Hello guys! After quite some time we are back with another review, this time we had the chance to review the new Motiv release, the Jackal Ghost.

The Jackal Ghost is the new high performance ball in the Motiv lineup. It uses the assymetric Predator V2 core (a modified version of the original Predator core, and first used in the Jackal LE) and it is wrapped in the new Coercion HFS coverstock, the strongest coverstock ever used in the Jackal line.

The Jackal Ghost is a beast. There is no other way to describe it. The ball reads strong in the mid-lane and has great continuation, something I've never seen on a strong solid asymmetrical before... I know it might sound like a cliche, but trust me, this ball is impressive.

I've been using the Jackal Ghost for about two weeks now. The Ghost never quits. I was able to miss left a lot and the ball always recovered without rolling out or losing a lot of energy. Misses in goes through the head pin 90% of the time, so I was able to open up the lane and play angles I usually can't play on fresh because of my low rev rate. With the Ghost I am able to play inside 15 and the ball still comes back to the pocket, the farther I went I started leaving some corner pins, but I was impressed on how far from my confort zone I was playing.

The Jackal Ghost is a great option for fresh oil and for heavy oil patterns. For strokers like me, with medium to low rev rate and medium to low speed, this ball will be money on almost anything. For tweeners and crankers I am sure it will be a great piece for heavy oil and flat patterns, where you need to control your breakpoint, because the Ghost, strong as it is, provides a lot of control.

The Jackal Ghost is the perfect complement to the Trident. The Ghost is smoother, stronger overall and has a smoother backend motion than the Trident. The Trident is a tad weaker, cleaner and more angular down the lane.

The Jackal Ghost reminded me of my beloved Forza on steroids. It has a similar motion but the Ghost is 10 times stronger than the Forza and has more continuation through the pins.

For those looking for a heavy oil piece, I am sure you are gonna love this ball. I was a fan of the Carnage and the original Jackal, but this ball is way better than both. I am impressed on how much this ball hooks and how predictable it is. For the last two weeks in league, my lowest game has been a 210, and for an Average Joe like me (no pun intended) it is quite an achievement. 

If you have any question, advice or suggestion please let me know. I am trying to do my best with the reviews and any word would be truly appreciated.

Thanks for reading and watching!

Bowled on another house shot and only shows balls that strike........nothing to see here, move along !

I guess you can do something better than this review... Because from what I've read so far the only thing you are good at  is troll other people's reviews.

Looking forward to see if you can do something better.

I guess you can do something better than this review... Because from what I've read so far the only thing you are good at  is troll other people's reviews.

Looking forward to see if you can do something better.

 
I applaud anyone who goes through the effort to put together review videos. I watched and enjoyed most of your reviews.
 
You asked for suggestions, and while lov2C10fall might have been a little abrupt, he has a point. Reviewing a high end heavy oiler on a THS provides limited value. There is too much built in friction to show what the ball can (and more important) can't do. A 45' plus flatter pattern with some volume is what separates the men from the boys in this category.
 
I hope you can take this input in a constructive manner. Again, I appreciate the effort you put into this.

Quote from: Average Joe Reviews on January 15, 2017, 03:58:06 PM

I guess you can do something better than this review... Because from what I've read so far the only thing you are good at  is troll other people's reviews.

Looking forward to see if you can do something better.

 
I applaud anyone who goes through the effort to put together review videos. I watched and enjoyed most of your reviews.
 
You asked for suggestions, and while lov2C10fall might have been a little abrupt, he has a point. Reviewing a high end heavy oiler on a THS provides limited value. There is too much built in friction to show what the ball can (and more important) can't do. A 45' plus flatter pattern with some volume is what separates the men from the boys in this category.
 
I hope you can take this input in a constructive manner. Again, I appreciate the effort you put into this.

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and for your words.

Yes, I asked for suggestions and for constructive criticism, that way I can improve what I do and I can help more people by having better, more informative reviews... But if you take a closer look at this guy comments, all he does is troll other peoples reviews, bash them regardless if they are good or bad. Comments like that doesn't help at all, instead of suggesting something, he is just trolling and being rude... The bowling community is great and I feel that people like him doesn't help in any way to improve the reviews or the sport.

About the THS and sport shot patterns, when I first started doing the reviews, I was including 2 patterns, one was a THS and the other one was a sport shot. While I received good comments about it, a lot of people suggested me to show only the THS because that is where most of the bowlers bowl, on a typical house shot. I was also told that my videos were kind of long, some were almost 5 minutes mark, so I decided to make the videos shorter to keep viewer interested the whole review and unfortunately the sport shot was cut from my reviews.

Does that mean that I would never include a sport shot again? Absolutely not. I am open to suggestions and I do feel that with a ball like the Jackal Ghost to include a sport pattern would've been helpful and informative. I will keep this in mind and maybe try to find another way to keep the videos short and somehow include a more challenging pattern for the tournament bowler.

Thanks again for your comments!

you might want to dig a litte deeper into my responses or replies on topics

You might want to have some manners before bashing a review just because "it just show strikes"

I am not a staffer, I don't work for Motiv or for any other company, so all I am trying to do here is help fellow bowlers, that's it, not making a single penny out of this.

 

It's been almost a week since the Jackal Ghost has been released. For all of you who has the ball, what do you think? What do you like about it? Looking forward to read your comments