Bowling ball core · 900 Global

900 Global Grapnel Core

The core inside the 900 Global Honey Badger line

An asymmetric core with later rev-up, more length and medium flare, built for medium oil. Balls with this core are no longer available at BowlersMart.

  • Asymmetric
  • RG 2.570
  • Diff 0.041
  • MB 0.008
900 Global Grapnel symmetric core shape inside the ball

Specs

RG AT 15 LB

2.570

Later rev-up, more length

Revs soonerRevs later

92% of the reactive and urethane balls we stock have a lower RG.

DIFFERENTIAL AT 15 LB

0.041

Medium flare

Less flareMore flare

36% of the reactive and urethane balls we stock have a lower differential.

MASS BIAS AT 15 LB

0.008

Mild asymmetry

MilderStronger

1% of the asymmetric reactive and urethane balls we stock have a lower mass bias.

RG How soon the ball revs up.Differential How much the ball can flare.Mass bias How asymmetric the core is.
900 Global Grapnel Core specs by ball weight
Weight RG DifferentialDiff Mass biasMB
16 lb 2.520 0.054 0.011
15 lbUsed on this page 2.570 0.041 0.008
14 lb 2.640 0.020 0.003

Source: 900 Global published specs, as shown on BowlersMart’s original 900 Global Grapnel core page (2022). RG and differential change with ball weight; use the row for the weight you throw. The highlighted 15 lb row is the one used on this page.

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Balls with the 900 Global Grapnel Core

None of the 11 balls with the 900 Global Grapnel Core are in stock at BowlersMart right now.

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900 Global Honey Badger Red Orange Overseas Bowling Ball 900 Global S71 Pearl Reactive January 2022
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Where the 900 Global Grapnel sits

Each dot is a core in balls we stock. Cores close together roll alike; the cover and layout decide the rest.

