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View Privacy PolicyThe Primal Shock by itself is an amazing ball. Very versatile, handles a lot of different lane situations well, and it really lives up to the hype combining the Impulse V2 Core and the Turmoil coverstock. I can play up the lane with this ball or swing it out right and everything in between. It carries amazingly well for me and really just finishes strong no matter what. It doesn't ever feel like this ball quits even as I move further and further left.
That being said, this ball provides a perfect pairing with the Venom Shock as well. I love having them both in the bag because I can switch relatively easily between the two without guessing what the move is. Typically the Primal goes a little longer and finishes stronger for me, so it creates a lot of options for how to attack the lanes. Lately I've found that starting with the Venom Shock until I've either moved too far left to carry or the carrydown is creating a weaker finish then allows me to perfectly transition into the Primal and start punching out those ten pins or grinding through the carry down.
Overall, a great ball that should work well for nearly anybody. A huge addition to the Motiv line, this one is gonna see time on the lanes for a LONG time.
I would recommend this to a friend
Love the ball just have to be careful to stay speed dominant; over turning results in direct headpin hits which is understandable. As long as I maintain a smooth release, hit my mark and use appropriate speed this excellent ball does the rest.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ball has me playing a “zone” left of my Venom Shock (drilled the same) and is as responsive as a PRIMAL apex predator on the hunt; striking fear in the pins with the SHOCK of its impact. Last night in league I had an 84 year old man sitting next to me, he leans over half way through the first game and says, “…your ball hits different than anyone else out here, I can hear your ball hit the pins and its crisp and loud, and I don’t hear that from these young people’s balls…I like it.”
Now for the story
I am or at least like to think I am competitive when it comes to bowling; unfortunately my average has been in steady decline for the last three years. So much so that this is the first year that I have finished a season with less than a 200+ average in any of my leagues. When the release of this ball was announced I decided that this summer I would add versatility to my game, at the age of 53 (old dog new tricks), and learn to play in other areas of the lane. Currently my arsenal(s) are set up to allow me to play one area (high friction surface low volume THS) and all I do is ball down or up accordingly that area for the house I bowl in is 12 to 8 at the arrows with the ball at 8 to 3 at the break point, what I call zone 2.
Gutter to first arrow is zone 1 for me, first arrow to second arrow is zone 2 and second arrow to third arrow is zone 3, etc. The house I am in zone two is the track.
My Primal Shock(s), there is a story behind why there is two of them, were drilled just like my Venom Shock (45 X 4 ½ X 45) this layout gives me with most cover core combinations a little miss room right in the dry and hold in the wet (miss inside) and still gets me to the pocket with force. The layout above provides me with a continuous shape (banana).
With my first Primal Shock I could get through about ½ to ¾ of the first game before it would start running high or going Brooklyn in the track area of the lane. So the move for me was always back (start at the front set of dots, move half way back between the dots, finish heel on the back set of dots on the approach) to increase speed (forward momentum); but half-way through game two change balls.
I only had 7 games on my first Primal Shock when it cracked; my online PSO gave me what I wanted which was the layout identified above which resulted in half the pin being drilled out. 55 days after purchase crack. PSO replaced it, I had the second one drilled the exact same way, but this time I had them put the pin completely in my ring finger.
Tournament night for the money league and I start with the Primal Shock, lanes appeared to be fried after the third frame. I was already standing on the back of the approach and this Primal Shock with that BIG Impulse V2 core was just chewing the lane up; you could see that Neon Green NeoMark logo revving up and turning into a green streak going around the ball. I think I was a clean 188 so I decided to start my summer practice early.
Moved back up (front dots) on the approach changed my target to 15 at the arrows, 6 at the break point (laydown probably around 24) POCKET with authority (a shot I am not comfortable throwing). Here I have, and you could too, a big block ball that was now even cleaner through the heads, visually picking up revs, and making a hard pronounced move to the pocket with plenty of continuation through the deck; second game 266 clean. Now my performance wasn’t good enough to move my team on in the single elimination format, but it was good enough to give me the confidence I have never had in a bowling ball before when it comes to playing what I call inside (for my game). This ball is going to show you what to do, its gonna tell you to let it eat or get behind it that cover core combination is going to do the work, you just got to get it close.
Now I talked a lot and if you have read this far I appreciate you. What I want you to take away from this is that if you are a down an in bowler this ball is going to change your game. The layout I used above is a continuous shape for me (banana) and I can play the lanes with that shape but I can also jump inside, with that layout on this ball, and the shape changes dramatically it makes a sharp move back to the pocket (hockey stick). My Venom Shock on the same inside line would come up light in the 1-3 or worse go through the face on the 3 pin leaving a wash out. Last night in league I had an 84 year old man sitting next to me, he leans over half way through the first game and says, “…your ball hits different than anyone else out here, I can hear your ball hit the pins and its crisp and loud, and I don’t hear that from these young people’s balls…I like it.”
I would recommend this to a friend
I've been a Storm guy forever, but I won a raffle from local pro shop at my center and he wanted me to try the Primal Shock. He thought it would fit my game. Being it was free, I agreed and he punched it up for be. Well, he was right, first game out of the box was 279, with a 689 series. Next three outings were all low 700's. So, needless to say, I'm sold on this Motiv product.
I would recommend this to a friend
Never had a ball fit my arsenal so well. Had one drilled right before a tournament and I had eyes on me all week long. Had a 6 game series of 1408. Ball shaped so well down the lane and snapped into the pocket. Would 1000% recommend having a Primal in everyone's arsenal
I would recommend this to a friend
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