The newest release in the bank line, and in my opinion the best one yet. This ball picks up where the break-out left off. I drilled my bank roll similar to my break-out that I have used at the Open Championships the last two years, and this ball is a good four boards stronger with more continuation down lane. So what makes this worth while? This bank unlike the original is more versatile. Even with a pin down drilling I can still open up the lane with this ball, whereas the original bank would not recover, or leave a weak corner. Also, let’s not forget the amazing rewards. $50 bucks for shooting a 300, along with $50 for the shop. 800-849 = $125 for the bowler and $125 for the shop. 850-899 = $250 for the bowler and $250 for the shop. Get hot for a 900 and it’s worth $20,000 for the bowler and a nice 5k for the ball driller. Any honor count with a Nano gets you $0.00 I’ve been in the pro shop business for ten years, and in that time, I have not had any ball companies pay me money for customers shooting honor counts much less get paid myself for shooting them. This ball is just as good if not better than the competition out there. Need a new ball for this season? Pick up a bank roll and it will pay for itself. Shop owners out there, 900 Global is for real, lets remember these balls are coming out of the San Antonio plant, where for years, the best balls ever made in the history of this sport were manufactured. These balls are worth putting on your shelf, period. Visit my Facebook Page to see the demo.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matt-McNiel-900-GlobalAMF-Bowling-Products/237845706230901
The Bank Roll is definitely one of the strongest if not the strongest ball I have ever thrown. What I was looking for, was a ball that could handle a good amount of oil, which would push easily through the front part of the lane with just enough midlane read to give me a really sharp break point from the dry.
I knew that this wasn´t possible with the Bank Roll in OOB condition so it went straight to the spinner to get a nice coat of black magic.
What I got was just what I wanted...but the overall strength of this ball left me shocked. On the first shots I tried the Bank Roll, I could not get the ball to the pocket, because the oil patterns just were not long enough. Even on higher volume sport shots with a length of up to 38 feet, this ball was just way to much ball.
A 48 feet sport shot was the first shot where the Bank Roll showed me what it can do. I played straight up 12 where everybody else started to go diagonally to the pocket, because they didn’t get much of a reaction. But the Bank Roll had more than enough kick to push through the pocket with authority!
Today I played on a 42 THS, where I was hoping to get one or maybe two games out of the Ball before I have to go to a weaker peace. I could not have been more wrong! I played the whole Set of 6 Games with my Bank Roll for a nice 1395.
In the end, this ball is, at least for me, a ball just for the longer and heavier conditions. On everything below 40 feet I just don’t have to bother with this ball. But if there is enough oil to get it at least 40 feet down the lane, it will deliver the strongest but also perfectly controlled backend I have ever seen.
Likes: With polish a real backend monster! Volume doesn’t matter, just the length of the pattern
Dislikes: Except that I won’t be able to throw this one as often as I would wish to...NONE!
Layout – 4 X 4.75; pin below the bridge; 2000 abralon; 16 lbs.
This ball is a perfect step up from the Nut’s. The ball is very “rollie” and starts up earlier and creates one of the smoothest arcing motions I have ever seen. The Bank Roll is a very versatile ball and can be used in a variety of situations ranging from house patterns to difficult patterns. I found that it is great when playing a simpler line to start on a difficult pattern because it keeps you out of trouble with its simplicity, but still hits harder than 99.9% of high performance balls. For example, I used it on the Bowler’s Magazine Pattern last week to start playing right up the track. This was on a beat up wood surface, so the backends were on fire to start. The smooth motion of the Bank Roll allowed me a nice controllable look on the fresh. While other guys would miss and get 5 (i.e. a Greek Church), I could miss and break it down to just leave a 4 pin. I have also had success starting with this ball on house patterns where the backends start off real whippy.
Dislikes:BALL SPECS
Pin Length: 3.5’
Starting Top Weight: 3 oz
Ball Weight: 15.4
DRILL PATTERN
4X2.5X5 with P3
BOWLER STYLE
Ball Speed: 16-18mph
PAP/Track: 3 13/16 x 9/16 down
SURFACE PREP
OOB
LANE CONDITION
THS 40ft
90 Units
BALL REACTION
Length: 1(early)-10(late)……….6
Back End: 1(little)-10(lot)…….. 7
Overall Hook: 1(little)-10(lot)........ 8
Breakpoint Shape: 1(arc)-10(flip)…….. 6
COMMENTS
This ball is great on a fresh oil THS it has a good amount
of backend even on heavier conditions. The ball goes a little longer then I thought
it would with the dullness of the OOB cover. Overall this ball will shine on
heavier volumes and longer sport patterns.
On a 40ft 90 Unit THS I start this ball playing 15 at the
arrows out to 8 at the break point.
Ryan Pitman
Don Mitchell Pro Shop 900 Global/AMF Staff
Indianapolis, IN