Over the last few weeks, and after testing a bunch of equipment, I've decided to restrict future purchases to Storm and Roto. I might also mix in Storm-poured DynoThane stuff but for the most part, it's going to be Storm.

Here's what I'll have in the bag. The stuff with *'s next to it are pieces I've yet to drill. I've got it listed from least aggressive to most aggressive, as it's currently drilled:

14lb Thunder, short pin under ring, polished
*15lb X-Factor Deuce, pin over ring, highly polished
16lb X-Factor, long pin over ring, CG out, high game count
*15lb Thunder, pin over bridge, box
15lb X-Factor Mission 35, pin over ring, box
*15lb Depth Charge, leverage, box
*15lb Paradigm, pro pin (not drilled yet, will probably be pin over bridge)
14lb Dark Thunder, pin over ring, 600 Abralon
15lb La Nina, pin next to ring, 600 sanded (didn't think this ball would be more aggressive than a Dark Thudner, but it is in this surface)

I'll be adding a Thunderstruck and a Thunderstruck Pearl in the next few months, and would like to add some more of the X-Factor series balls as well, and perhaps a Tropical. I've also got three Rotos (a Silver Streak SE, a Winning Streak and a Retro Resurrection) and two Storm-poured Dynos (a Cure and an Element-Au79). So I'm pretty much covered. The only non-Storm-poured ball I plan on keeping around is a Track Machine, and perhaps an Ebonite Ice.

Having said that, I'm glad I tried a bunch of other stuff this year to get a feel for what I really liked, and what that is, is Storm.

Jess