When I got my hands on this ball I wasn't that familiar with it...and had wanted to try a Motiv piece.  I looked at the specs and saw RG of 2.46 and Diff of .032 and thought that I hadn't seen something like that in a while.  Ball companies usually shy away from balls that "don't hook", as they can be hard to move.  Even the weaker stuff is strong now using older covers.

 

So I got a little excited thinking that maybe I had the ball to replace the Tour Powers I used to have.  Drilled it with a pretty generic 4.5" 45* layout (on symmetricals I use standard degree layout), pin 1.5" above midline, and a 1" hole inside of my VAL below my midline.

 

I went to the lanes and threw it a few times...it looked PHENOMENAL the first few shots...but I thought there was no way this ball was that heavy on the backend of the lane...and that there had to be a little carrydown.  I went and got my Gamebreaker and was SHOCKED at how much harder off the spot it was than the GT1.

 

I haven't been this excited about a ball in many years....it reads the lane like nothing else.  It's predictable, smooth, and continuous.  I played with some different hand positions and felt like I could move as far as I wanted left and get it to continue.

 

I'm really excited to try another Motiv piece now...maybe a stronger piece like the Cruel.  I live in Atlanta and Motiv has very little presence, so I look forward to introducing everyone to this monster.

 

Edited by Russell on 4/18/2011 at 5:00 AM

 I'm glad you enjoyed the GT1.I have to say,that the GT1 is one of my all-time favorite

balls.I still have my first three GT1's I got in April 2009,It's a great control ball.Sand it

to around 1000 abralon and us it on oilier patterns,and watch it shine.

 This is a great benchmark ball for me.I have used on every type of sport pattern,and

with surface adjustments it handles most of those conditions except dry.I hope you

continue to give MOTIV a try.