River Lanes Pro Shop » nomad pearl http://www.riverlanesproshop.com Where Great Prices Meet Exceptional Service 321-267-7118 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:53:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Roto Grip Bowling Balls http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/roto-grip-product-line/ http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/roto-grip-product-line/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:38:38 +0000 Jimmy Martin http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/?p=319 Over the past few years Roto Grip has come on strong with their product releases. With the initial release of the Roto Grip Cell, which was ball of the year in 2008 to the newest releases the Roto Grip Riot and Roto Grip Dark Star, Roto Grip has really put their name on the map.

In the Crown Line the Mutant Cell has become one of the top selling balls on the market. It is a strong heavy rolling ball that matches up to a lot of different styles. It is designed for heavier volume patterns and performs extremely well on longer patterns such as the Shark. Also in the Crown Line is the Roto Grip Rogue Cell. The Rogue is more angular than the Mutant and works really for players who like to use inside angles. The Mutant Cell and Roto Grip Rogue Cell are both great choices for the league bowler to wants to see the ball hook more on a house pattern.

In the Sword line is the Roto Grip Nomad and Roto Grip Nomad Pearl. These balls are also quite strong but with the symetrical cores they have a tendency to be a little smoother than the Crown series. I like to use the Nomads as a first ball out of the bag to see what the lane pattern is doing. They can be used on multiple types of patterns are a great starting point if you are looking to try some Roto Grip equipment.

The Roto Grip Riot and Roto Grip Dark Star have just been added to the Shield line to accompany the Roto Grip Mars and Roto Grip Pluto. These two balls are currently two of the best balls on the market for the money. Retailed around $135 they are absolutely hard to beat. Both balls utilize the Vision cover previously used on the Epic and Illusion series and have the new Photon core designed by Roto Grip. The Roto Grip Riot is fairly strong but very even rolling ball that can be used on many types of patterns and helps blend over/under ball reactions. The Roto Grip Dark Star is extremely clean through the fronts with a smooth but strong motion on the back of the lane that is very useful for lighter volume or broken down patterns

Overall Roto Grip has a complete arsenal of balls that give you the ability to play any condition without breaking your wallet. Going on my 3rd year being on staff with them I could not be happier with the equipment they have released. Every ball they release has a purpose and compliments the other releases perfectly. I am highly looking forward to see what they have up their sleeve for the rest of 2010.

]]> http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/roto-grip-product-line/feed/ 0 Roto Grip Nomad Solid and Nomad Pearl Bowling Ball Reviews http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/nomad-solid-and-pearl-review/ http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/nomad-solid-and-pearl-review/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:06:33 +0000 Jimmy Martin http://www.riverlanesproshop.com/?p=211 LAYOUTS (Using Dual Angle Technique)

Roto Grip Nomad
Pin – 3 1/2″
Drill Angle – 40 degrees
VAL Angle – 60 degrees
weight hole 2″ down VAL

Roto Grip Nomad Pearl
Pin – 4 1/2
Drill Angle – 30 degrees
VAL Angle – 30 degrees

REVIEW

Since the Silver Streaks were one of my favorite balls and the Nomads use the Rotary core that was in the Silver Streaks I have been looking forward to these releases for some time.

The Nomad solid with the layout that I used is really clean through the fronts with a strong mid-lane reaction. Quite the reaction I was expecting. A very versatile ball motion that can be used on multiple types of lane patterns by many types of bowlers.

The Nomad Pearl was surprising. I was expecting a “skid/flip” reaction with this ball, but to my surprise the reaction on the back is very smooth for a pearl cover. It is still cleaner than the solid but gives a strong and very controllable move in the back.

These two balls compliment each other better than any 2 releases I have seen in some time. After starting in league with the solid, about the middle of the 2nd game the heads started to burn. I was able to change to the Pearl and stay almost in the exact same spot as where i started.

These two balls are great additions to the already great Roto-Grip line!

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