Roto Grip Attention Star Bowling Ball

The new Roto Grip Attention Star bowling ball features Momentous™ Core and A.I. Core technology as well as eTrax™ PLUS Pearl coverstock. This bowling ball has been proving itself out in the field with wide variety of styles, including myself, really liking the ball motion that this Attention Star creates. I drilled my Attention Star with a pin-up layout that has a longer PIN to PAP distance: 65 x 5 1/2 x 30. I am very impressed with the ball motion that this bowling ball creates. I think this Attention Star is one the best bowling balls that has been released in recent years. It appears to me that the core of this bowling ball wants to start earlier, but the cleaner coverstock helps it get down the lane just enough. This combination, in my eyes, works very well and makes the bowling “read” the lane at the “right” time very frequently. Personally, I will always carry at least one Attention Star with me. I think this bowling ball is great for when the oil pattern develops a little bit of a “hook” spot and a bowler needs to open up the launch angle and use the “hook” spot. However, I do believe that this bowling ball will be very versatile and will work on a wide variety of patterns and layouts. The Attention Star, is for sure, a must have bowling ball in everyone’s arsenal! I will certainly drill a couple more of these. Watch myself and Verity Crawley throw the Attention Star on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEjiKO_Na6A&t=64s

I set my attention star up for a high RG layout. Specifically maximizing it's length for short oil patterns. This ball delivered big time saving all its energy for the last possible moment before making a strong but controlled turn towards the pocket. I've also laid out several other attention stars for customers with more conventional layouts and this ball tends to be a great mix of power and control. Definitely look for this to be a ball 2/3 in your arsenal as the lanes begin to transistion.

Attention Star • Rot Grip • HP4 Series Core • Momentous AV+A.I. Core Coverstock • eTrax plus Pearl Reactive Finish • Reacta Gloss Weight • 15 lbs. RG • 2.48 Differential •.049 PSA •.017 Layout • 4 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/8 Tester PAP • 5” R, 5/8” D Tester Axis Tilt • 11° Tester Rev Rate • 300 Test Pattern • 42’ THS (Typical House Shot) • Modified, Kegel Stone Street With their release of the Attention Star, Roto Grip delivers a striking powerhouse to any arsenal. With the revolutionary Ai Core technology in the Momentous A.V. Core combined with eTrax PLUS Pearl Reactive coverstock, the Attention Star is a brilliant new release that delivers striking results. So, let’s take a closer look at what makes the Attention Star a THS destroyer! The Momentous AV+A.I. Core was designed to create a distinct ball motion, and Roto Grip delivered that motion with the Attention Star. For straighter players like me, the Momentous A.V. +A.I. Core provided a vigorous intensity in the mid-lane, creating an incredible amount of momentum that explodes when the Attention Star finds the exit of the pattern! And once the Momentous AV+A.I. gets into the roll phase – it becomes a destructive force! I loved the strength and responsiveness the Momentous Core A.V. Core provided. With the A.I. technology behind it, it brought a continuation that gives a straighter player like me the extra punch I need! The eTrax plus Pearl Reactive Coverstock is a unique blend that brought some surprising results. For me, as a straighter player, conventional wisdom says to use a solid on fresh and a pearl on the burn. With the eTrax Pearl reactive found on the Attention Star, I found a different dynamic to that logic. I sanded my Attention Star with 1500-git Abralon and used Storm’s Rough Edge to polish it, and the results were astounding! The Attention Star was brilliant in fresh conditions. I like how eTrax Pearl Reactive gripped in the mid-lane without over-reacting. And I enjoyed the blending smoothness of the eTrax Peal when it finds friction at the end of the pattern. Further, as the night progressed, I was pleasantly surprised at how the eTrax Pearl blended the over-under conditions we see as the pattern breaks down. We straighter and lower rev players see the transition earlier than most. And as a straighter player, I liked how the eTrax Pearl cover gave me a smooth, clean, and predictable look all night. In closing, the new Attention Star is a great revolutionary release by Roto Grip. And with its brilliant combination of Momentous AV+A.I. Core and eTrax Pearl reactive coverstock, the Attention Star, will deliver momentous results to your game, especially if you are a straighter player like me. So, stop into your local Storm VIP Pro Shop today and have your Attention Star ready to roll for tonight’s league. It is a great choice! Rick Klimowicz Storm Products Pro Shop Staff Roll the Ball Pro Shop Penndel, PA

The attention star is the most angular pearl we’ve see in a while. The momentous Core with the Weaker Etrax Pearl coverstock. Makes this ball want to get up and lane and retain so much energy to be really angular off the spot. It’s an asymmetrical where you can move left, send it right and the ball will come back!

