Beserk

Thanks for reading. The video review that goes along with this is posted here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHemnf-1DrA&feature=bf_prev&list=UUUdapKcbpNzp3PGwdo7P6GQ Roto Grip Berserk is a great addition to the midline price family. I drilled mine with an 85 x 5 x 50 drilling with no extra hole to help conserve some energy downlane. The midlane pickup with this ball and downlane reaction are fantastic. as you can see in the video, once this ball encounters friction, the ball revs up harder and produces an extremely strong arc to the pins that produces enough angle to throw pins around like ragdolls. Comparing the ball to the bandit using the same core and slightly different layout shows off how much pickup the ball has while still in the heaviest oil in the center. If you do notice the ball going outside of 8 for the breakpoint you also notice that the ball does not dive into the pocket when it reads friction early. Scuff to handle heavier oil or polish to move your feet further right, you still get a great reaction from whereever you decide to play and the Berserk is truly BENCHMARK!!!! It is directly in the middle of the arsenal breakdown for Rotogrip. If you are looking for a favorite reaction don't look any further. Great Job Guys!!!

Ball specs – 15 lbs 3 oz, 3.03top weight, and 3 1/4-inch pin. Using the dual angle method, the Berserk was drilled with a 4 1/2 inch pin distance, 60 degree drill angle and a 30 degree VAL angle. Using Storm’s drilling methodology the layout is 4 ½ X 4 3/4 X 2 1/8 pin buffer. An X-hole was needed and placed in the P 2.5 position. The surface was left OOB which is 4000 abralon. The Berserk is the replacement for the Dagger, which is one of my favorites. The first difference you will notice is that the HP3 line hybrid Berserk is dull and the Dagger was 1500 polished. I threw the Berserk on a broken down 41 foot, 24 micro-liter house shot. I ended up having to target at 22, the same place as the Defiant Edge I was throwing. The dull cover on the Berserk provided too strong a mid-lane read and the ball labored on the back end. I then added a coat of Storm Reacta-Shine to the cover. The polished created a little extra skid and length and got the ball to hit better on the backend. After the cover stock change the Berserk was striking a lot carrying many off hits. It may have something to do with the color scheme but the Berserk seemed to have a very heavy roll which reminded me of the old Roto-Grip Rush. With the motion the Berserk provides I feel I’ll be rolling it a lot on medium to light-heavy conditions. The Berserk provides a lot of hook potential for a ball in the HP3 line. After I added some polish to the Berserk I was playing the lanes the same as I was with the new Defiant Edge. The difference in the ball motion between the Berserk and the Defiant Edge is the Berserk was slightly earlier in the mid-lane and smoother off the friction on the backend. The Defiant Edge provided just a little more length with a more pronounced move off the backend friction. Overall hook between the Berserk and the Defiant Edge was very similar. John Brodersen RG amateur staff

ROTO GRIP BERSERK I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RELEASE OF THE BERSERK BECAUSE THE NOMAD DAGGER WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. AS USUAL, I BOWLED WITH THIS BALL FIRST ON A 39' HOUSE SHOT AND I MUST SAY THIS BALL DID NOT DISAPPOINT. WITH THE BOX FINISH, I HAD TO OPEN THE LANE UP BECAUSE THIS BALL HOOKS!!!! BUT AS FAR AS GETTING DOWN, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM AS LONG AS THERE IS SOME OIL. THE BALL REALLY READS THE MID LANE VERY GOOD WITH THE STRONGEST MOST CONTINUOS BACK END MOVE I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. AFTER SEVERAL GAMES WITH THE BOX FINISH, I APPLIED SOME REACTA CLEAN NO POLISH AND IT SHINED IT UP PRETTY GOOD. I THEN THREW IT ON THE HOUSE SHOT. I COULD PLAY A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE FRICTION WITH ABSOLUTELY THE SAME RESULTS. THIS BALL WILL NOT DISAPPOINT.