Roto Grip Hustle RIP Review
While no longer in production, the Hustle RIP remains a solid entry-level option on the used market for bowlers seeking predictable performance on dry to medium oil conditions. The combination of the symmetric Hustle Core and VTC Solid coverstock provides a smooth, controllable reaction that's ideal for developing bowlers.
thank you [Music] so what's going on YouTube World Charles Hutcherson here as always and today man on video that a lot of people requested um the radioactive versus the hustle rip there's been a lot of videos already of the RRP by itself so we jump right to the good stuff um and both starting with OtterBox probably gonna end up switching both Services because we are on fresh and I expect this Lane to hook but yeah so we're gonna get right to it man get fresh Lane throw both of these uh balls
a couple shots and then before we throw the game with each again they're probably going to end up hitting these balls for service been on the bar reaction I'm seeing so yeah man as always man you see the new new shirts man new uh releases uh and we got some more stuff coming if you get the theme yeah I'm from Chicago if you didn't know now you know and am I a Cubs fan and I'm not the biggest baseball fan in general but this one and I got another one for my South Siders as well uh and for your information for those people ask or grew up in the suburbs Calumet City just a couple minutes right outside the big
city and yeah so to you up north if you know what that is TF South Holland all of those places again that's really my stopper ground but yeah so like the jerseys light the balls use the links below and we'll get to it you haven't seen me throw the RF rip uh so I'm gonna get a couple additional shots here starting off uh just to again get loose and get warmed up
I might not have to change the surface RP just hooked all right so right now I'm just saying to 20. just getting moose okay throw it out it didn't see it so I'll slow my speed down
play around it's a better shot there's some serious zip on that man if he were saying again hustle hustle link replacement finally oh that's in the ditch everybody can throw it in a dish nobody's immune foreign
leave it in there everybody to come in yeah [Music] but all right let's try to throw this this is absurd like how that's finishing like that finishes it's kind of silly go
one more shot then we're gonna pick up the radioactive and see what these balls look like so there's definitely again some out of bounds that I'm seeing for his ball if I throw it really fling it to the right it sat there again I'm understanding the pattern and that's my No No Zone essentially so again yeah hit this with getting some Polish because the last video I hit it
with surface so let's see what she does very similar both took off from right there let's keep on going on
all right so this one is throw another one this one so far look a hair smoother than an RFB a it just again a hair a hair sharper I
have the RP right now yeah it's both of them look pretty sharp but again it's a fresh house shot and this typically has been a lot more volume to the race oh one more again we're about to get to the full game I just wanted to get loose and see what these balls get a rough idea I caught down pretty good
definitely some deflection though that's really what you get sometime with these type of balls that they're just not going to finish as hard because the cores aren't as big got a rounded pretty good splash I'm gonna jump big left and see what we got for both and stand about 30.
try to keep my angles not too too crazy got around it pretty good it hit that no no Zone down Lane in it all right now the RRP I have a feeling it's probably gonna do much of the same thank you
they both just kind of laid there I wouldn't be using them if I had to get over there especially if there's not enough friction built up so we're gonna go ahead and get this full game though and not waste any more time all right so yeah I'll start with the vibe I think these balls really just want to stay in the track keeping it simple keeping it simple
I'm gonna go hustle RP should be good RP to the 10. radioactive time thank you
back to back back to back a little RRP time all right see if we can get a little higher flow shot that was definitely inside yeah right now I'm standing in the same Zone about 20 23 inside of my left foot
oh that's outside if y'all haven't noticed got that Joe post stuff just click it both balls are looking really really good from here now that I think I got a little carry down off the pattern [Music] oh that's pretty good oh goodness gracious
ah I didn't see that one coming I guess all the messengers were saying I should have saw a console oh nope and it is good it's good all right radioactive see what we get thank you I do it a little slow okay okay off that last shot I thought I
might have had to slow down a pinch uh but that one just picked up and kept going let me pick this one up all right yeah the Lane's probably changing a little bit but off of that last shot with the after that last shot with the rip leaving that 710
I'm gonna make a small adjustment I might get the speed down that hair with this ball so I don't know if that was the perfect or the right move but it got all 10 out you know fortunately fortunately all right so see if we get back on the strike train foreign
punch there it is slightly stronger hand position got everything out tight match Tight Mesh tight match the open goes to the RP currently but let me see if I can't get that out oh that's a No-No Zone oh yeah man but again I don't feel like I threw
it back but it definitely just glided let's pick it up though oh that might hook too much I thought it was gonna hit it I thought it did all right radioactive oh same thing no no Zone excluded it and that one saw it just a
little bit earlier I thought that's why it still counted out where the RFP is like just floating that extra inch get this extra inch down the lane it's it's gone all right move a little right you got the tint out it wasn't super convincing but I did get the 10 out the
Radioactive radioactive is definitely looking a little more convincing right now dealing with a little more oil down the lane I passed the the pattern like into the where you expect the ball to be hooking yet like sometimes you can carry down and it's just dealing with it a little bit better than what the RRP is currently so I'm definitely thinking hit the RFP
with a little surface and that might blend it just made it a little more consistent oh [ __ ] man so I missed that one in the oil it is it definitely again I'm seeing it needs surface again tweak the service I think we'll have a much better bar reaction because right now it's just I'm missing an oil gonna go forever I miss it a little too
