Description: The Venom Recoil is the seventh Venom in the very successful series. It is only the third with a solid cover stock and the first since the very successful Venom Shock, the other being the first ever Venom, the Strike. This time it has the Coercion MFS Reactive Cover, which is the same cover stock as on the Villain and comes with a 4000 LSS finish. The BIG change in the Venom Recoil is the core, it NOW has an asymmetrical core, a modified version of the original Gear Core. The Gear APG (Asymmetric Performance Gain) Core has an RG of 2.47 and a .0.36 differential.

Reaction: The Venom Recoil certainly has some similarities to the ever so popular Venom Shock, which should peak a lot of interest. I went with a similar pattern as my favorite Venom Shock, as you can imagine I have several Venom Shocks. I feel like the Venom Recoil reads the front and middle part of the lane stronger than most balls, if not all balls in a medium to light oil category. It provides plenty of hook for the price point and it’s not very often that you can get an asymmetrical core for this price either. I think the biggest asset the ball provides is control on a lot of conditions, maybe even up to heavier oil with some added surface, although there are better options. It could even handle lighter volumes of oil and really provide some extra control that you don’t always see with balls designed for light oil because they are too clean and then tend to be too fast off the spot. I really like that I have an asymmetrical piece for more than just heavier or fresh conditions. It’s a piece that even on patterns as they start to hook you’re not going to see too much hook down lane or off the spot. This will end up being a benchmark ball for a lot of people! 

Comparisons:  Of course, there must be a comparison to the original Venom Shock, so I won’t disappoint. The Venom Shock has less hook potential than the Venom Recoil, I feel the core and cover combination allow the Venom Recoil to be a solid 2+ boards stronger on a fresh house pattern. Against the Venom Shock in the video you’ll notice that it just didn’t quite get up the hill like the Venom Recoil did from the same spot with my feet and my target. Comparing it to the Venom Shock Pearl because the VSP is that much cleaner and reaches the friction to the right much easier, the VSP has more recovery and is more angular. If there were more shots shown, you’d see that the Venom Recoil does handle the oil much better than the VSP, especially the misses to the left into the oil.

Summary: Overall, this release is probably right in between the Venom Shock and Venom Shock Pearl shape wise, but it has the most hook potential. This is a great addition to the long-lasting Venom line and will provide something very different to your arsenal. It is early to say this, but I can say the Venom Recoil will be coming with me to Las Vegas for USBC’s this year. The Venom Shock wasn’t quite enough ball for fresh, but throw it every year at some point, so the Venom Recoil should do well out there based on previous years.

Mike Magolan
MOTIV | Turbo | Brotherhood Sport Apparel | BowlerX, Staff Member

AMAZING! That is all I can say - obviously this product line has for the most part been a stand out for MOTIV and along side the original Venom Shock and the Venom Shock Pearl - the addition of the RECOIL might make those the only 3 balls you will ever need! fitting in nicely between the OG shock and the pearl this INCREDIBLE ORANGE- piece is the perfect compliment to its counterparts - providing some additional length with the venom line control makes it the obvious progression - strong but steady for even the rev challenged this piece provides such continuation that its a piece not to be missed. You need to see this one to believe it and its ORANGE color makes it standout ! So STANDOUT AND BE NOTICED - If the color doesn't grab them the number of Strikes you throw with it certainly will !

Rick Zakrajsek
PBA50 Motiv Staff

The Venom Recoil is Motiv’s first asymmetrical ball in the Venom line and it is more than worthy of the Venom name !! This ball features the all new Gear APG asymmetric core and the Coercion MFS reactive cover !! This ball has that same ball motion of the Venom Shock but earlier and smoother ! This ball is perfect for me when I want that smooth control shape that the Shock gives but when the Shock just isn’t enough ! I’ve tossed this ball on short patterns as well as some longer patterns and it definitely does no disappoint !! This ball has already been added to my all tournament bag !! Go out and get yours on 3-20-19 and as always #GetMOTIVated

The new Venom Recoil is a great addition to the Venom line.   The new gear asymmetrical core in this beast allows the ball to handle a little more volume then the original shock.  This ball is clean through the heads and has a smooth, archy motion once it sees friction.  The core allows the ball to maintain some of the angular traits that the original Shock had.  The Recoil is a very versatile ball for league bowling where most shots have a lot of friction.  At this price point it’s a massive value that should be in every Motiv fans bag.  I highly recommend this new weapon.

Matt Rayner
MOTIV Staff

By Bryan Ramsey
From Phillipsburg, NJ
About Me Motiv Staff Member

Insane Venom Series Addition

Let me start out by staying if you are a venom series believer snag up one of these come 3/20/2019. I’ve thrown the whole venom series to this point, the OG venom shock and the VSP being the choices, that is until now. This recoil is a monster complement to the series, where the shock would pick up an earlier roll for me, this ball gets farther downlane with such great continuation through the pins it’s insane. Adding the asymmetric core to a venom was such a great move by Motiv. Do yourself a favor and pick up at recoil, you won’t regret the decision. Motiv keeps raising the bar in bowling technology with every release.
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The Venom Series has been in MOTIV's line for a while now, and for good reason. Bowlers like power and they like consistency, but most importantly they want a ball that's dependable. They want to know that you can pull out a ball whenever lanes get tricky or you just can't figure them out and find a way to strike. The Venom series has been extremely successful in giving bowlers all of these things, and for a very affordable price.

The one thing, however, that we've never been able to get from the Venom series is an Asymmetric ball. All of the Venoms throughout the years have been Symmetric balls.

Until now.

The Venom Recoil takes the great Venom core and tweaks it a little to make it into an Asymmetric ball. This means that you get all the benefits of a high-end Asymmetric ball - it reads the pattern earlier and makes a more defined move to the pocket) but you still get that high-end type reaction in a midline ball. The Venom Recoil won't break your budget, and that's definitely a plus!

If you want the value of a ball in the Venom series but just need a bit more hook or a little earlier reaction, or maybe just a littl emore kick to get those pesky 10-pins out, definitely consider this ball!

Here are two videos I made showing this ball and comparisons to other balls in the line:
5-minute video with detailed commentary, ball comparisons & analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZhLaUySNAo
2-minute "Teaser" video with comparisons but no commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WrZWOdXfPw


Jeff Piroozshad
MOTIV Staffer
South Florida

Drilled my venom recoil exactly like my shock 40x4 3/4 x40.
So this ball was exactly what you're looking for if you need something earlier than your shock. It reads the front of the lanes a few
feet earlier than the shock and still covers the same amount of boards as the shock. As the shock like has always been s this ball is a lot of
bang for your buck. Follow me on facebook and watch the new release go down the lane each week.

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