I'll agree with this.  Storm/RG and Motiv are by far the front runners in my shop, Brunswick is a distant 3rd (although the Strike Kings are REALLY good), and nothing else really sells.  RG's newest few releases are really good, I drilled myself a Sinister and as long as I have some head oil it's an absolute beast.  Storm/RG stuff however just doesn't seem to rev as well or be as pure on the backend as Motiv stuff.  My Motiv stuff I can pretty well just throw at the backend and it rips hard on the back.  I can see why Storm/RG do well on tour because they've gotten really good at blending wet/dry, but Motiv has the corner on the market of hard and continuous on the backend and with releases like the Venom Shock and Ascent Apex, they're really catching up on blending wet/dry better.  Interested to see the Jackal too, Motiv's high end big hooking stuff in the past have been weaker than other companies' high end stuff.  The Jackal looks to break that trend. 

     Motiv is my number 2 selling product behind Storm/Roto Grip. One of my employees strictly throws Motiv and has been tearing it up for over a year now. My personal experience with them is not good. I had the 2 Cruel and hated it, the Tribal and hated it. I have had Sigma Tour for 2 years and love that ball. In my mind, I wish they would have kept that ball in production like Storm has done with the Hy-Road.
     Just picked up a Venom Shock to try and will also be doing a Tribal Fire and Octane. Personally I like what I see from them and all my customers that we have put in Motiv equipment are extremely happy. I definitely recommend Storm/Roto Grip and Motiv over other brands currently. Not saying other brands are bad, just not as good as the three I mentioned.
     A lot of it also is getting proper layout matched with proper surface for the customer.

So I too am thinking about giving Motiv a try.  I have been throwing mostly RG and some Storm lately.  Lately my go to ball has been a Rotogrip Shatter.  Not sure what it is, but it has matched up well for me on just about anything.  Now I am primarily a house bowler.  I don't know all the technical specs, but I am basically speed dominant, and usually play around the track area.  I have been told my rev rate is roughly 300, and more up the back.  So where I run into issues is when I have to go too far left, I don't have enough hand to play deep when necessary.  I have a couple of ball credits with my pro shop, so thinking about making this move.  I am also coming off a surgery so my ball speed is down some as well.  My nephew has been throwing Motiv and says a "must have" is the Primal Rage.  He say he has been having a lot of luck starting out with the Rage then balling down to the Octane.   Any suggestions on a 2 ball Motiv starter setup?   Is the Rage too condition specific?   Right now I go to league night with an Asylum, Shatter and Scream...with the Shatter getting most of the play.  I'm looking for something with an angular backend to help my lack of hand.   Lots of good info on the forum, just not sure what to try.  Rage, Octane?  Or maybe Rage, Shock to have a gap in the arsenal?  Or ?

I just started using Motiv this season.  Currently throwing the Motiv Octane, and I can honestly say that I love this ball.  Previously to that I was throwing primarily Elite stuff, which I still mix in, but the Octane is my go to ball due to the control and hit.