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Description: The Motiv Forza Redline pushes the limits by providing length and control on medium oil lanes.  This ball takes the easy reving, high flare Torx weight block and combines it with the Helix Pearl Reactive cover stock.  This coverstock provides length while retaining energy on medium oil lanes and explodes on the pins.  This benchmark ball is compatible with a variety of league bowler styles.
Features:

- Color: Yellow Pearl
- Core: Torx
- Coverstock: Helix Pearl Reactive
- Finish: 5000 Grit LSP
- NeoMark Logo: Red Pearl/Silver Pearl
- RG: 2.50 (for 15# ball)
- Diff: .051 (for 15# ball)
- Flare Potential: 5+ Inches
- Recommended Lane Condition: Medium Oil

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Motiv has this to say about the Redline.
    Push the limit with the Forzaâ„¢ Redline.  Engineered for medium oil, it is the ultimate machine for benchmark performance.  It provides more length than the solid Forzaâ„¢, yet it still offers more control than the Octaneâ„¢.
Being a benchmark ball, competitive bowlers will certainly use the Forzaâ„¢ Redline to gauge the lane pattern.  On a typical house shot, because the ball is so versatile, it will match up well with a wide array of league bowlers.
    I find this statement to very true.  The Redline is a little cleaner through the front part of the lane and a touch quicker off of the friction than the original Forza.  The Redline will be a great benchmark ball on medium patterns for me.  Along with being a great performing ball the Redline is really cool looking going down the lane.
Anthony Jordan
Motiv Staff

LANE CONDITION

Length: 41 ft

Volume: Medium

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): THS


COMMENTS

Review:

The Forza Redline is the latest release from MOTIV Bowling. The Redline is a medium oil monster of a ball that brings together the Torx core that was first used on the original Forza and the new Helix Pearl Coverstock. With these two together, the Forza Redline bring more length then what we saw from the original Forza and more control down lane than from the Octane. The Forza Redline will become your next benchmark ball because the Redline is very versatile and you can play any part of the lane and all walks of bowlers will love the new Forza Redline.

INNER CORE            Torx
COVERSTOCK          Helix Pearl Reactive
FINISH                   5000 Grit LSP

Comments:

First time I through the Forza I was a little hesitant. Reason being was I loved the original Forza but for me it was more of a situational ball that I barely through it. Though I love the shape, it was something I have never seen out or a bowling ball, I really used it on high friction, short oil conditions. But after the first few shots I was in love. The Redline gave me what I was missing from the original Forza. I provided me a little more length and little more retainable energy when transition forced me inside. The Forza Redline gave me the same shape as the Forza but just that little extra at the end put it over the top for me. High Rev players who felt the same as me about the Forza are going to love the Redline while lower rev players will love the Redline for the same reason I stated above.

Likes: Nice length, controllable motion and excellent continuation through the pins.

Dislikes: None.

I recommend the Forza Redline to all styles of bowling.

MOTIV and Realbowlerstape.com Staffer,
John Robertson
www.motivbowling.com

Specs:
15.03 Lbs
4 pin
3.5 top

Layout:
Pin to PAP: 5-1/4
CG to PAP: 3-3/4
Pin over bridge with the CG out and weight 2 inches down from PAP

Test Environment:
Lane Surface: Pro Anvil
Pattern: 40FT Medium to Heavy House shot with friction between 5 and 10.

I was bowling a doubles tournament with a buddy and it was the first time i threw this ball out of box. It was strong in the midlane with a nice continuous backend. It reminded me of a benchmark ball shape and look. I threw up the outside and it responded to the friction down lane pretty strong. Then i move into the track and threw it out down lane and it recovered very nicely. The best look i had was when the lanes went through transition and the lanes settled down lane. I was able to square up and play right inbetween the wet dry. I had the last nine in a row for a decent game. The only weakness i see with this ball is playing when the fronts are slicker. Of course you can alter the surface but why not use the Original Forza instead. The Redline will be my benchmark ball and will always be first out of my bag. Thanks to Brett and the guys at Motiv for another great ball.

