- Coverstock: Ultimate Vision Solid Reactive
- Weight Block:Photon Core (14-16)
- Ball Color: Dark Red/Black All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
- Ball Finish: 2000 Abralon
- Track Flare Potential: 3-4 Inches (Med) on a scale of 1-10 Low-High
- Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium-Light Oil
- A few tiny pit holes in the cover stock of the ball are normal
- Description: At Roto Grip® we pride ourselves in providing a complete line of bowling balls in both value and performance. The recent introduction of the Dark Star™ created a nice complement for those medium to drier patterns, but we still needed a strong solid reactive in the Shield™ Line for those patterns with a bit more volume up front. The RIOT™ is just what the kingdom ordered. The utilization of the Ultimate Vision™ solid reactive coverstock is the key to this addition. The increased surface topography and greater coefficient of friction battles those medium to heavier volume patterns with fierce intensity. The Photon™ core delivers the energy behind the RIOT™. This newly designed medium RG (2.58) and medium differential (.040) core creates greater mid-lane read and increased entry angle to the pocket than its predecessors in the Planet™ series. It''''s time to start your RIOT™ in the Bowling Kingdom!

Friday night I bowled at Tiger Lanes in Tucama NE. The guys from the pro shop(Tom Kelley's Pro Shop) bowled a team challenge there at 8 p.m.
The lanes there are wood, there are 8 lanes. The lanes are usually dry and remind you of how it use to be to bowl back in the day on a house shot where you had to make good shots to score well.
I decided to use a Nomad pearl and play straighter. The pin is about 2.5" and I put the pin off center to the right a little under my ring and cg kicked out to give me about 1/2 side. It worked well but I was inconsistent with my line. I started with a 180, which was second high score for our team in that game. In the tenth I switched to my Riot where the pin is drilled out in my ring and cg kicked out for about 7/8 side. Neither ball has a hole. Pin distance for the Riot is about 3". With the Riot I was able to step in around 3rd arrow and swing the ball. It gave me just the right angle to the pocket and I shot 222. We bowl here next week on friday night again I'm going to try using the Riot first instead and switch to the Nomad Pearl after the shot has started to go away. The reason I say this is because I rolled a 182 for the 3rd game. I think I'll have a better look this way and my scores tell me that as well.
When using the Nomad Pearl I was trying to hit 7 board straight down and let my swing be free and let the ball do the work from there, NO HAND. The more free push you can get on wood lanes the better, for they will become drier faster then synthetic's by far.
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(AJ) Andrew Jensen
 Roto Grip Staffer

I drilled a R/G Riot just before leaving for a tournament in Arkansas. I put the ball in the bag and never tried it until I got to the tournament and we had our 10 minutes of practice before competition. I used several other balls and decided to try the Riot and never put it down, but for about 4 frames in 5 games of qualifying. The layout I used is the dual angle method, 45deg X 3-5/8" X 65deg. This placed the pin under my ring finger, the cg is below my midline and right of grip center line, in the thumb quadrant! I modified a Jimmy Martin layout that he used in a review of the Dark Star and Riot, thanks Jimmy! I placed a weighthole just right of my val on a line from grip center, thru cg and out just outside my val on about the P3 location! I won some bracket money, the eliminator which is for the five games of qualifying, a high game, second high game and made the finals. I shot a 279 first game in the double elimination finals. The bad news is I lost my next two matches, 211 to 279, I had five 9 count frames and that's when I tried different balls to carry and they weren't all 10 pins!! I lost my next match 235-274, and the ball rolled great, but I made a couple bad pitches. All in all, if I drill a new ball and can use it all day, it gave a great reaction, carry, and very predictable! I was 3rd high qualifier at +157 for the five games and it's becoming my favorite ball. I can see this ball being the most versatile ball that I own! The other balls that I used in practice was: Global 900 Bounty Hunter Pearl, rolls really good and like this ball a lot as well! Storm Dimension, Storm HyRoad, Roto Grip Dark Star, Hammer Backlash Blue/Silver, great ball with smooth roll, predictable reaction, great hit, I just felt more comfortable all day with the Riot! Sorry so long, but the Riot deserved the "Shout Out"!
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need a ball for heavy oil that hooks up about half way down the lane. i did the star reccomender at roto grip.com and they reccomended this ball. is this the right ball? feel free to comment

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