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Title: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: earlyrolling on February 16, 2017, 10:18:28 AM
Yesterday I was watching round 1 of the 2017 FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions on XtraFrame. I saw a number of Motiv staffers throwing an orange ball (mixed slightly with a darker color).  What ball is that?  I see no such ball on their current web site.
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: SVstar34 on February 16, 2017, 10:23:18 AM
Motiv Octane Carbon. Newly approved by the USBC. Expected release around May 1

(https://www.ballreviews.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1371.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag281%2FRyBlakely1%2FOctaneCarbon_zpsoctfktgv.jpg&hash=8ea9b7827c5b25ea5aa583d5d26cf88ddad0c196)
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: Impending Doom on February 16, 2017, 10:25:14 AM
Next ball after the new Revolt?
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: Slick911 on February 16, 2017, 01:37:54 PM
That ball looks pretty good  8)
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: AlonzoHarris on February 16, 2017, 02:27:57 PM
Burn replacement? Wouldn't make sense to pull the Cobra or Shock and too weak of a core to bump up a line imo.
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: Freddy on February 16, 2017, 02:30:35 PM
I wonder which ball it will replace.  Where it might fix, etc.  Please tell me that the Shock will be next to go!!! Please tell me that is is not so!!  In the current line up the Shock has been there the longest! I guess it is the one to leave us. 
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: AlonzoHarris on February 16, 2017, 02:35:20 PM
I wonder which ball it will replace.  Where it might fix, etc.  Please tell me that the Shock will be next to go!!! Please tell me that is is not so!!  In the current line up the Shock has been there the longest! I guess it is the one to leave us.

That's their "Hy-Road" I don't see the Shock leaving us for this Octane release but, I guess if sales have gone away, they just might.
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: CoorZero on February 16, 2017, 02:44:47 PM
Looks like a polished solid coverstock to me. I would assume it's in the middle column of the ball chart. Probably a replacement for the Burn.
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: leftybowler70 on February 16, 2017, 05:08:20 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks exactly like the Tribal Fire  (of course with a different core and cover, but still).
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: milorafferty on February 16, 2017, 06:00:08 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks exactly like the Tribal Fire  (of course with a different core and cover, but still).

If you allow those exceptions, then my Apex Accent looks just like the Tribal fire as well.
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: tkkshop on February 16, 2017, 07:04:06 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks exactly like the Tribal Fire  (of course with a different core and cover, but still).

If you allow those exceptions, then my Apex Accent looks just like the Tribal fire as well.
I was thinking Jackal Carnage. Probably similar core and cover too 8)
Title: Re: Which Motiv ball is that?
Post by: earlyrolling on February 16, 2017, 09:44:00 PM
It rolled very well - did not see anything flippy about it either.
Lots of strikes were being thrown with it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks exactly like the Tribal Fire  (of course with a different core and cover, but still).

If you allow those exceptions, then my Apex Accent looks just like the Tribal fire as well.
I was thinking Jackal Carnage. Probably similar core and cover too 8)