Layout:
   65 x 5 x 35


Looking for your new benchmark ball?  Look no further than the Motiv Forza Redline.  By combining the controllable Torx core (2.50RG, .051Diff), first found in the Forza, with the brand new Helix Pearl Reactive coverstock (finshed at 5000 Grit LSP) a ball motion has been created that gives excellent read on the lanes without sacrificing hitting power.  I drilled mine the same as the benchmark that I was currently throwing, the Sigma Sting, to test this ball’s mettle.  Upon throwing them side by side I believe that the Redline is a great successor for this spot in the ball chart.  The Redline clears the heads easily but once in the midlane you can really see the Torx going to work.  I see the ball start to read without hooking too soon thereby giving me an accurate look at how the lane will play.  When it comes time to transition from roll to hook the ball makes a strong but very controllable motion to the pocket where it drives through as though it lost no energy at all.  Though a traditional pearl the ball is not unpredictably flippy which makes it very forgiving on the fresh and transition alike.  While both the Sting and Redline have similar characteristics for me, the Redline hooks a bit sooner therefore giving me several more boards of overall motion.  Whenever the lanes get tough and I need to control the pocket this little ball of sunshine will be just what I need. 

Trent Overbey
In the Zone Pro Shop
Motiv Staff
www.motivbowling.com

The Forza Redline is the latest pearl reactive ball released by Motiv. The Redline utilizes the same Torx core found in the original Forza but is wrapped in a new Helix Pearl Reactive cover stock providing a little faster response to friction as compared to the Forza.

The Redline is a versatile ball for various lane conditions as it provides the same smooth transition as the Forza but with a little more length and a little more backend reaction. When the Forza starts to pick up too soon, I can switch to the Redline and continue playing the same area. The Redline is outstanding on wet/dry conditions or broken down patterns when you need some length but also when you need control in the backend.

I drilled my Redline with the pin down below my middle finger, cg kicked out a little with a hole in the P2 position. This layout still gives me length and smoother than expected response in the backend. I can throw the Redline on fresh conditions or late in a block during regionals. It's nice to have a pearl ball that gives you length but doesn't turn left in the back. This ball is a must for any tournament bowler or if you struggle with today's wet/dry league conditions.

The MOTIV Forza Redline... Now this has been a piece I have been waiting for! I must admit first hand

that the original Forza was not my cup of tea. Although it was not a poor piece by any means, but with

the type of house shot I bowl on and it being second shift league play, the success was very limited. I

would be able to line myself up to reach the pocket without difficulty, but by the time it would reach the

pocket, the energy would be burnt up. The 7 pin and I became close friends for a time while I trying to

tweak the Forza. Enter the Redline, let just say that the 7 Pin and I began going our separate ways... with

me tossing it back into the pit with its other friends.

The Redline, although building off and continuing the Forza line, offers a more conducive ball reaction

for my style and the house pattern I face on a weekly basis. It continues to provide the controllable

reaction that was favored in the original Forza but provides a bit more length lending itself to become

much more versatile on the lanes. With the added length, the Redline now retains energy to provide

stronger down-lane motion that allows for better pin action on the deck to remove the 7 PIN out of the

equation. In the recent changes made to my local bowling center’s house pattern, normally a smoother

with little length has always been my bread and butter to maximize score, this is no longer the case. To

better assist those who have lower ball speeds and need to lanes to hold up and maintain that “Up 10”

line, for someone like me, getting the ball retain energy down lane has become a necessity.  Within a

week of having my Redline being drilled, I was able to end my honor score drought by posting an 805

series. Benchmark piece is the perfect word to be associated to the Redline.  The Redline for me actually

provides a very good compliment to the Primal Remix if shelling down is the way to go when the Remix

is just too strong for the lanes that night. By switching to the Redline, I’ll be able to actually maintain a

similar line to the pocket with control and predictability.

If you are trying to reduce the number of bowling balls you are carrying into the bowling center and in

need of a benchmark piece, the Forza Redline will not disappoint. The one thing that bowling has taught

up and the success of the pros, versatility leads to longevity and consistency.

Ryan Wyandt

MOTIV Staff Member

West Lawn, PA

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