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Nomad Pearl
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
Ball NPS Score: 100.00
- Coverstock: Ultra Vision Pearl Reactive
- Weight Block: Rotary Core
- Ball Color: Royal Blue / Silver
- Ball Finish: 1500 Polished
- Flare Potential: 5+ inches (Med-High)
- RG: 16#-2.52, 15#-2.55, 14#-2.57, 13#-2.66, 12#-2.66
- RG Differential: 16#-0.049, 15#-0.054, 14#-0.046, 13#-0.037, 12#-0.037
- Description: The Nomad pearl features the performance proven Rotary core found in the highly successful Silver Streak Line of bowling balls. This mid-rg and higher differential weight block was one of the best sellers ever from Roto Grip. The unique shape combined with the best coverstock technology of the time was elemental to that success. Fast forward to 2009, we have taken this performance proven core and added a new coverstock to these balls. The Ultra Visionâ„¢ coverstock is bred from the original Sure Grip coverstock, but with friction enhancing additives that have given us great success with some of our other coverstock blends like the original Cytoplasmic, Cytoplasmic Xâ„¢, and the recent Cytoplasmic XLâ„¢. This combination of enhanced friction and performance proven core technology is sure to please. This will be the most highly sought after weapon of choice.

 

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 01:33:15 PM »
Roto Grip NOMAD PEARL, 15LB

I drilled my Nomad Pearl a week ago.  The ball started out with a 3-1/2” pin and 3 oz. top weight.  I drilled it 5 x 4-1/2 with a 1” pin buffer.   I placed a weight hole 1” in and 1” up from my PAP as I needed to remove some side weight and some finger weight.  The ball weighed in at ¾ side weight and ¾ finger weight when done.  After drilled, the pin ended up above and to the right of my ring finger.  
I bowled with this ball on a THS and it has strong movement off the break point.  The house that I bowl at oils 39 feet.  I started the ball at 3rd arrow and breakpoint at about 8 at 40 or so feet.  The ball hits hard and retains energy nicely throwing the pins around the deck.  When missing outside with the break point, the ball recovered nicely but had a tendency to leave a 9 or 6 pin.  When I missed in it sat still hitting the pocket and throwing pins around and striking with a higher frequency than missing out but not as often as hitting the mark.  If you like to throw pearls this will be a hit for you.
   I bowled on the Shark pattern next.  This layout did not match up with the length and volume of this pattern.
   I bowled with this ball on Cheetah next.  Like with Shark, it was a bit touchy but this ball matched up better on Cheetah as it had more dry lane to work with.  When missing out it would recover but when missing in it did not sit.  Neptune was my ball of choice for this pattern previously.  I will pull my Nomad pearl out of the bag for this pattern first from now on.  
   Overall, I think that this ball will fit nicely under the Cell Pearl and over the Neptune.  The Nomad Pearl will be a benchmark ball for those that only throw Pearl equipment.  Good Job Roto Grip.

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 12:03:40 PM »
Basically what I wanted for this piece was something for the transition.  
If the Nomad Solid started burning up too quick, the plan was for me to make a small adjustment and switch to this ball.

Well sometimes plans change..

4 1/2 x 4 pin  under ring finger.

This ball is its own animal.  It took my expectations and shattered them, to say I am blown away is an understatement.

It does make it down the lane and it recovers!!

Its everything the Illusion was supposed to be.

Let me elaborate on that statement.  The Illusion(for me) was too much over/under.  If I sent it to the dry it would would react super hard, but if I kept it in, it would skate.  Seemed to be very condition sensitive.

I feel that with this pearl I have room for error- almost like I can throw it anywhere with confidence.

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 08:13:46 PM »
Layout- Pin 3 3/8” off of PAP (4 ¾” straight out) with a 7/8”x 1” hole 5” straight out.

I have been excited about the release of the Nomad and Nomad Pearl for a while, but in all honesty, both balls have exceeded my expectations. Believe it or not, my Nomad Pearl is stronger than my Cell Pearl (albeit it is also drilled a bit stronger and is newer) by roughly an arrow. What’s nice is the increased length this ball has over the middle and high end stuff Roto has released lately. It gives their lineup a completely different look they were lacking before. You can still get the smooth, archy reaction with the Cell line, but now the mid range stuff covers the longer stronger reaction missing from the line for so long. The Illusions were good, but the separation from the Cells wasn’t enough in my opinion. This ball, even with a stronger drilling, is clean through the front for me (a must considering I’m a high rev/medium speed player that is very “up the back” of the ball) and really aggressive on the back. The continuation is more than adequate and the ball punishes the rack in an almost violent manner. It makes me happy inside… lol..

