Roto Grip Disturbed Bowling Ball

Type of bowler: Tweener Avg Speed: 17.5 Rev Rate: 375-400 PAP: 5 x ¾ up Layout: 45 x 4 ¼ x 65 Drilled the Roto Grip Disturbed to be at the top of my lineup and a ball that will work for heavier oil and give me good continuation. After bowling on three different patterns the ball does that and more. Drilled it with a large VAL and a fairly aggressive drill angle and pin distance to ensure the ball was strong. The ball rolls early, which is what I want, but it’s the continuation and predictability that I love. 1st pattern: Cheetah The first game out of the box I threw with this ball was on the Cheetah. This version had a bit of hang on the outside but was close. Understanding this was probably too much ball, I threw it anyway. I was able to move in and play a pretty wide angle. The good news is that when the ball read off the 35-foot’ish pattern it was predictable and that allowed it to stay in my hands. Once I moved in and started increasing the angles the ball became a monster and allowed me to play a part of the lane no one else around me could. 2nd pattern: Modified house shot Threw this ball on a Sunday morning where they ran the heads over the leftovers. Was able to move in and use this ball to very good success. The ball showed the same characteristics as it did on the cheetah. Very aggressive move, but nothing uncontrollable. Despite the carry down, the ball still finished very well, a welcomed sight. 3rd pattern: Viper Pattern was a fairly touchy early in the set. The pattern played much crisper on the backends than the Cheetah but stuck with the Disturbed to see how it’d do. Once I was able to blend the pattern out the reaction on the Cheetah was confirmed. Strong, continuous move with no overreaction. The only time it was touchy was on the fresh, but I think the surface helped blend the pattern out. Overall, it’s a fantastic ball for my view and the money. It is the best rolling ball I’ve thrown since I had the original solid Cell and the Hammer Vicious Strike. The aggression with a controlled, strong finish is a trait EVERY bowler needs in their toolbox. Would recommend this ball to every type of bowler. Darrell Lovell Staffer, www.bowlerx.com

Disturbed PAP - 4 3/16 over 1/4 up Ball Speed 17-18 mph Rev Rate 300-350 Right Handed Layout 40 x 4.5 x 45 Surface Preparation: OOB What I was looking for: I was looking for something mainly for medium to medium heavy oil sport shots to be controlled and overall pretty strong. What I got: First thing I have to say is this ball rolls HEAVY. Even with this more skid-flip type layout for me this ball has a very controlled continuous arcing motion. It picks up pretty early and rolls strong and doesn’t quit. This ball requires a lot of head oil with OOB surface. It was a little strong for me on house conditions unless I wanted to play really deep. I hit it with a used 4000 pad to shine it up a little and it got through the heads much cleaner and had a much better look. When I go to tournaments I take it back to the OOB surface. It does very well at controlling the pocket and having a very strong smooth motion. If you are looking for a ball to be very strong and controllable look no further. This ball is great on a lot of conditions with a little surface work. The pins don’t sleep well, they might even be a little DISTURBED! Steven Fagan Storm Pro Shop Staff Lexington, KY

Weight: 15 lbs Pin Length: 4’” Drilling: 4 x 3 3/4 x 2 Length: 40 ft Volume: Medium Type: THS, Kegel Nav. I tested this ball on our THS and it worked best with the surface at 4000 grit polished. I used box finish (2000 grit) for Kegel middle of the road navigation pattern. Likes: I like the predictability of this ball. It rolls nicely through the heads, while making a strong, yet even, turn to the pocket. With the 4000 grit polished surface, it did not overreact coming off the house pattern. As the house pattern dried up, I was able to move in and still carry the corners. This ball continues right through the pin deck, taking out everything in its path. On the Kegel nav. pattern, with the box finish, it still gave me a nice even rolling look, and again, came off the pattern very smooth and made a nice, strong turn to the pocket. A must have for any arsenal in today's game! Carol Teel Roto Grip Amateur Staff Member

