They never work for the average Joe like they do for the staffers or in the videos. You need to decide for yourself if the ball is for you. Just look at past similar equipment you have owned and that should tell you.
I own one and like it. I have had some decent scores with it. It's still just a bowling ball.
I am not a one brand kind of guy at all. I currently own Hammer, Brunswick, Storm, Roto Grip,Radical, Ebonite, Track, AZO, PBS, Columbia, AMF, Global, whatever, you get the picture.
Other than the Venom Shock, I have yet to see a Motiv ball that creates a motion that I just have to have! They are all pretty much the same motion to me! Never have I seen a Motiv ball hit, and go...."Oh WOW! What was that? I have to have it!!
But....that's just me, I guess!