Thanks to Ryan at Seismic for the Raging Bull and the Raging Bull Charged. Sent me one of each to throw and review. Both balls are 3” pin blems, with the cg left of pin to mb line. Both were drilled almost identical, pin at 2:00 to the ring the cg near grip center and both mb markings are on the VAL or an inch right of the VAL. Both layouts would equate to 4-1/4” pin to PAP x 0. Neither ball needed a balance hole. Both balls were used on a fresh house shot, on Pro Anvil surface less than 5 yrs old with a medium to heavy oil pattern.

The RG Solid is nothing more than a hook machine, the early rolling layout allowed me to move to the extreme left and play the heavier oil In the middle of the lane. I could hook the lane by using an extreme angle to the drier area down lane, recovery was not an issue, it returned from no-man’s land with plenty of ferocity and hitting power. I could play a tighter line and keep the ball more in the oil longer and play a smaller hook with the same results. I had a good 5 inches of flare. This ball will not be of much use to anyone with a lot of hand on a typical medium house shot without some serious surface adjustment, or super human ball speed, it is just too much ball otherwise.

The RB Charged is the pearl version of the Raging Bull, same “Horn” core just a pearl version of the cover stock. After a game or so of using the RG I went to the RGC and like most pearls I have, I moved 4 and 4 right expecting to allow for the pearl’s lope and later break point and less overall hook. First 2 balls left of the head pin, little startling to see this happen. I moved back to where the Raging Bull was used and found the Charged could be used on the same line. I’m not saying this will happen to you, just what I saw!! I’m thinking the Raging Bull broke down the pattern enough the Charged could be used on the same line. The Charged has plenty of lope or up front skid, still had an excellent mid lane read and plenty of recovery on the back end. Those with some hand will find the Charged a big hooking pearl, not snappy but a very strong motion with plenty of recovery and continuation. On a medium pattern lower rev rates will like it, higher rev rates will have to move left, strong pearl, angular off the spot, but not skid snap.