Motiv Raptor Attack Bowling Ball

If you liked the very strong Raptor released last year, then you will like the Raptor Attack. Again, this will provide a 1-2 punch. The Attack is designed with the same core but in a pearl shell. This gets the ball cleaner through the heads, further down the lane, and still provides great continuation and pocket impact. This will provide a more angular reaction than the original Raptor. On the fresh, it is great to use the Raptor, and then when you need to move your feet inside, you can pull out your new Raptor attack to be able to bend the ball and create a more angular attack. On a typical house shot, this ball allows me to create more room for error, as it will recover if I miss right and hold the line if I miss inside. Both reactions still create great pocket results. I drilled mine 70X4x25 with a P3 Hole. I placed the MB right above my thumb, to create a delayed reaction. For more information on the complete product line, please visit www.motivbowling.com. Eric McIver MOTIV Staff

Ball Specs: Motiv Raptor Attack Reactive 2000 Wet Sand / Power Gel Polish Asymmetrical Core Layout 60x4x50 P2 Hole Bowler Specs: Right Hand. PAP 5 Over 3/4 Up Rev Rate 275. Tilt 20. Rotation 50. Speed off hand 18 Review: I am very impressed with the Raptor Attack. I typically like Asymmetric balls due to the extra "pop" I get on the backend. The Raptor Attack gives me this great backend motion but lets me stay with the ball a long time with smaller adjustments than I expected. The Raptor Attack fits well between my Raptor P7 and Primal TV4. I tested this ball on two House shots that were slightly on the wet side. The ball was very strong and had great recovery even when I put it right of target. I could actually see the ball read the midlane and then the backend movement. I used the Raptor Attack with the box surface and later with 2000 wet sand with pad. I saw earlier roll without the polish but the Raptor Attack had the same great backend and hit either way. I do however prefer the factory sand and polish. Summary: Strong ball with great midlane read and backend. Excellent hit and carry. A lot of hook with predictability. I believe this is a great core and cover match up. Anyone that wants to make an oily house shot easy should try this ball! Glenn sportshot64@comcast.net PBA Member Motiv Staff Turbo Staff http://motivbowling.com/

The Raptor Attack is the first asymmetric pearl ball ever released by MOTIV. This new release is the extreme opposite from its predecessor. The Raptor Attack uses the Primal Impulse cover and the core from the original Raptor. The Raptor Attack is clean through the front part of the lane and makes a very angular motion in the backend. As you will see in the video the Raptor Attack can recover and recover some more. There wasn’t a shot thrown where a miss right resulted in the ball not being able to make it back to the pocket. The Raptor Attack will be strong enough for some players to throw on heavy patterns and yet still clean enough for some players to throw on broken down or shorter patterns. This is not one of those conditional balls, for me this ball has worked successfully on all conditions thus far. Most will be able to throw this one from start to finish and you can’t say that very often about a pearlized ball. You can see my video here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MOTIVmags?feature=mhee For a quick comparison, the Raptor Attack is stronger in the midlane and responds to friction even faster than the Primal Impulse. The original Raptor picks up earlier in the midlane and has a smoother arcing motion than compared to the Raptor Attack. If you liked the original Raptor, you won’t be disappointed with the Raptor Attack! MOTIV Staffer Mike Magolan

Bowler Stats-Ball Speed 17 MPH Rev Rate-App 275 Axis of Rotation-30 to 60 degrees Axis Tilt 22 degrees Right Handed The Motive Raptor Attack is designed for heavy or medium to long oil patterns. The ball performs as advertised. It pushes through the heads with ease as on fresh shots with high volume of oil in the heads, revs up in the midlanes and make a very strong move to the pocket. The change in direction is sharper the the Cruel LE as well as reading the lane later then the Raptor or either of the Cruels. The Raptor Attack can cover an equal number of boards as any of the Motiv Assym equipment if there is sufficient dry area. For me, this ball plays much better from the track area and deeper as it saves plenty of hitting power for the drive to the pocket. I have successfully used the Raptor playing inside, at times deep inside when few others could go there, and swinging the ball to the dry as well as playing the track. The Raptor Attack (and Raptor P7) Asymmetrical Core provides a unique look on the lane that should easily allow a bowler to know when it's time to put this one up and ball down or change the shape of the roll. As long as there is sufficient oil in the heads and the mids and ample dry down lane the Raptor Attack is an excellent choice. The Raptor Attack, as with all of the recent Motiv releases, does not seem to have a surface preference as it reacted well on all surfaces on which I have used it. The surface of the Attack takes and holds changes to surface of the ball very well. The ball also holds up very well to repeated use. If you use this ball as designed on longer or heavier oil patterns, it is a very effective ball. The Raptor Attack gives Motiv a piece of equipment for Motiv believers who needed a ball to cover a lot of boards with an asymmetrical skid snap reaction. I'm very colorblind but I've heard from multiple bowlers that the ball is very pleasing to the eye and will give it good shelf appeal. Dug Barker Motiv Staff Bellarmine University Asst Coach BTM Youth Writer Ken-Bowl Lanes Youth Director Positive Coaching Alliance Double Goal Coach

I drilled my Raptor Attack the same as my P7. The layouts feature a 3:1 ratio and a flare reducing pin position to control flare. Length: 8/10, cleaner than the original Raptor, very comparable to the Sigma Tour. Back End: 6/10, Very similar motion to the Raptor, just a little sharper through the pin deck. Overall Hook: 8/10, More hook than the Primal Impulse and Sigma Tour, but a little less than the original Raptor. Midlane Read: 6/10, not as much mid lane as a Raptor, this sets up for a slightly stronger motion down lane. Breakpoint Shape: 5/10, Strong arc. Not a big flip like the Primal Impulse, but certaintly more down lane than the original Raptor.