Ball Review ROTO GRIP:


Outcry Hook 49 • Length 15.5 • Breakpoint Shape 14 //////////////////////////////////// //////////


Manufacturer’s Intent: “Given the suc- cess of the Rumble [September 2013] and more recently the Uproar [February 2014], it was a no-brainer that we build a hybrid ver- sion to create yet another outstanding per- former at this value price point,” says Roto Grip’s Chris Schlemer. “After developing the 53M Hybrid cover, the most difficult decision was the final box finish. After reviewing the rest of the HP2 line, it made the most sense to prep this ball with a 4000-grit pad, just like the Sinister [reviewed this month], to make this cover easy to adjust. It can be sanded more or polished. Either way, the hybrid provides ease through the front part of the lane and control at the breakpoint. Again, the idea is to build variety across the entire HP2 line.”


Core: The Late Roll 51 core has an RG of 2.55 and differential of .030. The ball flared about 4 inches.


Coverstock: The silver pearl and teal 53M Hybrid reactive cover is sanded with 4000 grit. We measured a 2500 effective surface grit and 11.41 RA.


Overview: The Outcry adds a hybrid cover to the successful H2 line of Uproar and Rumble, using the same core. The matte finish cover allows the Outcry to pick up in the midlane a little sooner than the Uproar. On Stone Street, our CATS showed that it was two to three boards more hook and reads the midlane stronger than the Rumble or the Uproar. For a matte-finished ball, the Outcry is pretty clean and saves energy well. It keeps the pins low and dancing. It smoothed out the Doubles/ Singles Sport pattern nicely, without starting up too early, and created area right and left. This is a ball that high rev and high speed players, especially all the Uproar fans, would love to have in their bag. It can be the number one ball out of the bag for most bowlers and, for the price, you really can’t go wrong. The Outcry is versatile enough to work on many patterns and would be a good choice for a benchmark ball. Terrance loved the color scheme, and I would have to say it’s one of the sharper looking combinations I have seen.


THE SKINNY ON THE LATEST AND GREATEST ROTO GRIP:


Scream And Shout SCREAM: Hook 46 • Length 17 • Breakpoint Shape 15


SHOUT: Hook 45 • Length 16 • Breakpoint Shape 14 //////////////////////////////////// //////////


Manufacturer’s Intent: “Since the concep- tion of the HP1 line back in 2012, all we have done are color changes for these each sum- mer,” says Roto Grip’s Chris Schlemer. “This year was no different; however, we did make a small surface change to the Shout. Last year, the Shout (green/light green) came prepped to 3000-grit pad; this year, the new red/blue Shout comes prepped to 1500-grit factory shine. This change was made to create more shelf appeal at the entry level price point. Between the Scream (pearl) and Shout (solid), we have two great options for the novice bowler or the play- er needing a good dry lane option.”


Core: The Shout and Scream use the same Late Roll 46 core. We saw about 3 inches of flare.


Coverstock: The Shout’s red and blue 45L solid reactive coverstock and the Scream’s pink and black 42L pearl reactive are both finished with 1500-grit polish. We measured a 5200 effective surface grit for both, with a 2.20 RA for the Shout and 2.66 RA for the Scream.


Overview: The newest versions of the Shout


and Scream are sharp-looking bowling balls in a solid and pearl version with a good amount of hook and impressive hitting power at an entry level price. The Shout worked well on our light house pattern very close to the track area, with a smooth, predictable motion off the breakpoint. The Scream gave us about two to three more boards hook down the lane, with more length and more angle off the breakpoint on our light house pattern. We were able to play the outside line on Stone Street with the Shout, resulting in a good entry angle, hold left and miss right off our hands. The carry was good even on the longer pattern. The heavier oil didn’t seem to bother the Shout too much, whereas the Scream was a little too long for good carry, sliding a bit past the breakpoint for a late entry angle into the pocket. The balls were too shiny on the fresh Doubles/Singles pattern, but worked better as the track area broke down, providing a good option in the later games of the block. The Shout is a good choice for a bowler with slower ball speed or needing predictable back-end motion.


Overview: This ball might be the most hooking Roto Grip ball I have ever seen. It was stronger downlane than the Hyper Cell and was about three boards more for us on the backend on the Stone Street pattern. Stand left and throw right! I was shocked by how much recovery room right we had. It was six boards left with my feet and three with my eyes from the Hysteria. The Sinister reads the midlane strongly but doesn’t stop as it makes its turn toward the pocket. It never seems to lose hitting power. It was too much for the 40-ft. Doubles/Singles pattern and our lighter house pattern with the out-of-the-box finish, but could come into play with some surface adjustment. The Sinister truly needs a good amount of conditioner to work well. This is the ball you keep in your bag for the great floods. The Sinister would be a good choice for bowlers with lower rev rates in need of strong continuation through the pins. Often, bowling balls that hook this much seem to lose their hitting power when they impact the pocket, but that is definitely not the case with this ball.


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ROTO GRIP:


Sinister Hook 59 • Length 15 • Breakpoint Shape 16 //////////////////////////////////// //////////


Manufacturer’s Intent: “The new headliner of the HP4 line is the Sinister,” says Roto Grip’s Chris Schlemer. “This ball features the all-new Cage Core, which took over a year to develop on the premise of mid-lane motion along with finding a way to generate more motion down- lane. To complement the motion, the next step was wrapping the core with a cover that would conquer a variety of conditions; the 76H Hybrid cover was born. Out of the box, this cover comes prepped to a 4000-grit pad finish, mak- ing a great complement to the heavy oil-dom- inating Hyper Cell [February 2014]. When the Hyper Cell starts to run out of gas, the Sinister steps right in and gives you all the help down- lane you could possibly need — not to mention this ball can be easily shined to combat those medium type conditions as well.”


Core: The new Cage asymmetrical core has an RG of 2.52, .054 differential and .015 intermediate Diff. We saw over 6 inches of flare.


Coverstock: The neon yellow, white pearl and navy 76H Hybrid reactive coverstock is sanded with 4000 grit. We measured a 3150 effective surface grit and 8.06 RA.


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