Just to throw my experience into the pot: I bought the Paradigm shortly after it was released. It was a great ball, but I did quickly have two cracks pop up, and my ball was kept in a temperature-controlled pro shop at all times. There was no exposure to temperature changes or anything. In any case, one crack was between the bridge and the other was a hairline crack under the thumb hole. Neither had a detrimental effect on ball performance, but they poppep up nonetheless. Now, I'm not saying that Storm is in any way a bad company, but they do seem to have a problem here. They seem to have recognized that too, and that is why they haven't been sending out any more Paradigms or Passions recently. I understand Jeff's point about some people using issues like this to trash a company, but I don't think it's right to go all the way over to the other side and say that all complaints are baseless either. After all, I think it's good that people share their experiences, both good and bad, so that other users have information to draw from. That is, after all, what this board is here for.
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