The Haywire is Roto Grip’s HP3 release for the new season. This ball features the same Middle Roll 70 core shape that was used in the wildly successful Disturbed. This proven weight block is paired with the 80H Microbite coverstock. As some of you will recall, we first saw MicroBite on the Defiant, which was the high-end ball at the time. It was subsequently used on last year’s Hyper Cell. Pairing up elements of previous balls that were monsters on heavy oil patterns makes the Haywire an easy choice on long and slick conditions. It comes out of the box at a 2000 grit finish, giving it plenty of traction to chomp through heavy volumes of oil.

This ball grabbed the lane early even on our slickest test condition. Even our lowest rev tester Stroker saw easy hook on his least favorite of our ...