Ball NPS Score: 100.00
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Features:

- Color: Coral Snake Pearl
- Core: Gear
- Coverstock: Turmoil MFP Reactive
- Finish: 5000 Grit LSP
- RG: 2.48 (for 15# ball)
- Diff: .034 (for 15# ball)
- Recommended Lane Conditions:  Light-Medium Oil

Panic ? Who me? ….NEVER. The new Venom panic is the first pearlized release in the Venom family! This baby gets down the lane and provides a strong angular motion on the back with incredible continuation. Whether you are a a stroker who likes to play up the board, a tweener who likes to belly it a bit or a cranker who likes to belly it a lot this ball fits all! If your up the boards its smooth motion through the front allows it to get down the lane and still recover with vicious motion off the friction. If your that tweener like me who likes to belly it a bit you can still get in deeper with it and she will make that strong angual turn off the back we so love to see! And for you crankers….oh you crankers. This baby is it! Because its made for light to medium oil condition. Its length allows you to get through the front and its back end motion is strong but not too jumpy so its leaves you in total control….Panic !!! Sure that’s exactly what your opponents will be doing! Get one now !!
Rick Zakrajsek
Motiv Staff Ohio

The latest in the Venom series, the Panic pairs the reliable low RG Gear core with a new medium strength Pearl Cover. The Panic gets through the heads a bit cleaner than the Venom Shock, but still has that trademark smooth transition through the hook phase. The best way I can think to describe it is that the Panic tumbles forward through the pin-deck, keeping the pins low. For some bowlers, this type of motion on the back end can look a bit unusual to the eye at first. A real sharp angular snap can be real pretty to look at, but many times that’s not what’s going to yield you the highest scores. When the Panic moves on the back end, it has a slightly flatter trajectory, which can significantly improve my carry percentage when I’m playing in the track area to the 4th arrow.

   Here is a video I made that compares the Venom Panic to the Venom Shock, Jackal, Forza, Revolt Vengeance and Ascent on Kegel’s Bourbon Street Pattern.


   When building even a small tournament or league arsenal, you NEED to have a low RG, med/low differential piece in your bag. I can’t over emphasize the importance of having a variety of hook shapes available to you - so you’re always splitting the 8-9 through to the pit.  I tend to gravitate towards pearl covers, so the Panic is a perfect choice to fill the role for me.


--Kevin Gallagher—
     PBA Member
     MOTIV Staff

Pin Length: 3 1/2 inches

Starting Top Weight: 2.7 ounces

Ball Weight: 16 lb, 1 oz.


DRILL PATTERN

45 x 4 1/2 x 70 with an extra hole from center of grip through CG on my VAL. 11/16 bit, 2" deep.


BOWLER STYLE:

Rev Rate: 400 RPM

Ball Speed: 19 MPH

PAP/Track: 4 3/8 left, 7/8 up


SURFACE PREP

5000 LSP (I have touched up the cover with 2000 grit and applied factory finish polish)

COMMENTS:

Likes: My favorite attribute of the Panic is how it makes that same great motion that the Venom Shock makes but it a couple of feet cleaner and a little faster off of friction.

Dislikes: Despite having a cleaner cover on it, if there isn't enough volume through the front it revs up too quickly and plaques at the pins.

The Venom Panic is the first MOTIV ball to have pearl cover wrapped around the proven Gear core. The Gear core is a favorite among many different styles and works well on several different environments. The cover is called Turmoil MFP (Medium Friction Pearl). I find it to be about the same total hook wise as compared to the Venom Shock but it is a good couple of feet cleaner and a bit whippier off the spot. I wouldn't classify it as a skid/flip ball but it certainly has some pop to it down lane. I see myself using this as a transition ball after my Venom Shock when the Shock begins to read too soon or is not continuing through the pin deck. I feel like if I am competing on a higher friction environment I can start with the Panic and ball down to the higher RG Tribal Fire. The thing that makes the lower end of the product line so good in my opinion is the lack of higher differentials with the core numbers. I find that on high friction and/or tougher patterns you want smoother transitions and not a ton of flare. One because it makes the pattern play easier and your adjustments become simpler. If you're a high rev player, you don't need a lot of help from the core anyways and you're layout choice doesn't become quite as critical. I personally resort to these balls often and they are my safety net so to speak. That being said the Panic will work great for heavy handed players as well bowlers looking for a controllable shape without sacrificing length and continuation through the pins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9QqjqAqZTA&feature=youtu.be

I have my venom panic drilled with the pin over my ring finger which puts it about 3 3/4 inches away from my PAP with a hole to tame out the back end.  This ball allows me to play straighter angles in the front part of the lane compared to my venom shock.  The panic is very clean through the front part of the lane and has a nice smooth motion at the end of the pattern because of the weight hole.  Compared to the shock the panic gets down a little further but not as much motion in the back of the pattern for me.  So when my shock becomes a little angular I can just stand in the same place and throw my panic and it will be fine.  If I need something smoother than my panic I can just move a little left and throw my Forza. 

