Hello guys, here I am with my latest review, this time I had the chance to try the Fatal Venom.
The Venom Shock is probably my favorite ball of all time. My 2 perfect games has been shot with the Venom Shock and my highest series has been also shot with the Venom Shock, so I got excited when I found out about the Fatal Venom.
The Fatal Venom is designed to be a cleaner and a more angular version of the original Venom Shock and it does exactly as advertised.
I tried this ball on our fresh house shot pattern (Kegel Main Street, 41') with great success. Usually it takes me 20 to 30 minutes to shoot the video... With the Fatal Venom it took me less than 10 minutes. I got the front 10 and I felt that I just couldn't miss. Really impressive.
The Fatal Venom has a smooth and predictable roll. It revs up quickly but it pushes farther down the lane to provide a strong, but controllable backend motion.
When I missed outside my target, the ball offered enough recovery to hit the pocket, leaving some corner pins when I missed too far out. Misses inside were not as forgiving as misses outside.
This is not as angular as other balls in the lineup like the Supra, the VIP or the Nemesis, but it offers enough length to feel comfortable knowing that the ball will never hook too early and that it will have enough energy to provide a strong downlane motion.
The Fatal Venom is a great complement to the Venom Shock. When the Venom Shock gets lazy down the lane or is reading the lane too early, the Fatal Venom will be a great option to go to.
To me, it fits in between the Shock and the Supra. Is not as early as the Shock and not as angular as the Supra. I see it as a benchmark ball for medium and light oil conditions.
Overall, the Fatal Venom is a great addition to the Motiv lineup.
This ball will be a great option on broken down patterns. Once there is some friction and you need more length and a strong but controllable downlane motion, the Fatal Venom will be a great ball to go to.
Bowlers who are currently using the Venom Shock will find in the Fatal Venom a great complement and a versatile piece that will fit into a lot of bowling styles. Low rev, speed dominant bowlers will be able to use this ball playing straighter angles, while rev dominant bowlers will be able to move in and play steeper angles on most medium and light oil conditions.
Thank you for watching!
