Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: bowlingball.com reviews 01/18/2008 11:10

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The Planet series has proven to be the best value performance line of bowling balls in the industry and the new Pluto is a welcome addition.

Pin to PAP(5 1/8" over 1/8" up) - 4 3/4"
Mass Bias Position - N/A
CG Placement - 1" right and 1" down of grip center
Balance Hole - none

Surface Preparation - 2000 grit Abralon with Black Magic Polish

What I Was Looking For In This Ball Layout:
We had never tested anything from Roto-Grip's planet series. We knew they were good performance balls in the mid-level group. Going into this review we figured we would drill this ball pretty safe hoping to use it in transition or when they started to dry up later in the night. Out of the box this ball was a little intimidating to look at with its 2000 grit Abralon finish we thought this may need a little taming, so we threw some Black Magic polish right on top of the 2000 grit to help it a little.

What I Ended Up With in the Ball and Layout:
First few shots really went long with a minimal amount of movement. We could not tell at first if this was the ball or the Black Magic on the cover. It also did not help that we threw it along side our Cell which of course ran laps around this ball. Throughout the night we threw this ball a few times at some spares and on a few of our fill balls. After a few shots had been thrown we could see the ball start coming alive.

The next week they played much drier than they had been so we used our Cell through the first 2 games and right in the beginning of the third game I pulled the Pluto out. This ball is absolutely amazing on the right condition. They were not burnt dry, you could still use the stronger stuff but the angles were a little tricky. We moved a little right and this ball went nuts.

The amount of skid in heads and the nice read in the midlane set up a great backend ball motion. The Pluto allowed us to play a little straighter and keep the ball in the friction when nothing else did. We had miss right and plenty of hold left. This ball really looked like any high performance ball on this condition. As it stands know there is a spot in our bag for this reaction and hopefully we will have plenty of opportunities to use it.
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Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: Tess7654 09/04/2008 13:16

8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
I have drilled 2 plutos 1 4x4 no weight hole and the 2nd 4x2 with low hole on val. What I most like about both balls are how easy it is to get the ball down the lane and not fight over reaction on the backend when bowling on fresh patterns or short patterns. The best way I can describe the reaction is urethane type reaction. The plutos also hit much better than weaker 3 piece weight block balls do. Anyone who is having trouble with early hook or too much backend should really look into a Pluto.



David Tessman

RotoGrip regional staff


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Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: rotoballfan 01/25/2008 14:14

6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
The Pluto was a great addition to my large Roto-Grip ball arsenal. I find that the planet series of balls give me great versatility on just about all conditions.

I drilled this one at the same time I drilled my Cell and talk about a great ball combo. The Pluto gave me plenty of control but was still strong enough that I could use it right from the start of the night.

Way to go Roto, this one is another winner!
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Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: Dave1 08/02/2008 20:56

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I won my Roto-Grip Pluto at our fall league banquet as a door prize. Untill then I had not owned a Roto-Grip ball. I have used it in the summer leagues and last Sunday night I rolled a 299 with it, my first. I look forward to the fall leagues and to see how this ball preformes. By the way it was a 10 pin. Dave1
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Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: deltona 10/08/2008 13:49

I recently drilled one for a customer. He was looking for a ball that he could used on broken down sport shot( as he goes to a lot of jr bowler tournaments).

So we drilled this ball with the pin above his middle finger about 5 1/2" from his pap, put the cg about 3/4" off his center line of his grip, ( No extra hole) and polished.

The reaction that he got was good length down the lane and a smooth transition on the backend with a predictable break point.



Lenny Biondi JR

Deltona Lanes ProShop


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Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: StrikeDaddy 09/17/2008 08:36

I bought this ball to compliment the rest of my Roto Grip line hoping that it would give me something to go to when the lanes started to burn up. This ball does exactly what I was looking for. It gives me great length through the heads, then just gives me a easy roll to the pocket. I love this ball for drier lanes or tougher patterns where I have to keep the ball in play. Great addition!
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Roto-Grip Pluto Reviewed by: mrchri5tian 08/08/2008 15:02

I’m a right hander, 15-16 mph tweener, 151 average. I’ve been bowling about 6 months now. Pluto was my first ball. This ball hooks a lot more than I thought it would, but it’s a very gradual hook. There is no quick snap on the back end. This ball starts up very early and needs a little oil to get through the heads. I haven’t really found a condition that I like it on, but I’m sure it would handle heavier oil pretty well. I might try polishing it over the 2000 grit and using it as a dry lane ball. This is a great ball, but it’s not my favorite. I like the balls that go long and are more angular on the backend. I was using this ball when my Fury would hook too much for the lane, but I couldn’t get this one very clean through the heads. I would recommend this ball if you want a ball that hooks very early and gradually.
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