far outside it's gonna go forever as well oh and I missed the 10 pin today oh my goodness y'all can kill me in the comments y'all gonna kill me the comments for this one so I got three opens two splits with it for the RFP 710 that I didn't think was that bad so radioactive again this is Blended
okay they both can leave tents they both can leave tens I like the shot but again that's what happened all right make the spare made the spare so yeah man we're gonna go ahead and keep it going RP let's go ahead and go back five but starting out the RFP definitely gave me the illusion that it was super super
Sharp as I as we kept throwing they kept throwing it kept throwing it it got smoother especially with I guess a little bit of carry down and you know it's just me on the Lane right now I hit that one pretty good so I'm just committed to the shot and just whacking it and it responded so again we're gonna go shoot without one
Radioactive we're gonna do a little bit of the same get on it for balls again they are very similar I think again I said a thousand times now hit this also RP with some service and it probably becomes a whole new ball man all right almost done all right we're gonna go ahead and get aggressive and stay aggressive
oh that's out there though thank you anytime I get a little too aggressive with that ball it just in scooting flowing it to the right where I'm trying to just hit up on the ball and it really yeah glided
hit up up up all right radioactive 10 frame got a solid game up there so again when I'm hitting that a little too far out that one's reading it a little bit more where I'm not leaving splits oh [ __ ] so hey man one more shot
yeah so as I wrap this up man we're gonna we're gonna throw three great shots to end it out with the hustle RP because again whatever the score is it's fun man but definitely need service and this is why your first impression of a bowling ball if you throw it don't like it tweak the surface because watch as soon as I tweak it am I do I'm gonna do it I'm gonna do it now just so we can see I'm gonna hit it with a 2000 pad so I got a true cut
because I know it's just going to be a thousand times better and this game is over okay now we got the RP with a low surface on it that's what this ball does it's probably gonna take off so much more hook now again I'm gonna
throw a reset it and just throw another shot so because of how much shape it has I'm gonna cheat a little bit more to give it some some more room more Authority through the pins and again if I would have did that halfway through the game once I saw it to start to carry down the score was a lot higher but that wasn't really the purpose of the video but because I know some of
y'all oh my God man you just threw whatever with that ball and I'm telling you the ball is not that bad the rip now we're gonna get this out of here cheese so again service is a huge thing uh yeah but I hope you guys enjoyed it hey man hey like the balls use the links below both of them again I'm not gonna say one
is better than the other I'm just gonna say man out of box the RRP is definitely a little cleaner where the the vibe again is just a little more in the mid lane but still almost as sharp down Lane you saw a lot of my shops that I missed out and it's still peeled peel back and left me something makeable so it's something to keep in mind I like both of them they're definitely in the same zone so whatever you like man just give it a try man you know man that's RP bye hope you guys enjoyed it
Performance Analysis
Performance Analysis
The Hustle RIP is built to be easy to live with. The symmetric Hustle core posts a 2.53 RG and a .030 differential, which is low-flare, smooth-and-controlled territory, and the VTC Solid reactive cover ships under Stormβs Reacta Gloss finish. That pairing is the interesting part: a solid cover gives the ball some natural traction, while the glossy factory finish lets it clear the front of the lane like a pearl. The result on the spec sheet is a 7 length rating, 6 hook potential, and 5 backend, a clean, rounded, modest reaction aimed at medium-light oil.
The consensus across video reviews supports that read, with coverage from Luke Rosdahl, The Hype, and several other reviewers showing a smooth, predictable shape rather than anything sharp. More than one reviewer also draws the comparison to the Hustle INK, the much-loved earlier entry in this line, positioning the RIP as the closest successor for bowlers who wore one out. That context matters: the Hustle series has long been Roto Gripβs value tier, and the RIP keeps the formula of useful, controllable motion near the bottom of the price ladder, which is where the 8 value score comes from.
The 7 versatility rating tells you where it wins. It is not a hook monster, the .030 differential guarantees that, but on drier lanes and broken-down house shots it stays usable when stronger equipment becomes a handful.
Who Is This Ball For?
The Hustle RIP fits beginner and intermediate bowlers first: the smooth, repeatable shape is exactly what a developing player needs to build a consistent release, and the forgiving low-flare core will not magnify hand mistakes. It is equally sensible as a dry-lane ball for established players, the piece you reach for in game three when the heads are gone, or for anyone who plays direct lines up the boards and wants the ball to hold without over-reacting. The 10 to 16 pound range also makes it a real option for youth bowlers.
Heavy oil shoppers should keep walking; the cons are explicit that the low differential and modest hook potential have no answer for volume. The ball is also discontinued, so it is now a used-market purchase, though Hustle-line balls were popular enough that examples are not hard to find. As a first reactive ball or a burn-shot tool, the RIP remains one of the better budget plays Roto Grip has produced.
The Pros
- • Smooth predictable reaction with VTC Solid coverstock
- • Good length through fronts with polished finish
- • Affordable price point in Roto Grip lineup
The Cons
- • Limited hook potential with low differential
- • Not suitable for heavier oil conditions
Who Is This Ball For?
While no longer in production, the Hustle RIP remains a solid entry-level option on the used market for bowlers seeking predictable performance on dry to medium oil conditions. The combination of the symmetric Hustle Core and VTC Solid coverstock provides a smooth, controllable reaction that's ideal for developing bowlers.
Technical Specifications
How It Compares
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