THESE are the FIVE BEST Bowling Balls for League in Fall 2023. What do you think?
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Radical Outer Limits Pearl: bit.ly/OuterLimitsPearl
Motiv Crimson Jackal: bit.ly/CrimsonJackal
Roto Grip Optimum Idol: bit.ly/OptimumIdolBP
Hammer Black Widow 3.0: bit.ly/BlackWidow3
Roto Grip Attention Star: bit.ly/AttentionStarBP
#5 - Radical Outer Limits Pearl
It was bold for me to think that this newest release from Radical felt like an asymmetric iQ tour ruby, but out of the box and in the few weeks since its release, the Outer Limits Pearl has absolutely wow’d me with its performance on the lanes. This piece balances easy length with a soft move off the spot exceptionally well which means that almost any rev rate can find success with it as long as they understand how to keep getting the corners out. I’d definitely expect to see a lot of this piece on this summer’s PWBA tour as it’s been just as great on tough conditions as it is on house shots. The Radical Outer Limits Pearl sets a high bar for the start of this top 5, but the release at the #4 position has an ever so slight edge on this one from the Brands of Brunswick.
#4 - Motiv Crimson Jackal
After the highly successful release of the Nuclear Forge, Motiv reinserted their name into the conversation about high performance pearls with the all new Crimson Jackal. This first release of the year came out strong out of the gates and hasn’t stopped striking since then. The Crimson Jackal is the best performing pearl in this historic line from Motiv, and headlines their ball chart nicely as there are very few limitations to who I think could see success with it. Strokers, Tweener and Crankers alike will all be able to find a line to the pocket, and those with a lower rev rate will like this one a bit more as its a bit more continuous than you’d expect and that increases the carry percentage when you can play more up the lane.
#3 Roto Grip Optimum Idol
You can all consider me the most surprised that I put this piece in this position. The Optimum Idol came onto the market with extremely big shoes to fill. The original idol is a legend in it’s own rite, so Roto Grip had their hands full when trying to essentially re-release that option with new technology. Even though the core and cover are both different, I think there’s an argument to be made that this Optimum Idol could even be better than the original, but for now, I know it’s at least the best benchmark style option released this year for most bowlers. It’s usable all over the lane and with a variety of hand positions, so regardless of what strengths you have or don’t have, there’s a place in your bag for this one from Roto Grip.
#2 Hammer Black Widow 3.0
When we talk about filling the shoes of a legendary release, no legend is bigger than that of the Black Widows, and this all new 3.0 integrates that HK22 base material and evolves the longest running line of balls in the game to another new level. This orange and black release is definitely better when you can keep your angles closed off, but when you can it’s practically unbeatable. If you can match your ball speed up with your rate, you’ll have a world of miss room on any fresh house shot regardless of your tilt or rotation. The gas mask core removes the need to trick this piece entirely and rewards bowlers who focus on good, consistent releases tremendously. Again, i’d expect to see a lot of this ball on the PWBA tour this summer and across all your leagues at the beginning of next season.
#1 - Roto Grip Attention Star
Every once and a while, a piece just blows me away with how good it is. The all new Attention star from Roto Grip was one of those pieces right away. This one combines the best traits of three of Storm’s most successful pearl asyms of the last couple of years and puts them all together in this beautiful colored high performance option. Even better, this piece had the chance to get dialed in as an international release for the last couple of years as a sort of testing phase before being released here in the US. It’s the first to integrate the Ai core technology for Roto Grip, and the increase in intermediate differential makes the difference between this one being good, and being great, and this all new attention star is certainly great.
00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - #5 - Radical Outer Limits Pearl
02:04 - #4 - Motiv Crimson Jackal
02:47 - #3 - Roto Grip Optimum Idol
03:31 - #2 - Hammer Black Widow 3.0
04:21 - Honorable Mentions
05:03 - #1 - Roto Grip Attention Star