The color is sharp, very reminiscent of the old Silver Streak Pearl (a ball sharing the same core as the new Nomads), but with blue instead of purple. It looks sharp on the rack, in your hands and going down the lane, not to mention on the pro shop shelf. The great part about this ball, as well, is its versatility. You can put this core in the hands of pretty much anyone and have success on a large variety of conditions, making it a must stock in the pro shop and a must have for bowlers looking for a little more from their benchmark ball.

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2009, 09:43:09 AM »
Layout
Pin 5 1/2" (2" Buffer )
CG 4 1/2" from PAP
No Hole

When I drilled the Nomad Pearl I was looking for length and quite a bit of angularity in the back as with most pearls.  This ball turned out to be quite surprising.  While it cleared the heads extremely well, the motion that it produced in the back was a strong continuous move but not something I would call "Flippy". But more controllable than any pearl I have thrown in some time.  On house shots I grab this ball first and I don't have to move a lot through out the nigh. I haven't had a chance to test it on  anything else but hopefully soon.  Another great release by Roto-Grip!!

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2009, 06:02:26 PM »
Drilled mine by 4x4 with the pin kicked up 3 inches. Looks clean and stron on my oiler then usual house shot. Used it on Cheetah after it was burned up a little. Made it look like childs play. Looking forward to doing a 3x5 or 3x4 with the next one I drill. I think it fits between my Rogue 5x3 with a small kick, and my Grand Illusion with a 5x3 with 3in up pin and stacked.  
Thanks and enjoy the NOMAD PEARL.

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2009, 10:50:13 PM »
I drilled my Nomad Pearl with the pin 4 1/2x55x30 with a weight hole in the p2 position.This is my first roto grip ball in 7 years.So i didn't know what to expect,boy was i surprised.Its very clean through the fronts and reads the midlane really nice for a pearl and is very strong at the breakpoint.I compared it to a cell pearl and read the mids and hair sooner and was stronger at the breakpoint.This ball for the money is a steal.
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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2009, 11:31:37 PM »
Layout:
Pin: 4 1/2" from pap
Pin over fingers
CG: 4" from pap
no extra hole
surface: Box finish

On the House pattern I found that I could move in as much as I wanted and the Nomad Pearl would SCREAM back from the dry. The change of direction was very strong and definately loosened up my swing.

On the shorter PBA conditions I found the Nomad Pearl was very strong when the lanes were fresh and I found my best look when the fronts had broken down a bit and I was forced to open up my angle of attack. Confidant change of direction.

On the longer PBA patterns I found my best look at the very end of a block when the fronts really dried up and I wanted to keep my angles a little tighted.

Compared to the Illusion the Nomad Pearl I much cleaner through the fronts and is more angular.

I will report back when I play with the surface a bit.
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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2009, 02:07:13 PM »
I drilled two of them. 5 x 5 over the label. Which went sideways on the back end. If the lane was longer it would of come back to me. The second I drilled 5 x 3 with 2000 abrolon. Gave me exactly what I wanted. A very strong pearl which is clean in the front and arcing mids and strong back end. Could use this on many patterns. Especially with the PBA new theories this year oiling lanes backwards. This could be the ball of the year.

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2009, 10:34:39 AM »
I drilled the box condition  Nomad Pearl with a pin (2-3") just above the fingers on grip centerline, Cg on gripline ,no weight hole, producing a skifd/flip layout .  
 
The Silver Streak, symetric Rotary Core wrapped in the Ultra Vision pearl cover, produces an excellent read of the lane and explosive hit on the pins.    
 
I used this ball on a PBA Sr Tour 37' shot in Decatur Illinois on both qualifying squads .The Nomad Pearl made a nice move down lane off the pattern, and had a nice,controllable flip reaction on the back end. As the shot broke down, I moved left, looked further down the lane with the same results down lane. The med rg (2.55) , med/high differential (.054)  in the 15# will provide the bowler with a versatile ball that can be drilled for medium to light oil patterns. The Nomad Pearl is an excellent companion to the Nomad Solid.
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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2009, 03:04:38 PM »
Ball specs – 15 lbs 3 oz, 3.12 top weight, 3.25 inch pin.

The Nomad Pearl was drilled using the dual angle drilling method.  I was looking for additional length and a stronger move down lane to compliment the Nomad Solid (please refer to my Nomad solid review for specifics).  The layout used was a 5-inch pin to PAP distance with a 55-degree drill angle and a 35-degree VAL angle.  This placed the pin above the ring finger about 1 inch and the non-marked mass bias just below and about 2 ½  inches to the right of the grip centerline.  The CG ended up 1 1/2 inches under and to the right of the ring finger but no extra hole was needed.  The cover was left in OOB condition.

