The new solid purple Venom Shock produces a violent reaction on light to medium oil conditions. It attacks the lane with the proven Gear™ weight block and new cover technology – Turmoil™ MFS (Medium Friction Solid) Reactive, which is a modified version of the more aggressive shell featured on the Covert Revolt. This core and cover combination provides a smooth yet angular backend motion that strikes with devastating continuation.

As far as shelf appeal, the Venom Shock does not disappoint. The vibrant orange logo really pops off the purple shell. And, for those that are into glow-in-the-dark bowling, the logos on the ball glow orange and green.

The Venom Shock really does have it all – performance, looks, and a great price point. The most shocking thing about this ball may be that you get such outstanding performance at such an affordable price!

Review:

I have drilled up two New Motiv Venom shocks, after all the hype I knew one would not be enough! My first Venom Shock (which I will refer to as Shock One) has my favorite layout (55 X 4 1/2 X 40) which puts the pin just slightly over my bridge and fingers. My second Venom Shock (which I will refer to as Shock Two) layout is 50 X 4 1/4 X 80 which for me puts the pin under my fingers below the bridge. Up to this point, ball the Motiv Venom Shock as lived up all the hype it got from the the 2014 USBC Masters where everyone was talking about it! This ball really is shockingly good, for several reasons. For one, you can not beat the performance of this ball at its Mid Level Price point, you get alot of bang for your buck! Two, the ball simply rolls amazing on a wide variety of lane conditions. Which leads me to discuss the ball reaction of my two Venom Shocks. Shock One glides through the heads with ease with a strong and aggressive motion in the midlane with a smooth but angular motion in the back end. The continuous backend on this ball is out of this world, its not super angular off the spot, but when it comes it does not stop. The ball goes through pins with a purpose. My Shock Two gives me a different look than the Shock One, but it allows me continue to throw the amazing #purpleball. The Shock Two gives me slightly more read in the front part of the lane and a stronger but smoother move in the midlane with a nice smooth but continuous back end reaction. Compared to the Shock One, Shock Two is much more smoother overall, which allows me to keep my angles straighter and more in front of me. This is very helpful when I am playing on fresh or if I am playing on more difficult lane conditions. My Shock One is much more angular and is great for me when I can move left, open my angles, and throw it right off of the friction. For me, this would occur more often on a typical house shot (fresh or break down) or after lanes have broken down on more flat or difficult lane conditions. This proves how versatile the Venom Shock cover and core combination really is. I never changed the surface from the box surface of 4000 because the ball is already that GOOD. Overall, one of my favorite things about the Venom Shock is the confidence I have when throwing one due to the amazing continuous backend reaction. It strikes ALOT!!! It really does free the swing up knowing you have great ball reaction. We cannot just focus on how good it rolls, but the #purpleball looks GREAT too! Do not waste anymore time and drill yours today!!!

Bobby G Middleton Jr
MOTIV Staff Member
www.motivbowling.com