chip82901
09-25-2017, 11:00 AM
Purchased a Hot Cell last week, drilled up by Max Shellabarger at Hill AFB in Clearfield, UT. He's drilled a couple in the past for me and boy do they read the lanes well.
So, I let him do his magic, didn't even really tell him what I wanted the ball to do, as I had no clue what to really expect from a urethane ball with an asymmetric core. I'll break down everything now.
14# Rotogrip Hot Cell
PAP: 4 7/8" right, 1/2" up
Layout: 5x4x2
OOB, 1000 grit
2 Handed bowler, 400rpm rev rate, 17.5mph at the backend
What I expected:
Like most urethane, I expected length and having to play with angles in order to carry.
What I got:
I definitely got length, but what I wasn't expecting was the way it read the lanes. It doesn't read like a urethane at all! It picks up in the midlane, and continues through the pins. I started out the night playing around 12 at the arrows out to about 8-9. First game, I ran the front 7 with some awful shots (first week of league btw). However, the shots still carried. I then couldn't cover a spare and finished with 223. 2nd game, ball jumped a little early, so I made a slight adjustment in (never make big adjustments with urethane, you'll regret it), to about 15 at the arrows, out to the same 8-9 breakpoint. Boom. Boom. Boom. Once again, spare shooting was a bit off, but the carry was there. Ended up with an 8 strike 233. 3rd game out, kept the same line as I couldn't miss the pocket. A few errant shots, but nothing too crazy. Once again, spare shooting killed (reminder, first week of league, hadn't picked up a ball in 6 weeks). Finished out with 221, for a 677, at probably the TOUGHEST house in Wyoming. We deal with twister pins (pain to try and carry).
Final Thoughts:
What an amazing ball! This is DEFINITELY going to be the ball I use in my home center all season long. My home center gets a bit spotty trying to move inside, so urethane up the edge is going to be my bread and butter, and with the stronger core and the pin action I received from this ball, I suggest you add the Hot Cell into your bag for every tournament, as it's going to help blend the pattern out.
So, I let him do his magic, didn't even really tell him what I wanted the ball to do, as I had no clue what to really expect from a urethane ball with an asymmetric core. I'll break down everything now.
14# Rotogrip Hot Cell
PAP: 4 7/8" right, 1/2" up
Layout: 5x4x2
OOB, 1000 grit
2 Handed bowler, 400rpm rev rate, 17.5mph at the backend
What I expected:
Like most urethane, I expected length and having to play with angles in order to carry.
What I got:
I definitely got length, but what I wasn't expecting was the way it read the lanes. It doesn't read like a urethane at all! It picks up in the midlane, and continues through the pins. I started out the night playing around 12 at the arrows out to about 8-9. First game, I ran the front 7 with some awful shots (first week of league btw). However, the shots still carried. I then couldn't cover a spare and finished with 223. 2nd game, ball jumped a little early, so I made a slight adjustment in (never make big adjustments with urethane, you'll regret it), to about 15 at the arrows, out to the same 8-9 breakpoint. Boom. Boom. Boom. Once again, spare shooting was a bit off, but the carry was there. Ended up with an 8 strike 233. 3rd game out, kept the same line as I couldn't miss the pocket. A few errant shots, but nothing too crazy. Once again, spare shooting killed (reminder, first week of league, hadn't picked up a ball in 6 weeks). Finished out with 221, for a 677, at probably the TOUGHEST house in Wyoming. We deal with twister pins (pain to try and carry).
Final Thoughts:
What an amazing ball! This is DEFINITELY going to be the ball I use in my home center all season long. My home center gets a bit spotty trying to move inside, so urethane up the edge is going to be my bread and butter, and with the stronger core and the pin action I received from this ball, I suggest you add the Hot Cell into your bag for every tournament, as it's going to help blend the pattern out.