Storm Element Tour A.I. Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.035DV8 Larceny Core, RG 2.471, diff 0.028DV8 Renegade Core, RG 2.499, diff 0.040Track I-Core Gen4, RG 2.480, diff 0.053Brunswick Dual Centric Core, RG 2.509, diff 0.047Ebonite Big Time Core, RG 2.508, diff 0.054Hammer Stacked LED Core, RG 2.545, diff 0.047Hammer Vindicator Core, RG 2.474, diff 0.053Radical Vexed Variant Asymmetric Core, RG 2.490, diff 0.045Radical Modified Intel Symmetric Core, RG 2.483, diff 0.032Motiv Affliction V2 Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.055900 Global Conduit A.I. Core, RG 2.590, diff 0.050Roto Grip GEM A.I. Core, RG 2.490, diff 0.057Hammer Obsession Tour Core, RG 2.469, diff 0.034Hammer Super Offset Core, RG 2.524, diff 0.053Hammer Gas Mask Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.058Ebonite Turbo Core, RG 2.517, diff 0.040Ebonite Centrex Symmetrical Mass Bias Core, RG 2.466, diff 0.056Motiv Excel Core, RG 2.550, diff 0.030Motiv Detonator Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.055Storm Solarion A.I. Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.054SWAG Insanity Symmetric Core, RG 2.520, diff 0.034SWAG Fusion Core, RG 2.540, diff 0.036SWAG Watcher Symmetric Core, RG 2.510, diff 0.048SWAG Dragon Asymmetric Core, RG 2.490, diff 0.050SWAG Executioner Asymmetric Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.051Motiv Predator V2 Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.054Storm C3 Centripetal Control Core, RG 2.490, diff 0.029Roto Grip Rondure MaxD Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.058Hammer Vibe Core, RG 2.510, diff 0.042Hammer Aftermath Core, RG 2.520, diff 0.052Brunswick Alert Core, RG 2.478, diff 0.037Brunswick Rampart Core, RG 2.502, diff 0.051DV8 Collision Core, RG 2.462, diff 0.052Track MC2 Asym Core, RG 2.473, diff 0.046Radical Evil Eye Symmetric Core, RG 2.495, diff 0.046Ebonite Iron Fist V2 Core, RG 2.473, diff 0.053Radical No Doubt Symmetric Core, RG 2.485, diff 0.051Storm Surge Core, RG 2.580, diff 0.024Roto Grip Hyped UP Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.042Roto Grip Morph-Wing Core, RG 2.510, diff 0.051Brunswick Fury Core, RG 2.524, diff 0.038Motiv Sigma Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.047Roto Grip Hustle Core, RG 2.530, diff 0.030900 Global Blast A.I. Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.055900 Global Strobe A.I. Core, RG 2.510, diff 0.052Radical Guru Core, RG 2.503, diff 0.044Track I-CORE 3.0, RG 2.486, diff 0.056DV8 Unholy Core, RG 2.504, diff 0.051Brunswick Infinity Core, RG 2.521, diff 0.051Storm Catalyst A.I. Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.053Hammer Gauntlet Core, RG 2.501, diff 0.050Hammer Raw Hammer Core, RG 2.537, diff 0.038Storm Atmos A.I. Core, RG 2.530, diff 0.042Storm Booster Core, RG 2.540, diff 0.046Track Shuttle Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.040Brunswick Light Bulb Core, RG 2.524, diff 0.030Motiv Gear Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.034Hammer Huntsman Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.050Hammer Super LED Core, RG 2.632, diff 0.034Ebonite Enhanced V2 Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.048DV8 Dualistic Core, RG 2.496, diff 0.045Radical Vexed Asymmetric Core, RG 2.498, diff 0.036Track Stealth Core, RG 2.482, diff 0.056Brunswick Tiered Hexagon Core, RG 2.540, diff 0.045Storm Torsion A.I. Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.050Storm Element Max A.I. Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.055Storm Radius Core, RG 2.610, diff 0.020Roto Grip Rondure Tour X Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.034SWAG Unreal Core, RG 2.510, diff 0.047SWAG Craze Core, RG 2.520, diff 0.030SWAG Serpent Asymmetric Core, RG 2.510, diff 0.048Radical Torpedo Asymmetric Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.052Motiv Overload Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.050DV8 Duality Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.036Hammer Spheroid Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.048Radical Outer Limits Asymmetric Core, RG 2.499, diff 0.051Motiv Apex Predator Core, RG 2.520, diff 0.055Brunswick Danger Zone Core, RG 2.501, diff 0.048Storm RAD-TQ Core, RG 2.560, diff 0.051Storm Velocity Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.051Hammer Modified LED Core, RG 2.586, diff 0.027Epic Spark Core, RG 2.540, diff 0.049Motiv Hadron Dual Density Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.045Track Criterion ID Core, RG 2.496, diff 0.047Brunswick Zone Asymmetric Core, RG 2.478, diff 0.048Ebonite Entity Core, RG 2.515, diff 0.052Roto Grip Rocker A.I. Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.050Motiv Flux Core, RG 2.570, diff 0.015DV8 Mantra Core, RG 2.498, diff 0.047Hammer Gas Mask Low Diff Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.034Roto Grip RST A.I. Core, RG 2.520, diff 0.055Motiv Impulse V2 Core, RG 2.550, diff 0.050SWAG APX V1 Core, RG 2.500, diff 0.042SWAG Judge Core, RG 2.490, diff 0.052900 Global Magna A.I. Core, RG 2.490, diff 0.044Columbia 300 Pulse PowerCOR Core, RG 2.468, diff 0.045KR Strikeforce Launch Core, RG 2.530, diff 0.047900 Global Ellipse Asymmetric A.I. Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.050Storm C3 A.I. Core, RG 2.480, diff 0.031Motiv Gear APG Core, RG 2.470, diff 0.036Radical Snapshot Symmetric Core, RG 2.523, diff 0.050Hammer High Rev Offset Core, RG 2.489, diff 0.053Hammer Huntsman Tour Core, RG 2.472, diff 0.036Hammer LED Core, RG 2.650, diff 0.015Storm Capacitor Core, RG 2.570, diff 0.022Storm Inverted Fe2 Core (pictured: Storm Hy-Road Bowling Ball)1Columbia 300 Piranha Core (pictured: Columbia 300 Piranha Solid Bowling Ball)2Motiv Quadfire Core (pictured: Motiv Supra Clutch Bowling Ball)3Motiv Halogen Core (pictured: Motiv Max Thrill Hybrid Bowling Ball)4Radical Sneak Attack Core (pictured: Radical Revenge Solid Bowling Ball)5Brunswick Vintage Light Bulb Low RG Core (pictured: Brunswick Purple Rhino Pro Bowling Ball)6900 Global Grapnel Core (pictured: 900 Global Pure DP Urethane Overseas Bowling Ball)EARLY REV-UPMID-LANELATER REV-UPHIGH FLAREMEDIUMLOW FLARE2.442.482.522.562.602.642.680.0100.0200.0300.0400.0500.060RG at 15 lbDifferential at 15 lb← Revs up soonerRevs up later →More flare ↑Less flare ↓

Nearest cores, zoomed in

Hover or tap a dot for that core’s numbers. Click a dot to open its page. Drag to move around when zoomed in. The same RG and differential do not guarantee the same ball motion.

