Radical Bowling Ball Reviews
Last Updated: November 8, 2024
Radical Bowling Ball Reviews - New Releases
Radical No Doubt
The No Doubt introduces a new symmetrical core design into the Radical line that gives it an RG of 2.485" and a total differential of...
Radical ZigZag Solid
The Radical ZigZag Solid brings back the ZigZag Asymmetric core design and surrounds it with the HK22 - HyperKinetic Solid coverstock. This shell comes out...
Radical The Hitter Pearl
The Hitter Pearl is the shiny pearlized follow-up to The Hitter from November of 2023, with both balls sharing the Hitter Asymmetric core design. The...
Radical Rattler Big Bite
Radical's Rattler Big Bite uses the same Rattler Symmetric core shape as all the previous Rattler releases. This low RG (2.480") and lower differential (0.035")...
Radical Max Bias
Radical's Max Bias features the same high intermediate differential (0.030"), high total differential (0.050"), and low RG (2.494") asymmetrical core design that was found in...
Radical Rattler NU
The Radical Rattler NU features the low RG and low differential Rattler Symmetric core for the third time in a Radical release, and it is...
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Summary Table of All Radical Ball Reviews
The table below shows a tabular comparison of all recently-reviewed Radical bowling balls. Currently, all balls in our database are shown in the table. BTM subscribers can customize the columns displayed on their Edit Profile page.
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Switch to Full WidthBall Name | Issue | Cover | Box Finish | RG | Diff | Int |
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Beyond Ridiculous | January 2018 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.541 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Beyond Ridiculous Pearl | July 2018 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.541 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Bigfoot | March 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.468 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
Bigfoot Hybrid | December 2022 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.468 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
Breakaway | February 2024 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.528 | 0.041 | 0.000 |
Cash | January 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.504 | 0.048 | 0.020 |
Conspiracy | November 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.487 | 0.056 | 0.021 |
Conspiracy Hybrid | June 2019 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 3K SiaAir | 2.487 | 0.056 | 0.021 |
Conspiracy Pearl | March 2019 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound / Crown Factory Polish | 2.487 | 0.056 | 0.021 |
Conspiracy Scheme | March 2022 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.487 | 0.056 | 0.021 |
Conspiracy Theory | November 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.490 | 0.054 | 0.023 |
Counter Attack Pearl | June 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Polish | 2.575 | 0.023 | 0.000 |
Counter Attack Solid | June 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 3K SiaAir | 2.575 | 0.023 | 0.000 |
Crypto | August 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.481 | 0.046 | 0.000 |
Crypto Boom | June 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.481 | 0.046 | 0.000 |
Cyclops | April 2017 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.538 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Cyclops Pearl | September 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.538 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Deadly Rattler | November 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.480 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Double Cross | January 2022 | Ure Prl | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.528 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Grease Monkey | March 2014 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.540 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Grease Monkey Pow | July 2014 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.540 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Grease Monkey Whack | March 2015 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.540 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Guru | October 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.044 | 0.018 |
Guru Master | July 2015 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.044 | 0.018 |
Guru Mighty | February 2015 | R Hyb | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.044 | 0.018 |
Guru Pearl Limited | August 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.501 | 0.044 | 0.018 |
Incognito | December 2020 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir | 2.487 | 0.053 | 0.017 |
Incognito Pearl | March 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.487 | 0.053 | 0.017 |
Informer | July 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.477 | 0.051 | 0.019 |
Innovator | October 2022 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.477 | 0.053 | 0.012 |
Innovator Solid | April 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.477 | 0.053 | 0.012 |
Intel | January 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir | 2.483 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Intel Pearl | August 2018 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.483 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Intel Pearl Special Edition | July 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.483 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Jackpot | April 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.517 | 0.056 | 0.000 |
Jackpot Solid | December 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.517 | 0.056 | 0.000 |
Katana | November 2017 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.503 | 0.050 | 0.020 |
Katana Assault | January 2023 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.501 | 0.051 | 0.020 |
Katana Dragon | June 2018 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir | 2.503 | 0.050 | 0.020 |
Katana Legend | January 2019 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.503 | 0.050 | 0.020 |
Katana Slash | April 2018 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.503 | 0.050 | 0.020 |
Katana Strike | September 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.051 | 0.020 |
Ludicrous | August 2018 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.535 | 0.050 | 0.012 |
Ludicrous Solid | March 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.535 | 0.050 | 0.012 |
