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USBC affirms decision to revoke approval of two Motiv balls
Terry Bigham
USBC Communications
Published: August 9, 2016 | Bowl.com

ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress has affirmed the decision to revoke USBC approval of the Motiv brand Jackal and Jackal Carnage bowling balls.

Motiv requested an appeal of the March 15, 2016 decision to revoke approval of the balls for non-conformance with current specifications and requirements in the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications Manual. USBC testing showed a significant percentage of the Jackal and Jackal Carnage exceeded the maximum 0.060" differential radius of gyration standard specification during spot checks of balls in the field.

The USBC Equipment Specifications Committee heard the appeal, reviewed the facts and circumstances, and has affirmed the revocation decision: The Jackal and Jackal Carnage remain on the USBC non-conforming equipment list and unapproved for use in USBC certified competition.

Quote from: suhoney24 on August 10, 2016, 10:56:26 AM

from what i read the le will be available to the public as well

Where did you read that? I've followed this somewhat closely and haven't heard anything about availability as yet.

something that was brought up on the motiv Facebook group

If it were my decision, and I know its not - so stay calm, I would just give everyone waiting for the LE ball a brand new Trident and call it even.

Why even go through the expense of developing a new ball and go through the additional expense of the USBC approval process when everyone seems to love the Trident and would probably by happy with the Trident. Those that already have a Trident would now have two of them and most of them would probably be fine with that, too.

It's amazing what happens when you just state your opinion instead of saying your idea is the way things should go. People can agree/disagree with you.

I think just going with the Trident would be a good starting point. They're not necessarily going to need to develop a whole new ball unless they want to modify the Jackal core.

If I needed an oil ball still I'd want the Trident, if I didn't need an oil ball I'd hope they would modify the Jackal core and give it an angular reaction to replace the Primal Rage spot in their lineup

It will simply be called the Jackal le...motiv issued a statement last night

It will simply be called the Jackal le...motiv issued a statement last night

where is that statement?  I can not find it on the website.

This is now up on the Motiv website under News.

MOTIV® MOVES FORWARD WITH NEW USBC-APPROVED JACKAL LE

MOTIV® is reviewing the USBC’s decision to not reinstate approval of the Jackal and Jackal Carnage bowling balls, and is considering its options going forward. Nevertheless, MOTIV® is pleased to announce that the new Jackal LE (Limited Edition) has been approved for all USBC certified competition. The USBC-approved Jackal LE will be produced and distributed in accordance with the previously announced MOTIV® Ball Exchange Program.

http://www.motivbowling.com/motivnation/news-events/2016-08-11/motiv-moves-forward-with-new-usbc-approved-jackal-le.html

     Thank you for a final decision. Motiv makes great products and has been my #1 seller last 2 years. This was a bad situation from the get go and IMO could have been handled a lot more professionally by both sides. Now that a decision is made and the Jackal LE will be the replacement, let just hope that they ship to the people that have been waiting since March first and not get some of these to staffers and other "select" people. Would be another black eye to see videos posted and forum posts on how great this ball is. But we all know how the bowling industry goes.

Agreed, Motiv needs to take care of their customers first.