The new Venom Panic New release by MOTIV A very nice piece and fit into the MOTIV line contains the popular and proven low rg gear core that is wrapped around the new turmoil MFP pearl cover stock. When compared to the venom shock, which is one of my favorite balls in the line, it is very smooth which is what I like see. It reads the mids very well and is just a continuous beast. Not snappy and very controllable.The venom panic on the THS is a bit smoother thru the front part of the lane but it spins up a bit quicker off the spot than the venom shock. If the shock is not going through the pins correctly the panic is a quick fix to get out those pesky corner pIns. It works especially well when you have to chase the oil  in and get more angle on the pIns.

Likes: hook shapes of the shock and panic are very similar spins up a bit quicker than the shock off the spot .Its continuation through the pins is incredible love the color.

Dislikes: none

MOTIV never ceases to amaze me with the great equipment they continues to produce and how well each release fits in the current product line. If you want control and continuous motion the new venom panic is a great addition. Put this one in your bag, you won't regret it.

Herman Ferguson
MOTIV staff
Gil's pro shop

LANE CONDITION

Length: 42 feet

Volume:

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): THS


COMMENTS

Review:

The Venom Panic by Motiv Bowling is the latest release and the newest addition to the Venom line. The Venom is the first pearl out of the Venom line and this light to medium oil bowling ball is a monster to say the least. The Venom Panic brings together the highly successful Gear core. The Gear core has a lower RG so it can revs a lot more easier and combine that with a lower differential so it can retain energy downlane and provide strong continuation through the pins. With the Gear core, Motiv introduce the new Turmoil MFP (Medium Friction Pearl) Pearl Reactive cover stock. This new pearl cover provides a little more length and more of an angular backend motion than the Venom Shock.

Inner Core -         Gear
Coverstock -        Turmoil MFP Reactive
Finish -               5000 Grit Laser Scan Polished

Comments:

The Venom shock was a benchmark ball for me and still is. It’s usually the first ball out of my bag on most nights either bowling in league or tournament because it will show how the lanes are playing today and what I need use in order to succeed. Now the Venom Panic is something I’ve been dying to have in my bag. I wanted something that has a smooth motion but has length and angular backend motion and the Venom Panic is that piece for me. I can actually start more right with the Panic then the Shock, which for me is always nice. And the Panic is great bowling ball that retains its energy so well the transition does not have to be such a headache sometimes. All types of bowlers will love the Venom Panic because it’s so smooth in transition and retains its energy stronger than most pieces out there.

Likes: Smooth transition and ball motion; incredible length; strong, angular backend motion and continuation.

Dislikes: None.

I recommend the Venom Panic to all different styles and typed of bowlers.

Motiv Staff and Realbowlerstape.com staff,
John Robertson
www.motivbowling.com

Engineered for light to medium oil, the Venom Panic is the first pearl ball ever released in the Venom series. 

This coral snake gets down the lane easily and strikes with a deadly response to friction.

The Gearâ„¢ core in the Venom Series has proven to be an incredible core design and has been utilized once again

in the Venom Panic.  The Gear core has a lower RG for easy revs and a lower differential to retain energy for

outstanding continuation.

The new Turmoilâ„¢ MFP (Medium Friction Pearl) Pearl Reactive cover stock is engineered to provide more length

than the Venom Shock and a more angular backend motion.  The Coral pearl shell is tuned at the factory with a

5000 Grit LSP finish.  This compliments the performance target of the new Turmoil MFP cover.   

For the average bowler, the Venom Panic will provide excellent length and a strong backend with a smoother

transition. High rev bowlers, in particular, will appreciate that smoother transition since some angular

equipment can be too jumpy.  Tournament bowlers will like the Venom Panic for the same reason, but also because

it retains so much energy for proper continuation.  It simply gets through the pins the right way on light to

medium oil shots.

Review:

WOW. This ball has become one of my favorite balls I have EVER thrown from MOTIV. The New MOTIV Venom Panic is

really amazing in alot of ways! I drilled mine with my favorite layout (65 x 4.5 x 40) and I am very impressed!

The MOTIV Venom Panic is very clean through the fronts with a quick reaction to friction downlane. The ball is

killer when I am able to play the deep inside part of the lane. The ball seriously recovers from anywhere on

the lane and just continues through the pins with rediculous pin carry. My last two months in league I have not

put this ball down. I go 722, 722, 735, 779, 776, 814, 704, 719, and 745. This ball takes the Venom line to another level and is a great ball down from the shock. The shock is great inside but would eventually struggle with recovery and pin carry at a certain point. The Venom Panic has been striking for me anywhere on the lane. I plan on drilling another as well as stocking some up in my closet for the future. Ball is TOO GOOD. Must have in my opinion!!! Get MOTIVated!!!

Bobby Middleton Jr
MOTIV Staff Member
www.motivbowling.com