Motiv Ripcord Launch Bowling Ball

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One of the most important balls in any bowler’s bag is an angular “skid-flip” polished ball for medium oil. One that gets through the front part of the lane with ease and lunges toward the pocket when it hits friction on the backend. The Ripcord™ Launch is a gorgeous pearl that nails that performance target perfectly. It’s the first ball in the Ripcord™ series to utilize the incredibly strong Propulsion™ cover technology. MOTIV® tuned it to get the length and response to friction needed, creating the new Propulsion MVP Pearl Reactive. Utilizing this new cover, the Ripcord™ Launch handles the oil better than any previous Ripcord™ without sacrificing angularity. The core inside is a special density-modified symmetrical Torx™ V2. It has a super-compact design and fills an essential position in the line because it has both a moderate RG and differential. This gives the Ripcord™ Launch a very powerful down-lane shape and impressive backend hitting power on medium oil patterns that begin to break down. The motion of this beautiful ball is tuned with a 5500 Grit Laser-Scanned, Polished (LSP) finish at the factory using Power Gel® Shine. This gives the Ripcord™ Launch easy length and a snappy backend reaction. When to Use Speed Dominant - Bowlers who fit into this category will use the Ripcord Launch as their higher friction performance pearl. This is the ball to use when creating angle on higher friction environments and toward the end of tournament blocks. For the most part, speed dominant players do not need a lot of exceedingly clean balls in their bag, so a benchmark core with a strong pearl cover is a great option for creating angle on friction for these bowlers. Balanced Bowlers - For balanced bowlers a middle of the bag pearl is absolutely essential. Higher friction house shots necessitate this type of pearl as do most tournament progressions on moderate to longer oil tournament patterns. The versatility of the Torx V2 is an added bonus for balanced bowlers as it will allow for more drilling options for diversity of use. Rev Dominant Bowlers - The most rev dominant bowlers often need cleaner and more angular balls due to their rev rate creating early friction. For this reason, the players who are most rev dominant need to be invested in balls from the right side of the ball chart that make angular motion. The Ripcord Launch could serve as a go-to ball for rev dominant bowlers who compete in a high friction environment because of the benchmark type core paired with a clean and angular coverstock.
Color
CoverstockPropulsion MVP Pearl Reactive
CoreTorx V2
RG2.51
Differential0.048
Intermediate Diffn/a
Factory finish5500 Grit LSP
Weights12 thru 16lbs
Cleared USBCYes

2 Reviews

  • Trent Overbey

    Posted by Trent Overbey on Jan 26th 2023

    Layout 65 x 5" x 30 Looking to find that medium oil pieces that is meant to tackle extreme angles with snappy backend reaction? The Ripcord Launch is just the piece for you. Wrapping the quick reacting Propulsion coverstock technology around the new Torx V2 core (2.51RG, .048Diff), which was specially modified for this ball, has created an excellent skid-flip arsenal piece in the middle of MOTIV's lineup. Seeing as I already have the Pride Empire to help me through the first typical league-night transition, I wanted to lay my Ripcord Launch out with a longer, higher pin to create even more push and response as the block goes deeper into the night. Insert first game out of box 268 as it did everything I wanted it to do. The length provided by the cover and pin distance is good enough to get through the first and second transitions with ease. Once the Launch got to the outside friction, the response to it was fast, creating a sharp transition from the hook to roll phase. What I enjoy even more than the response time, which gives quite a bit of room for error, is the ability of this ball to keep the pins low so they mix around more even if the entry angle into the pocket is not ideal. Nestled nicely between the Forge Ember/Carbide Tank (for oil) and the Venom line (for drier), the Ripcord Launch is a great skid-flip ball for when the lanes dictate fast response for the backend or extreme launch angles. Trent Overbey In the Zone Pro Shop MOTIV Staff

  • Justin Mooney | MOTIV Staff

    Posted by Justin Mooney | MOTIV Staff on Nov 16th 2022

    The new Ripcord Launch is easily the greatest Ripcord to ever come out! Using V2 of the highly popular Torx core, and wrapped it with the next version of the Propulsion cover seen on the Pride Empire. This ball along with the Pride Empire is quickly proving that the Propulsion cover is EASILY the best cover to have ever been developed! This ball gets through the front part of the lane super well, picks up in the midlane really good, and has so much downlane motion, continuation, and energy to absolutely destroy the pocket! Layout - 75x 5-1/4x30 PAP - 5 1/2" Over 1 5/16" Up