Ball specs – 15 lbs 3 oz, 2.91 top weight, and 3.5 -inch pin. Using the dual angle method, the Disturbed was drilled with a 4 3/4 inch pin distance, 70 degree drill angle and a 40 degree VAL angle. Using Storm’s drilling methodology the layout is 4 3/4 X 5 3/8 X 2 3/4 pin buffer. An X-hole was not needed. The surface was initially left OOB which is 2000 abralon. I was looking forward to seeing what the new Middle Roll 70 motor in the Disturbed would do. The first outing was on a fresh 38 foot, 22 micro-liter fairly flat pattern. I’m slightly rev dominant due to softer ball speed. On this pattern the Disturbed started up too soon and I could not get it to the spot. The Disturbed was just too strong for this condition. Before the next outing I applied a little Storm Reacta Shine to the cover. League night was on a 41 foot, 24 micro-liter house shot. The added polish and longer pattern length helped as the Disturbed was cleaner through the fronts and had a ton of energy left for the backend. I played this pattern about 5 and 3 deeper with the Disturbed than with a Nomad solid. I would describe the motion of the Disturbed as a strong arc. The next outing was on the USBC White # 2 pattern. This played similar to the prior described pattern; I just played a little further to the right. Again the Disturbed displayed a strong arc motion with tremendous hit and carry. With the OOB cover the Disturbed is a large hooking ball that will need heavy to medium/heavy conditions for most tweeners. The motion is strong but predictable (great mid-lane read) with tremendous hit and carry. The cover also adjusts well to polish. This new HP3 release from Roto Grip has a lot to like if your looking for a hooking piece. John Brodersen RG amateur staff

The Roto Grip Disturbed is a lot of bang for your buck. The disturbed hooked more than I expected but I was not disappointed. The backend motion is continuous and strong. I am a tweener with a rev rate around 300 and my axis point is 5 5/8 over and ¾ up with a little axis tilt. I am more of up the back release guy that likes to play right but can and will move left. The layout that I used was pin under the fingers with the cg kicked out with an extra hole at 45 degrees from the center grip to the VAL. The surface was modified to 3000 grit with polish to get through the fronts a little easier. The out of box surface was just too much too early for me. The disturbed for me is a heavier rolling ball than the Berserk and had more backend reaction at the breakpoint. I started with the Disturbed on the 2012 Master’s pattern playing around 5 at the arrows and keeping it tight to the pocket. The disturbed was strong enough to get through conditioner and was very readable on the backend. With most of the field playing to the left of me I moved in and the Disturbed was too much too early…. The ball that I switched too was the Roto Grip Shatter than to the Rising Star. Once I made match play and the pattern was reapplied I was back in business with the disturbed! Playing out and enough conditioner in the heads the Disturbed went into beast mode! When there is medium to heavy concentration of conditioner on the lane the Disturbed is a beast even with polish on it! I also practiced on a typical house pattern with the disturbed and was pleasantly surprised by how it handled the extreme wet dry. The Disturbed did roll early but continued through the pocket like it meant business! I usually have a hard time with Typical House Patterns until they carry down a little but using the disturbed it blended that over/under out! I had room left and surprised by how much room I had to the right also! Overall opinion of the Disturbed is good. For me the Disturbed really read the mid lane and was readable at the break point. For the Disturbed to be successful it needs medium to heavy oil and for the pattern to be on the long side.

My Disturbed is drilled with the pin below the fingers with the CG kicked out toward the PAP. This ball was clean through the front end and produced about 4-6 inches of flare. The ball rolled strong off my hand and in the mid-lane the ball revved up nicely and made a solid, strong move to the pocket. ?This ball was devastating as it continued to drive through the pin deck (what I have come to expect from Roto Grip). As the lanes transition, I could simply move left, play a little deeper and continue to use this ball. I found this ball to be a couple boards stronger than the Berserk. The solid cover of the Disturbed allows the ball to read the fresh oil nicely and make a nice predictable move off the dry area.