Bowler Ratings

PatternStTwCr
Oily:X.XX.XX.X
Medium:X.XX.XX.X
Dry:X.XX.XX.X
Sport:X.XX.XX.X

Bowler ratings are from 1 to 10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR)

Note: Ratings are only available to our premium members.

General Info

Brand:
Name:Informer
Reviewed:July 2021
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Coverstock Specs
Name:SHARP / TS-1
Type:Reactive Solid
Box Finish:500 / 1000 / 1500 SiaAir
Color:Dark Blue
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Core Specs
Name:NA
Type:Asymmetrical
RG:2.477
Diff:0.051
Int. Diff:0.019

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The Informer is the latest high-end agent for Radical Bowling Technologies. Its weight block is modified from the Incognito, lowering the RG and total differential from that core shape, while also slightly increasing the intermediate differential. The solid reactive coverstock is the SHARP formulation from the Incognito, but with the addition of the TS-1 additive. The Informer comes out of the box at a 500/1000/1500 SiaAir finish, making it earlier and slightly smoother than the Incognito, with less total hook than the Maximum Results.

Stroker had the best look to the pocket on the fresh heavy oil pattern. The Informer’s reaction shape played to Stroker’s strength of playing straighter up the lane, which gave him some good margin for error to kick out the 10 pin. His lower rev rate allowed him to increase his ball speed and make very small moves left with his feet to keep the ball in the pocket in transition, because opening his angles wasn’t an effective option. On the medium pattern,

Additional Radical Informer Resources

Click here to visit Radical's website to read the manufacturer-supplied information on this ball. Also, see below for the manufacturer-produced promotional video for this ball.

Please remember that our reviews are solely based on our own testing and that you may sometimes find differences between our comments and ratings and the manufacturer's claims. Links to these manufacturer resources are provided here strictly for convenience purposes.

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