The Nomad Pearl is very clean through the fronts with about an additional two feet of length than the Nomad Solid.  The backend move was quicker and also stronger off the spot (more angular) than the solid.  The Nomad Pearl provides tremendous recovery and the pins really scoot when hit by this powerful pearl !
 
With the return of the “Rotary Core” combined with the new, tweaked cover stock, the Nomad Pearl and the Nomad solid is a hard combination to beat for those medium conditions.  The Roto Grip Sword line continues to advance in performance.

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2009, 05:31:08 PM »
Nomad Pearl

The Silver Streak Series was one of my favorite Roto Grip balls.  I was really excited to hear they were bringing it back.  The core is the same with the exception of the Ultra Vision Pearl Reactive Coverstock ( a little bit stronger )  I drilled mine up to compliment the Nomad, I wanted to increase the difference between the 2 balls.  I drilled the Nomad Pearl 4 x 6 layout with the pin just slightly above the fingers for a longer transition.  

I got it done just before my flight out to a PBA Regional in Seattle so I wasn’t able to test it out first.  We were bowling on the new Scorpion pattern and I wasn’t even sure I would take it as the Scorpion has a greater portion of oil down the lane.  I generally like the stronger balls for this pattern.  We bowled on HPL which do hook a little more and I found out quick that this was the go to ball.  I needed something stronger to start the day so I bounced between the Cell and Nomad.  Once the transition started I was able to switch to the Nomad Pearl and find a much better look.  

Really smooth down the lane which is so important on the Scorpion pattern.  However the strength of the core combined the additional additives in the coverstock really gave me a fantastic look on the backends.  Much more that I would have expected from this ball.  

I ended up 13th  among a pretty good field which included Walter Ray and I actually had the pleasure of crossing with the legend Ernie Schlegel.  It was nice to know I had the equipment to compete with these Hall of Famers.

Thank you Roto Grip.
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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2009, 08:54:47 PM »
Drilled my first Nomad Pearl with a 5 1/2 pin under my middle finger and the ball is in box condition as of this review. My usual ball motion is an arc on the back end but this ball will go sideways in the back for me. I bowled on a PBA-X scorpion pattern and after 2 games I was able to open the lane up and finish third in the qualifying round. This ball compared to the Grand Illusion this is a ball that goes longer down lane and makes a stronger move off the spot. It really reminds my of the motion that the Mystic makes. I never got to use the Silver Streak line of balls so that is why would compare it to the Mystic. This is another winner front the Roto-Grip team and I am proud to be part of the team.



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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2009, 08:27:15 AM »
I went online (http://www.rotogrip.com/products/balls/drilling.asp) and used the "C" lay out on both of the balls.
After drilling and throwing them both balls played true to the factory intent. The Nomad Solid played shorter on the oil pattern than the Nomad Pearl. The Nomad Pearl had more back end to it and more of a snapping motion. The pearl gave me about 5 feet more distance before it made its move. Depending on what part of the lanes your are trying to match up on I think both balls are very good. The Nomad Solid will definitely read the heads better than Nomad Pearl but the pearl will read the back ends better.
 
The oil pattern was our normal AMF house tree pattern * HPL surface * Reactor LL oil *  42 feet distance * using a sentry silver bullet oil machine  ( don't go to sleep reading this part )

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Re: Nomad Pearl
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2009, 06:46:44 PM »
My Axis is 5 5/8 right, ¼ up, my speed is average and I would consider myself with higher revs but more up the back.  So not a cranker but not really straight either.  

Placed pin under ring finger and CG in positive thumb weight quadrine.  Extra hole to right of thumb to get weights back to 0 thumb and ¾ side.  This is how I had a couple of Silver Streaks drilled in the past and it worked then with those and it works really well with this ball.  This ball is very smooth through the fronts and mid lane then it hits the back end and just goes hard.  You cal also release it up the back more to play more parallel on the lanes and then it reads the mid lane a bit before it hits the back end jump (that release works well on the extreme outside shots I have come across on some PBA patterns).  It’s a great ball for me when I have to move inside a lot because this ball has enough back end to turn the corner and get back to the pocket.  This ball drilled this way has scored well for me on fresh house shots, PBA shots and even burned house shots especially when the heads go.  The ball is like the older Silver Streak Pearl with a bit more kick.