Max Bias | June 2024 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.494 | 0.050 | 0.030 |
Maximum Results | June 2021 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.494 | 0.050 | 0.030 |
More Cash | September 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.504 | 0.048 | 0.020 |
No Doubt | November 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.485 | 0.051 | 0.000 |
Outer Limits | April 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir | 2.499 | 0.051 | 0.014 |
Outer Limits Pearl | April 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.499 | 0.051 | 0.014 |
Payback | October 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.528 | 0.041 | 0.000 |
Primo Solid | January 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.483 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Quick Fix | July 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.511 | 0.054 | 0.007 |
Radical Conspiracy | March 2024 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.487 | 0.056 | 0.021 |
Rattler | October 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K / 4K SiaAir | 2.480 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Rattler Big Bite | August 2024 | R Hyb | 500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir | 2.480 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Rattler NU | June 2024 | Not Urethane | 500 / 1K SiaAir | 2.480 | 0.035 | 0.000 |
Rave On | March 2016 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.522 | 0.049 | 0.000 |
Reax | May 2013 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.492 | 0.054 | 0.013 |
Reax Gusto | July 2014 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.536 | 0.038 | 0.013 |
Reax Pearl | August 2013 | R Prl | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.49 | 0.054 | 0.013 |
Reax Version 2 | November 2013 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.50 | 0.048 | 0.016 |
Reax Version 2 Pearl | March 2014 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.508 | 0.048 | 0.016 |
Results | March 2020 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.517 | 0.044 | 0.027 |
Results Plus | January 2021 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.517 | 0.044 | 0.027 |
Results Solid | October 2020 | R Sol | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.517 | 0.044 | 0.027 |
Ridiculous Asym | March 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.538 | 0.050 | 0.012 |
Ridiculous Pearl | August 2016 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.540 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Score | November 2014 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound | 2.492 | 0.054 | 0.013 |
Sizzle | November 2018 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.541 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
Slant | May 2011 | R Prl | Polished | 2.47 | 0.045 | 0.025 |
Slant HD | August 2012 | R Prl | 1.5K Abrl Polished | 2.57 | 0.054 | 0.025 |
Slant Hybrid | December 2011 | R Hyb | Polished | 2.47 | 0.045 | 0.025 |
Slant Solid | September 2011 | R Sol | Dull | 2.47 | 0.045 | 0.025 |
Sneak Attack | May 2022 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Crown Factory Polish | 2.544 | 0.036 | 0.000 |
Sneak Attack Solid | June 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K / 3K SiaAir | 2.544 | 0.036 | 0.000 |
Squatch | January 2019 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound / Crown Factory Polish | 2.482 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Squatch Hybrid | January 2020 | R Hyb | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound / Crown Factory Polish | 2.482 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Squatch Solid | August 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir | 2.482 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
The Closer | October 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 3K SiaAir | 2.540 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
The Closer Pearl | April 2020 | R Prl | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.540 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
The Fix | November 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.511 | 0.054 | 0.007 |
The Hitter | November 2023 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir | 2.488 | 0.053 | 0.015 |
The Hitter Pearl | August 2024 | R Prl | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.488 | 0.053 | 0.015 |
Time's Up | September 2011 | R Prl | Polished | 2.533 | 0.041 | 0.000 |
Time's Up Solid | March 2012 | R Sol | 4K Abrl | 2.533 | 0.041 | 0.000 |
Torrid | July 2012 | R Prl | Polished | 2.46 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
Torrid Affair | August 2013 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 2K SiaAir / Rough Buff / High Gloss | 2.48 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Torrid Elite | March 2013 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff | 2.48 | 0.047 | 0.000 |
Trail Blazer | October 2021 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.484 | 0.052 | 0.020 |
Trail Blazer Solid | August 2022 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.484 | 0.052 | 0.020 |
Tremendous | July 2017 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.044 | 0.018 |
Tremendous Pearl | November 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.501 | 0.044 | 0.018 |
Xeno | August 2016 | R Sol | 500 / 4K SiaAir | 2.508 | 0.048 | 0.016 |
Xeno Pearl | January 2017 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.508 | 0.048 | 0.016 |
Yeti | May 2013 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Rough Buff | 2.482 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Yeti Uncaged | September 2014 | R Prl | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Shine | 2.482 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Yeti Unleashed | May 2014 | R Sol | 500 / 2K SiaAir | 2.482 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
Yeti Untamed | November 2013 | R Sol | 500 SiaAir / Royal Compound / Royal Polish | 2.48 | 0.054 | 0.000 |
ZigZag | December 2023 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K / 1.5K SiaAir / Factory Compound | 2.501 | 0.045 | 0.015 |
ZigZag Solid | November 2024 | R Sol | 500 / 1.5K SiaAir | 2.501 | 0.045 | 0.015 |
Zing | August 2019 | R Sol | 500 / 1K / 3K SiaAir | 2.499 | 0.051 | 0.020 |
Zing Hybrid | January 2020 | R Hyb | 500 / 1K SiaAir / Crown Factory Compound | 2.499 | 0.051 | 0.020 |
Radical Ball Comparison Graph
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- Horizontal axis: Total Hook rating
- Vertical axis: Length rating
- Circle size: Torque rating
- Circle color: Backend rating
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