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The Hammer Rip’D flexes its muscle… First Impressions Good looking ball. Creates a nice wide pocket on the house shot. This should be a fun review. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: 14 Pounds … Continue reading Hammer Rip’D Bowling Ball Review
The Track Alias Has Strong Identity… First Impressions Wow! How can a ball with this much surface out of box have this much angle? The Track Alias made a strong impression from the first ball thrown. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) … Continue reading Track Alias Bowling Ball Review
The Hyper Cell Returns…Fused First Impressions Looks pretty. Heavy rolling lumbering core that gets easy length but makes a really strong asymmetric move. A lot of bowlers are going to enjoy the Hyper Cell Fused! Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis … Continue reading Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused Bowling Ball Review
The Jackal Rises Again… First Impressions At first, I remembered how much I liked the Ghost and I can’t imagine any Jackal being a bad ball. Enter the Rising. It’s an amped up Ghost. It’s more cover. It’s more core. This is one rolly beast. Think super strong Revolt Havoc. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) … Continue reading Motiv Jackal Rising Bowling Ball Review
The Gauntlet Unleashes Some Fury… First Impressions I was hoping the Fury is a step up from the Black Widow Gold. We’ve come to really enjoy the Semtex cover so this was all coming down the the core. What I can say definitively is that the Gauntlet core offers a unique shape to the Gold … Continue reading Hammer Gauntlet Fury Bowling Ball Review
The Katana Slices the Competition… First Impressions The Katana rolls really nice. An interesting motion on the micro scale and on the macro scale, it’s clean, starts to roll late midlane and punches really nicely for everyone downlane. Our Testers: Sean Jensen (Righty) Style: Power player RPM: 475 rpm PAP: 4 3/4; 3/8 up Average … Continue reading Radical Katana Bowling Ball Review
The Hy-Road in Nano form… First Impressions The Hy-Road Nano seems like a great sport shot ball. It’s cover dominant, especially fresh, and core just has enough lope to have some influence downlane. Smooth with reliable motion. Our Testers: Sean Jensen (Righty) Style: Power player RPM: 475 rpm PAP: 4 3/4; 3/8 up Average Speed: … Continue reading Storm Hy-Road Nano Bowling Ball Review
This One Goes All Out to Show Off… First Impressions OK, the All-Out Show Off is a hybrid but my first impression is that it rolls more like a pearl. It’s clean, medium strength overall. Seems to make sense in the HP2 line. Doesn’t instantly make the same impression the Show Off left on us … Continue reading Roto Grip All Out Show Off Bowling Ball Review
Paranoia can be Lethal… First Impressions We were looking for that long and angular reaction Motiv is telling us about. Yes it is long and clean. For the back end, I would call it smooth angle. Not exactly what Motiv describes but something interesting nonetheless. And the colors look almost identical to the original Trident. … Continue reading Motiv Lethal Paranoia Bowling Ball Review
Danger Danger, this ball is Amazing… First Impressions If you didn’t catch it from the headline, the Dare Devil Danger is going to be a great ball. Everyone saw a great reaction. From the first ball, I turned around and knew what I had in my hand. I was asked if it’s Nomad Dagger great. … Continue reading Roto Grip Dare Devil Danger Bowling Ball Review
The Hybrid is the Best Match Up… First Impressions Ball reaction bears clear resemblance to the Match Up family but the Hybrid cover offers a touch more smoothness. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 380 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: … Continue reading Storm Match Up Hybrid Bowling Ball Review
The Intense Storm has arrived… First Impressions I was thinking how pretty much every ball I threw went off the deck straight between the 8-9. Then I realized, this ball has those success factors that Storm is known for. Length, heavy churn, heaviness and drive through the pins. Oh and we can’t get over how … Continue reading Storm Intense Bowling Ball Review
The Marvelous Marble Returns… First Impressions I’m so glad this legend was re-released. It’s a great ball to fill that middle of the road ball but in a different way than your solid symmetric like the IQ Tours of the world. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average … Continue reading Storm Marvel Pearl Bowling Ball Review
Poseidon’s Weapon is Now on a Quest… First Impressions The Trident Quest is a nice looking ball…we had mixed feelings on this piece depending on who was testing. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: … Continue reading Motiv Trident Quest Bowling Ball Review
The Cherry Vibe is an Unassuming Champion… First Impressions The Hammer Cherry Vibe looks just like I remember it. Rolls just like I remember. Not as strong as I remember it but things change and that’s a good thing. Still the house shot killer! Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & … Continue reading Hammer Cherry Vibe Bowling Ball Review
The Black Widow Screams in Gold… First Impressions The Hammer Black Widow Gold moves big time, whoa! This ball really packs a big punch down lane. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: medium Test Equipment: 14 Pounds … Continue reading Hammer Black Widow Gold Bowling Ball Review
The Cell Gets Red Hot… First Impressions Did I just get another urethane ball? Not Quite. The Roto Grip Hot Cell is the strongest we’ve tested so far and has some unique characteristics. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low … Continue reading Roto Grip Hot Cell Bowling Ball Review
The Verdict is in… First Impressions I had 2 impressions. First at the trade show…Amazing! Everybody and I mean everybody had a great look. During testing with a fresh ball, I was thinking holy cow this ball is strong, can I use it on house?? Explanation forthcoming… Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm … Continue reading Ebonite Verdict Bowling Ball Review
The Hustle Ink is Smooth… First Impressions From first ball, I instantly connected with the ball motion. Clean and smooth down lane. I love the solid color. Then I thought, is this fresh pattern right for this ball? More on that later. Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up … Continue reading Roto Grip Hustle Ink Bowling Ball Review
The New Roto Grip Ball Shows Off… First Impressions Sitting on the rack, the Show Off looked like it was going to be strong. It is strong. Really, it’s that cheap?!? Our Testers: Tamer Elbaga (Lefty) RPM: 375 rpm PAP: 5 & 3/8 up Average Speed: 18 mph (at release) Axis tilt: low Axis rotation: … Continue reading Roto Grip Show Off Bowling Ball Review
