I ended up flying out to Vegas to bowl and unfortunately my equipment didn't make it in time. At that point I just wanted something that fit well that was going to be $150ish out the door. Due to my preference for black & dark colored equipment I thought this might be a solid fit after hearing about Luke R. rave about it.

Holy smokes..... If this was ten years ago, this would be a top of the line symmetrical ball. This thing hooks, and in the right part of the lane ....late when you need it. I haven't touched the cover. The lower diff gives you amazing push through the heads, and the 3K surface is a perfect match to slow the ball down before it makes that strong curvy arc through the deck. In my first 2 games with it I left 4 sick 9-pins with it and that's just something that I don't do. Low end balls don't continue through the deck that much for me usually.

I'm not quite sure what to compare this ball to, I honestly haven't seen this shape in awhile. IMO, it's close to the same reaction that you would get when you take a high end ball and drill it weak with a 6" pin high layout, low flaring length with a strong move & finish late. Mine is drilled 5 1/2" pin high (axis, 6" right 1/8 up) and this was just a pleasant surprise to throw. In 9 games, it's tripled it's money back for me and it's just a fun reaction to see for me. The most impressive part is when I saw transition and the ball starts over-hooking, I was reluctant to move in, thinking that it wouldn't have enough guts to carry. Boy was I surprised. My look from inside 4th arrow was just as good as it was booming it to the track area with my higher speed.

I'm so impressed that a company's bottom-tier ball packs this much performance for the dollar. If I was still drilling, I would keep 6-8 cases of these in stock and I would make sure that 4 out of 5 of  my customers had one. I'm practicing a lot for Nationals next month and this ball might not play if the shot is anything like last year, but when I see a reaction that I like as much as this one, I always get another one for a complementary layout. I'm thinking a 4" pin low w/ P3 hole might be on deck next.

It's special.

Lol you sure you're talking about the HYB and not the Ink?  I hated mine . . Ink is GOAT, HYB I had angle issues for days.  Now it looks good for a lot of other people though, I can't imagine it being as good as you're saying, but it was a case of me not matching up, not it being a bad ball though. 

I would take all of my reviews with a grain of salt. If I cleared the thumb .001 second later I'd be a full roller. My axis 6" right and 1/4" up, add about 75 degrees rotation, almost no tilt, and I can see my reaction with this ball being much different than anyone else with a different roll. The thing I like about this ball, is that it's so hard to throw past the breakpoint. It faces up early and continues, where most balls that I have a problem with face up and stop (Timeless, Fight, and most high end assyms). For me it's a better finishing IQ Tour for $75 less, OOB. I have a real problem being able to keep the ball in front of me and hold the pocket for a long period of time without the eventual 7 through the face.

I haven't drilled an INK yet, although I will after Nationals next month. That ball does look a little too good to not try, although I think it will overlap with my polished IQTS and Eruption Pro Blue. If this HYB keeps making me money though I'm definitely going to be trying more Roto stuff. Summer leagues here are notorious for house shots that HOOK! I could see these two Hustles as the only balls I would need for the easy stuff. I have about 10 balls in my trunk that won't stay on the lane unless there's a "real pattern" out there.

I'm glad you like yours, and it sounds like you see a lot of what I see in it. It's very predictable and it responds to hand changes well. The more I give it at the bottom, the more hook I get down lane. I

Yeah I was probably going with the X2 if it wasn't the HYB. Intel, Magntirude 035, and Eruption Pro Blue were possibilities too but the price was right on the Roto Grip ball. When all else it equal, or close enough to it, $$$ always wins out in the end...