Roto Grip Attention Star Bowling Ball

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

Dual Angle Layout: 55 x 4 ½ x 25 The Attention Star gave me a reaction I have not seen out of a SPI ball in quite a while. This ball gets through the fronts easily, has a strong midlane reaction, and then smooth backend. Even with a smoother backend this ball hits like a truck. This ball quickly became the first ball out of my bag for league.

Roto Grip Attention Star Ball specs: MOMENTOUS™ AV + A.I. CORE TECHNOLOGY with E-Trax Pearl coverstock and finished with Reacta Gloss finish. Layout: 5 x 3 ¾ x 3 Bowler specs: 15.5 mph and rev rate in the 380’s and my is PAP is 3 ¼ and at zero up/down and tested on Pro-Lane at ABC North Lanes in Harrisburg, Pa. With the introduction of the Momentous AV core that has been used overseas in the Roto Grip Attention line since 2020, it was awesome to see the minds at Roto Grip bring that core to the World-Wide market. Wrapping the core is the all new A.I. outer core technology that was introduced last summer at International Bowl Expo, it is given the tour players a “cleaner” reading ball that the line as been missing. For us, the average Joe Bowler, that equates to a ball that stays true in reaction and is able to be used across a broad range of house patterns and tournament play. For me, the Attention Star is the FIRST ball since the start of the fall bowling season that I have been able to use through the whole league matches. Maybe it be a 2 person / 4 game scratch doubles, 3-person scratch league or a 4-person mixed league, I am able to stay in the ball all night long and the overall reaction in the back end is weaker than the new Storm DNA Coil, but stronger than the Magic Gem or the Absolute Power. I would say its very similar to the Storm Virtual Energy Blackout, but just a “tick” smoother on the dry friction. I mainly used it on Pro-Lane at ABC North, but had the pleasure of using it a Colony Park Lanes in York, Pa., where the surface is older HPL with a TON of fraction, every other ball I tried, jumped real strongly off the back of the pattern, but the Attention Star plowed through and was able to bowl a very respectable match (for myself) 963 for 4 games. The Attention Star is #3 in out of 4 in ball strength for me and will be replacing the VEBO. In order of strength will be #1 – DNA Coil, #2 - Optimum Idol, #3 - Attention Star and #4 – Hustle RIP. For Colony Park Lanes my bag looks a little different: #1 – Optimum Idol, #2 – Absolute Power, #3 – Absolute Power and #4 – Lighting Storm or Ocean Blue Ice Storm. Thanks to my sponsors and supports: Storm Products Inc. – Roto Grip, 900 Global, Storm, and 3G Shoes Coolwick Apparel Vise Inserts ABC North Lanes and Lounge Colony Park Lanes and Games Bowlers’ Supply #SquadRG #3GShoes #BeCoolCrew #ViseInserts

Sam Cooper Roto Grip Amateur Staff. Layout 5 ¼”x4x3 The new Roto Grip Attention Star! Features the Momentous AV + A.I. Core with the eTrax plus pearl cover wrapped around it. With the A.I. Core you still get good continuation and powerful light pocket hits. Liked that the core numbers were a little lower than a usual asym ball and a weaker yet proven cover. The Etrax Plus Pearl was on the RST X2 and that ball was quite usable. Glad to see they decided to bring this ball stateside. This ball to me is a little stronger/earlier than the Storm Virtual Energy Blackout and a little more forward. I immediately hit this with a 2000 abralon pad to remove the shine. What shocked me is the Star did not feel whippy or uncontrollable even on fresh. I can see why the pro staff is using this ball out on tour a lot. The ball is easy through the fronts, mid-lanes strongly, and has a controllable pop on the back end. This ball will be good for many conditions especially in the Pittsburgh area where we see a lot of hook in the fronts. This ball will be great for a variety of styles. Whether you a just a league bowler or you are a tournament bowler. The strength and controllable pop will help many people score well. You will want to check this ball out. Roto Grip got our attention with this star!