Same family: 900 Global Grapnel 2.0 Core

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Nearest cores to the 900 Global Grapnel Core
Core Brand Shape RG Diff vs this core
Storm Hy-Road Bowling Ball1Storm Inverted Fe2 CorePictured: Storm Hy-Road
 Storm Symmetric 2.570 0.046 RG 0.000 · Diff +0.005
Columbia 300 Piranha Solid Bowling Ball2Columbia 300 Piranha CorePictured: Columbia 300 Piranha Solid
 Columbia 300 Symmetric 2.554 0.043 RG −0.016 · Diff +0.002
Motiv Supra Clutch Bowling Ball3Motiv Quadfire CorePictured: Motiv Supra Clutch
 Motiv Symmetric 2.550 0.043 RG −0.020 · Diff +0.002
Motiv Max Thrill Hybrid Bowling Ball4Motiv Halogen CorePictured: Motiv Max Thrill Hybrid
 Motiv Symmetric 2.550 0.037 RG −0.020 · Diff −0.004
Radical Revenge Solid Bowling Ball5Radical Sneak Attack CorePictured: Radical Revenge Solid
 Radical Symmetric 2.544 0.036 RG −0.026 · Diff −0.005
Brunswick Purple Rhino Pro Bowling Ball6Brunswick Vintage Light Bulb Low RG CorePictured: Brunswick Purple Rhino Pro
 Brunswick Symmetric 2.568 0.032 RG −0.002 · Diff −0.009

Matches use 15 lb RG and differential.

Drilling and tools

Drilling layoutsLayout guides for symmetric and asymmetric ballsDual angle converterTurn a pin to PAP layout into a dual angle layout

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From 900 Global’s description

Questions bowlers ask

What is the RG of the 900 Global Grapnel Core?

At 15 lb the 900 Global Grapnel Core has an RG of 2.570. It ranges from 2.520 to 2.640 across the listed weights.

What is the 14 lb RG of the 900 Global Grapnel Core?

At 14 lb the RG is 2.640.

What is the differential of the 900 Global Grapnel Core?

At 15 lb the differential is 0.041. The mass bias is 0.008.

Which bowling balls use the 900 Global Grapnel Core?

900 Global Honey Badger Bowling Ball, 900 Global Honey Badger Claw Bowling Ball, 900 Global Honey Badger Urethane Bowling Ball, 900 Global Money Badger Bowling Ball, 900 Global Money Badger Tour Bowling Ball. 0 are in stock now.

Can I still buy a ball with the 900 Global Grapnel Core?

Balls with this core are currently unavailable at BowlersMart. Closest in-stock alternatives by RG and differential include Storm Hy-Road Bowling Ball, Motiv Supra Sport Bowling Ball, Columbia 300 Piranha Solid Bowling Ball, Motiv Max Thrill Hybrid Bowling Ball, Brunswick Purple Rhino Pro Bowling Ball, Hammer Blacklist Bowling Ball.

How do the 900 Global Grapnel Core specs change by weight?

At 16 lb: RG 2.520, differential 0.054, mass bias 0.011. The 12 lb values are not listed.

How does the 900 Global Grapnel Core compare with my ball?

Type the ball you throw into the Compare with your ball box on this page. It shows the RG and differential side by side and saves your bag for every core page.

Sources and method

Specs. 900 Global published specs, as shown on BowlersMart’s original 900 Global Grapnel core page (2022), as published by the manufacturer.

Baseline. The baseline is 212 in-stock, published reactive and urethane balls. Plastic and polyester covers, 2-piece, 3-piece and pancake cores, missing covers and missing RG or differential values are excluded.

Percentiles. Percentiles are the share of baseline balls with a strictly lower or higher value; ties are not counted.

Nearest cores. Nearest cores are ranked by distance on standardized 15 lb RG and differential, with the same symmetric or asymmetric shape preferred among near ties (distance bands of 0.1).

Mass bias. Mass bias is compared among asymmetric balls with numeric mass bias only.

Updated. Catalog and page updated 2026-10-16.

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