Roto Grip Shatter Bowling Ball

If you are looking for a ball with length and a powerful but predictable backend motion, the Roto Grip Shatter is all of this and more! The layout that I used for my Shatter is 60 X 5 X 45 or simply put Pin above the fingers with the cg kicked out enough for an X Hole. My personal coordinates are as follows: axis point 5 5/8 over and ¾ up with a rev rate around 300 to 315 and my ball speed is around 15 mph with a lot of forward roll. I personally like going straighter through the front part of the lane. Also I am Right Handed. I have used the Shatter on several different patterns and several different surfaces. I had problems especially in the middle games of tournaments or the third game of league with getting my ball to finish strong in the pocket…. That was before I drilled a Shatter! The Shatter’s fantastic length and the Powerful Backend Motion allows me to move in and go around and through the carry down with confidence. It is my go to ball when the heads are scorched and the move is left and get the ball to the right! The Shatter is at home on the 30 to 40 foot patterns like the Viper, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Athens, Seoul, etc… You get the point the Shatter is a versatile bowling ball. The Shatter will always be travelling with me wherever I am bowling! The Shatter is a must for anyone’s bowling arsenal!

Hey all and thanks for reading. As always the video review is here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26duFMeKd64&list=UUUdapKcbpNzp3PGwdo7P6GQ&index=4&feature=plcp Rotogrip Shatter is a fantastic benchmark ball. The core has been proven in the Rising Star and the Shooting Star. This ball easily glides through the front part of the lane, rolls up in the midlane and has a nice strong arc on the back once it encounters friction. I have used this ball on Cheetah Viper and Scorpion with much success and is one of the very first balls out of my back for a regular house pattern. The hitting power and versatility this ball delivers is great. Let me say that again GREAT!!!!!! Not to mention it is an eye catcher.

Ball specs – 15 lbs 2 oz, 2.54 top weight, 2 3/4-inch pin. The Shatter, which is a polished pearl, was drilled using the dual angle method. The layout is a 4 inch pin, 70-degree drill angle and a 30-degree VAL angle. An x-hole was not needed. Using Storm’s layout terminology the layout would be 4 by 4 7/8 with a 2 inch pin buffer. The cover was left OOB which is 1500 polished. Just like the prior releases at this price point (Shooting Star and Rising Star) the Shatter’s strength surprised me. But the Shatter’s strength is all in the backend of the lane. The pattern bowled on was a 41 foot, 24 micro-liter broken down house condition. I had used a Defiant Edge and Berserk earlier and was playing around 22 with them. With the HP2 Shatter I was able to move my feet and target slightly right and send it. The Shatter was extremely clean through the fronts on the broken down pattern. When the Shatter made its move to the pocket is was quick and angular. Hit and carry percentage were both very good. If your looking for a ball to get down the lane and around the corner on medium and broken down patterns look no further than the new HP2 Shatter. John Brodersen RG amateur staff

ROTO GRIP SHATTER I FIRST TOOK THIS BALL TO THE LANE THAT I HAD TESTED THE BERSERK ON. IT HAD JUST A FEW GAMES ON THE LANE AND STILL THE 39' HOUSE SHOT. THIS BALL WAS AS STRAIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGH THE FRONTS WITH A GREAT BIG ANGULAR MOVE ON THE BACKEND, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DEFLECTION. FOR MY GAME, ANGULAR IS USUALLY PART OF MY DESCRIPTION. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FRESHLY OILED 39'HOUSE SHOT LANE WITH EXTREMELY CLEAN BACKENDS. HAD PRETTY MUCH THE SAME RESULTS...SUPER EASY TO GET IT THROUGH THE FRONTS AND A BACKEND MOVE THAT IS AWESOME. GREAT JOB ROTO GRIP. THIS BALL HAS IT ALL GOING FOR IT: NICE ROLL, STRONG HOOK, BIG HIT AND GREAT EYE APPEAL.