General bowling discussion
Welcome to our Tutorial Series. Today I want to cover surface changes and how they affect ball motion. We will do this in 2 parts. Part 1 here will use a middle of the road ball, the Storm HyRoad X on a house shot. There are a lot of nuances and our sport can be … Continue reading Surface Tutorial: HyRoad X Review
The Winner Gets Some Teeth… First Impressions Looks just like the OG Winner but just a touch early. Definitely didnt lose backend ball reaction with the solid coverstock. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high … Continue reading Roto Grip Winner Solid Bowling Ball Review
The Super…er…Idol Pearl First Impressions Pretty piece that rolls as nice as it looks. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 65 x 5 x 45 Intent: Medium/long roll with … Continue reading Roto Grip Idol Pearl Bowling Ball Review
The Original is Scorn… First Impressions The Motiv Villain Scorn feels like a proper compliment to the amazing Villain. Our Testers: Cody Shoemaker (Righty) Style: Power player RPM: 435 rpm PAP: 4 5/8; 5/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: 12 Axis rotation: 60 Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 45 x 5 … Continue reading Motiv Villain Scorn Bowling Ball Review
The Latest Impact on Bowling… First Impressions The Ebonite Impact just seems to work. It looks like it’s going to be pretty usable. Unassuming but a pretty good piece. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: … Continue reading Ebonite Impact Bowling Ball Review
Spider-Man…er Venom would be proud… First Impressions The Web is moderately strong piece in the upper mid range for Hammer. Anybody nostalgic is going to like these colors. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high … Continue reading Hammer Web Bowling Ball Review
10 Years of Success Yields the T10… First Impressions Why Motiv, why?? Why make such a good ball a limited edition?? Our Testers: Cody Shoemaker (Righty) Style: Power player RPM: 435 rpm PAP: 4 5/8; 5/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: 12 Axis rotation: 60 Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 45 … Continue reading Motiv T10 Bowling Ball Review
Spider-Man would be proud… First Impressions The concept of a tour edition ball is done very well with the Web Tour. This looks like a sport benchmark success story waiting to happen. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: … Continue reading Hammer Web Tour Edition Bowling Ball Review
The Trident Dives into the Abyss… First Impressions The Trident Abyss is a strong ball. A very strong ball. Too strong of a ball. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high Test Equipment: 14 Pounds … Continue reading Motiv Trident Abyss Bowling Ball Review
Paradox Part V… First Impressions This is the known Paradox reaction. Stronger than you would think. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 65 x 5 x 40 Intent: Medium/long … Continue reading Track Paradox V Bowling Ball Review
The Gamebreaker Line Continues… First Impressions Yes it’s another Game Breaker. Yes it’s a pearl. Yes it’s good! Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 65 x 5 x 40 … Continue reading Ebonite Gamebreaker 3 Pearl
The HyRoad Hits 10 Years With an X… First Impressions I will talk for 5 minutes but the end result is short and sweet, the HyRoad X has me thinking great benchmark ball. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis … Continue reading Storm HyRoad X Bowling Ball Review
The Pearl is the Goldilocks Rip’D… First Impressions The Rip’D Pearl is clearly the Goldilocks of the Rip’D family. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18.5 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium/high Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 65 x 5 x … Continue reading Hammer Rip’D Pearl Bowling Ball Review
The Physix has the Stuff… First Impressions Physix seems to find the formula to be strong but continuous unlike many of the typically top end snow tire balls. There’s another ball we recall with this motion but more about that later. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 … Continue reading Storm Physix Bowling Ball Review
Columbia goes Savage… First Impressions The Savage is strong. Pretty strong upfront, strong in the midlane, good backend. A heavy oil ball that still has strong downlane motion is a good formula. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: … Continue reading Columbia 300 Savage Bowling Ball
The Tactix is a Tactical Weapon… First Impressions The Tactix feels like much more ball than the slot it fills in the “upper-mid performance” line for Track. Boatloads of midlane and rolls heavy. This one is really interesting. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: … Continue reading Track Tactix Bowling Ball Review
The Kinetic goes Amethyst… First Impressions The Kinetic Amethyst looks to fill a gap in the Track lineup where you need a cleaner look. It’s clean for sure. Not as snappy as we thought it would be but has potential. Our Testers: Justin Kleinspehn (Righty) Style: High Rev RPM: 475 rpm PAP: 5 & 1 … Continue reading Track Kinetic Amethyst Bowling Ball Review
Winning… First Impressions Honestly, wasn’t totally sure what to expect initially. After throwing the winner, we were all like, “Wow!” Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: 14 Pounds Layout: 65 x 5 … Continue reading Roto Grip Winner Bowling Ball Review
Queue the Angelic Music… First Impressions Halo is as expected, a really strong piece, cleaner than you would expect for a really aggressive cover, smooth in the midlane and that asym break towards the pocket. Really the step up to the Idol we “figured” it would be. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: Tweener RPM: … Continue reading Roto Grip Halo Bowling Ball Review
The Blade Goes Rogue… First Impressions With all the talk about the Hexion coverstock, we’ve been somewhat longing for more aggressive reaction to dry from Motiv. The Rogue Blade hits the mark. It’s not only strong midlane but has more punch than we’ve seen from any other Hexion release. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) Style: … Continue reading Motiv Rogue Blade Bowling Ball Review
