I tested my Hectic on my 39-foot house shot. The 1500-polished pearl finish worked well for this condition. I pushed the ball to the dry area to gain some friction.

My Hectic is drilled with the pin up above the fingers and a dual thumb hole layout. (45 X 4 X 35) I wanted to have a ball that would compliment my Critical and have a nice skid flip reaction.

This ball which utilizes the Devour core, produced about 3-5 inches of flare. The ball skidded nicely through the heads as I played just inside the oil line skidding out to the dryer boards. Once the ball encountered some friction, it revved up nicely and made a pronounced move to the pocket. As with all Roto Grip balls, it drove through the pin deck.

The Hectic has a very predictable reaction, and with the 2.56 RG and .034 differential makes it a great addition for the lower rev medium speed league player who needs the extra length from the polished cover when the lanes begin to breakdown.

What I enjoyed the most about this ball is the late breaking skid flip reaction. It produced a nice dramatic hook to the pocket and devastated the pins. What a fun ball to throw.

The Hectic is a nice go to ball for the league bowler and is good compliment to the Critical and Eternal Cell. This ball will make a nice addition to anyone’s arsenal.

Mike Johnston
Roto Grip Staff

Hi I'm new here and relatively new to bowling but have been progressing rather quickly using only house balls. I've done a ton of research to become better acquainted with the sport and and its more specific elements. I'm currently deciding between the devour and the hectic as my first ball. I know all the differences/similarities between the two but my question is this. Considering the identical cores yet differing coverstocks, if I were to go with the solid reactive of the devour and find that it's eating up too much oil on house/league lanes, could I essentially just have it polished accordingmy to alleviate the issue, and also vice versa with the pearl reactive hectic by sanding it down should I find that I'm pushing thru the oil too much and not getting enough back end? In doing either of these, would it produce an almost identical ball reaction to its counterpart? In other words would the devour act very similarly to the hectic with some moderate polish while maintaining the solid coverstock and the hectic to the devour with sanding to the pearl reactive? Any insight is much appreciated. I would just like to be sure before purchasing that if I go with Either and don't get the reaction I want That I can alter its coverstock to my liking. Thank you

I tested my Hectic on my 39-foot house shot. The 1500-polished pearl finish worked well for this condition. I pushed the ball to the dry area to gain some friction.

My Hectic is drilled with the pin up above the fingers and a dual thumb hole layout. (45 X 4 X 35) I wanted to have a ball that would compliment my Critical and have a nice skid flip reaction.

This ball which utilizes the Devour core, produced about 3-5 inches of flare. The ball skidded nicely through the heads as I played just inside the oil line skidding out to the dryer boards. Once the ball encountered some friction, it revved up nicely and made a pronounced move to the pocket. As with all Roto Grip balls, it drove through the pin deck.

The Hectic has a very predictable reaction, and with the 2.56 RG and .034 differential makes it a great addition for the lower rev medium speed league player who needs the extra length from the polished cover when the lanes begin to breakdown.

What I enjoyed the most about this ball is the late breaking skid flip reaction. It produced a nice dramatic hook to the pocket and devastated the pins. What a fun ball to throw.

The Hectic is a nice go to ball for the league bowler and is good compliment to the Critical and Eternal Cell. This ball will make a nice addition to anyone’s arsenal.

Mike Johnston
Roto Grip Staff

The problem is you could use this "review" to describe 15 - 30 different balls from almost every manufacturer these days.  You're basically just saying the Hectic is a polished, medium-strength pearl.

You should really compare it to other polished pearls with the same drilling or explain how it is usable on different oil patterns and with different drillings and on different lane surfaces. How it is the right step up and the right step down from the rest of your arsenal. You didn't describe where you played each ball and how they differed when you mentioned the Critical and the Eternal Cell in passing.