Layout: 4 1/2 x 4 x 2 VLS After 8 international releases in the Attention line, the Momentous core finally makes it stateside in the Attention Star along with the AI.outer core. The Attention Star has the eTrax Plus Pearl the same cover that was on the RST X-2. With the pearl coverstock, as expected, it’s late and angular - extremely responsive downlane, great for early transition when you need to get a little more length out of the ball. There are some nights I’ve found the Attention Star to be the ball to start with, but most nights, it fits better in the second game. My Specs - Speed - 16 mph, Rev Rate - 315. PAP 5 1/8 x 7/8 Up. Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/yVvH14mNAyU

Over the last several years, there have been a ton of great products come out of the factory in Utah and we can add the Attention Star to that list. This is one of the newest additions to the HP4 line at Roto Grip and it’s been extremely impressive so far. The core comes from previous international releases (Momentous Core) along with upgraded A.I. technology to give us an engine we haven’t seen here in the U.S. On the outside, it’s wrapped with the eTrax Pus Pearl coverstock, and needless to say, I’m impressed. With a low RG (2.48) and higher diff (.049), those numbers tell me this ball is going to be strong but it’s also never going to miss “the spot” down-lane. I’ve drilled one so far and really like it. It’s mapped out as 5.5 x 5 x 2. This puts the pin above my bridge with a small shift of the CG and the mass bias just to the right of my thumb. I haven’t made any surface adjustments to it and have had a lot of success with it right out of the box. The Attention Star has been a house shot beast and when I’ve had the chance to get on tougher conditions, when I need to open my angles and create shape, the Attention Star is the first one I go to. If you need a pearl, asymmetric ball that not only looks good, but strikes a ton, the Attention Star should be the next ball you drill!

The Roto Grip Attention Star features the Momentus AV core with A.I. technology wrapped in the eTrax Plus pearl reactive coverstock. At 15 pounds the Attention Star has a low rg of 2.48 with a differential of .049 and an intermediate diff of .017. I generally drill all my stuff the same at 5x4x2 but with this one I went with a little shorter pin 4.5x4x2. This ball has quickly become my favorite ball in my bag. I have five series with this ball, the lowest being 733; and two 800 series (802 and 827) along with one 300 game. This ball is like a cheat code for bowling. For an asymmetrical ball, the backend motion is not nearly as quick as most, and the pearl coverstock is not a quick response cover on this ball. Errant shots to the right that encounter friction early do not overhook. The ball just has a nice, controlled backend motion on these shots and finds it way back to the pocket. Shots pulled in the oil are no problem either, as the Attention Star is strong enough to handle moderate amounts of oil. The AI core technology is apparent as the off hits still send pins flying. This ball has certainly caught my attention as well as many of the other bowlers in my league. I would recommend this ball to anyone!!

The Attention star features an over seas core Momentous AV but added A.I. Core Tech wrapping it with eTrax Plus Pearl together gives you such a unique ball shape! Since throwing this ball I haven’t put it down it’s that good! A stronger option that skids through the fronts but doesn’t go forever down the lane and continues like nobody’s business! Typically bigger block asymms have limits for me and can only cross so many boards but the Attention star does not quit or roll forward and that makes for a special ball! Not as early as the Exotic Gem but more motion than the TNT Infused. Most players will find this ball useful in their arsenal. Get ready to turn heads when this goes down the lane! Andrew Smith Storm staff LH Rev rate 420+ Speed 16.5

The Attention Star has a pretty unique motion that’s a bit deceiving. What I had heard about this ball was that it’s a slower response pearl that sees the mid lane pretty well. I had also heard people compare this ball to a stronger UC2. I disagree with both of these statements. The Attention Star, for me, is just unique. I did not change the cover, It is still out of box finish. For me it’s fairly clean through the front, reads the mid lane very well, but comes around the corner and is quite continuous. It has the continuation of a symmetrical ball but reads the mids of an asym! It’s pretty cool! Layout for mine is 5x4x2 Balls Currently getting play: Absolute Power: 5x4x2 Xponent Pearl: 5x4x2 Zen Gold Label- 5x5x2 (pin up) box surface Optimum Idol- 5x4x2

I have seen other people’s reviews on this ball and their pin up layouts creates a rather unusual early but angular motion with plenty of continuation. I drilled mine pin down to hopefully get away from that angular motion. What I got was a ball that I have to stay closer to the friction with and it never reads it too hard, it just seems to absorb the friction and come off of it with a very smooth and continuous roll. This motion seems to really blend the wet/dry even with the factory shine on it! I am not sure that I want to change surface on it, to be honest. The point of all of these balls is to have different motions and this one is definitely a different motion! Key words for me are Smooth and Control! My layout for this bad boy is: 4.5x4.5x4 Balls Currently getting play: Absolute Power: 5x4x2 Xponent Pearl: 5x4x2 Zen Gold Label- 5x5x2 (pin up) box surface Attention Star-5x4x2