed to be kind of a diva with the surface, with the lane shine it got really lazy for me, was a noticeable difference between box surface and the lane shine.  That's to be expected, but it was a bigger difference for me than I saw with other balls like the Rocket Ship.  Rocket Ship just got longer and stronger, didn't lose too many boards though.  Phaze 2 lost almost an arrow for me after it shined up, so I had to stay up on it with the cover maintenance.  Very good ball though, just too much of a diva for me lol. 

Hated my Phaze II until I stopped screwing around with it and just let it lane shine. I keep it nice and clean with Hook-it right after each set. Already shot 300 with it earlier this year in league and average is up 8 pins. Great ball (for me) to tell whether it's too dry or not. It'll talk to me, when I care to listen

Yes and yes, Hyroad Nano is a longer and sharper Phaze 2, that's exactly right in my opinion. 

Some of my favorite Storm equipment has been best after it lane polished ( Virtual Gravity, Lucid ).  Phase II tamed a bit after it lane polished but didnt really change its reaction.  Very unique roll.  I have bowled well  playing the gutter on a 40 foot pattern, Playing 7-8 board on the Viper, and playing relatively deep in nationals.  Best thing about the phase II is that it is not a teaser.  When it is good it is very good, otherwise I put it away.  Probably going to replace it with the Hyroad Nano, but not sure yet.  Playing them side by side the look is similar, but the Hyroad pushes a little better, and may be a bit sharper off the break point.

250 RpM is a little low even by the standards of this old stroker.  I am not a storm staffer, and in no way promoting the ball to anyone.  Just documenting what I have seen from the 2 balls so far.  I have only thrown s few games with the Hyroad Nano.  I pulled it out of the bag on a broken down 47 foot pattern when my usually reliable Marvel pearl just wasn't coming off the dry hard enough to carry.  I got 7 in a row to make the cut.  Interestingly enough when the lanes were re run for the finals the marvel pearl was better than the hyroad because it gave me some hold area that wasn't there for the nano.

One reason I seldom recommend balls on this site is because it so much depends on individual style matchups with the ball in question.

Bob, that would be comparing the Hyroad Nano to the MP, not the Phaze II. I'm at 225-250 most days, and If I had the proverbial nickel for every %^&* high Rg ball I've had lope down the lanes, I'd have retired long ago. Different matchups, that's the key. My main point is people that compare balls as if everyone has the same game... The low rev world is way different... And please folks, don't bother to type the "increase your revs" BS. Been there, but I'll take 215 1 night a week with no practice on left side ice, thank you very much.

Left side is also very different from the right.  Balls don't act the same for me on both sides of the lane.  Low RG on the left is a must, I never did very well with anything north of 2.53ish no matter what the diff was, Hectic was about the lone exception.  Best lefty balls for me were stuff like the Rogue Cell and IQ Tour Solid.  Left side has a much narrower path to the pocket, but a much cleaner and firmer look on the backend.  I've no doubts that high rg stuff doesn't look great on the left, I've experienced that myself, and if you watch my old old videos, I was down in the very low rev rate area at one point also.  Even lower rev righties generally have heavier rolls than lower rev rate lefties who can just glide out of the ball and watch it still shape up firmly on the back.  You do that on the right side and you get a lot of meh and a flat 10. 

I'd still argue the Hyroad Nano is a different animal, but maybe not if you're speed dominant.  Your game, so you'd know best, but . .

Bob, that would be comparing the Hyroad Nano to the MP, not the Phaze II. I'm at 225-250 most days, and If I had the proverbial nickel for every %^&* high Rg ball I've had lope down the lanes, I'd have retired long ago. Different matchups, that's the key. My main point is people that compare balls as if everyone has the same game... The low rev world is way different... And please folks, don't bother to type the "increase your revs" BS. Been there, but I'll take 215 1 night a week with no practice on left side ice, thank you very much.